Review

Max the Brave by Ed Vere

Puffin, hardback, £11.99

Max may look sweet, but by his reckoning, he is fearless, he is brave, he is a kitten who chases mice. The only problem is he doesn’t know what a mouse looks like. Fish, birds, an elephant and rabbit point him in the right direction, then a mouse sneakily heads him off towards a monster ...

Much of Max's appeal lies in the illustration — cartoon in style, with little detail, and set against a muted palette of olive, burnt orange and deep pink.

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