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Highly recommended for ages eight for eighty.ĩ/10 A charming and magical children's fantasy book. If you are looking for an exciting and witty urban fantasy with its roots firmly entrenched in Celtic and Greek mythology then The Golden Acorn is as delightful and entertaining book as you could wish for. Other than Jack himself the stand out character is undoubtedly Camelin, the talking, mischievous and food-loving raven that is as funny as he is grumpy, and the relationship between Jack and Camelin forms the most enjoyable passages within the book. The central point is Nutty Nora’s magical house, a place that has the same charisma that makes Bag-end and Hogwarts so special.

All the best children’s fantasy novels posses these attributes and Catherine Cooper has created characters and locations that are appealing and engaging. The ingredients that make this book special are its sense of magic and inherent charm.

It is full to the brim with the stuff that kids love reading about and the unexpected hero, in the form of a rather small and meek Jack, is someone that they will easily identify with. The Golden Acorn is a traditional children's fantasy that will appeal greatly to those who have read and enjoyed the work on JK Rowling, JRR Tolkien and Jonathan Stroud. He's neither brave nor strong so how could he possible be 'The One' an ancient prophecy speaks about? He has no idea why he's expected to help and is unsure if he wants to, or even if he can.

He's sure he has been mistaken for someone else. He gets caught up in an extraordinary magical adventure and enters a world he believed only existed in legend. Jack Brenin's life changes the moment he finds a golden acorn lying in the grass.

We interviewed Catherine in September 2010 and the conversation can be read here. After reading it, we here at Fantasy Book Review found it to be a charming and magical book that fully deserves the accolades that it is currently receiving. The Golden Acorn by Catherine Cooper was recipient of the Brit Writers' Award Unpublished 2010, an award that attracted 21,000 entries across its 8 categories and offered the largest prize ever for unpublished writers, £10,000.