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Katya Balen is an award-winning author of books for children. Katya's debut novel, The Space We’re In, was published in 2019 and was highly commended for the Branford Boase Award. Her second, October, October, won the Yoto Carnegie Medal. Her third novel, The Light in Everything, was published in 2022. When she’s not writing books, Katya likes to scroll through dog-rescue websites, bake, and attempt to keep all her house plants alive. She lives in London with her partner and their dogs Raffi and Mouse. Laura Carlin is an illustrator and ceramicist based in London. She has won numerous awards for her children’s books, including a BolognaRagazzi Award and a V&A Book Illustration Award. Her favourite things to draw are dogs and sad people.A tear-jerker about family that shows us things that are important and true, and promotes compassion.
Nicolette Jones, The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week
The struggles of those with autism and those who love them in a book with an achingly huggable main character
Kirkus Reviews
This sensitive, heartbreaking story boasts a wonderful narrative voice and secret codes that add another layer of intrigue
Guardian
A brave and beautiful book with a big heart. I loved it.
Jenny Downham
This is a moving, absorbing novel about a pair of brothers - one is autistic, one is not, and I came to love both of them
Joanne Limburg, author of The Autistic Alice
What Balen captures in Frank’s voice is the authentic experience of being ten and facing up to all the difficulties that brings. His story, and that of his family, will live long in the hearts and minds of its readers
A.F. Harrold
Invigorating, enlightening and exciting are the only words that describe the opening chapters of The Space We’re In, as 10-year-old wild boy Frank and his (yep, you guessed it) autistic brother, Max, prepare for their first day back to school
James Sinclair, Autistic & Unapologetic
A truly extraordinary book ... It packs a pretty powerful punch but is a beautifully written and ultimately uplifting story with stunning artwork. Warning: you will need tissues
Angels and Urchins
Laura Carlin's monochrome illustrations combine artistic skill with a childlike element that complements the text
Books for Keeps
Stunningly beautiful, I cried and smiled my way through this book in turns […] Katya Balen has captured the sense of wanting to be grown up, but still being a child perfectly.
North Somerset Teacher’s Book Awards Blog
Now and then, and only now and then, a book changes us. The Space We’re In does that. It’s ferocious and it’s visionary.
Kevin Crossley-Holland
A beautiful book
Books of the Year, Books for Keeps