- Iona Rangeley, Illustrated by David Tazzyman

Cecily Sawyer: How To Be a Spy

By Iona Rangeley, Illustrated by David Tazzyman
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A thrilling, mysterious and very, very funny new adventure from the award-winning author of EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN, with brilliant illustrations from bestseller David Tazzyman.

Cecily Sawyer has spent the evening in the attic, training her pet mouse, Mrs Maple Syrup – an unusually intelligent mouse, in Cecily’s opinion – when her parents disappear.

Luckily, Cecily is more than ready to investigate such a thing. She has wanted to be a spy her whole life, and has all the spy handbooks, manuals and code-cracking kits a girl could need.

But soon, Cecily discovers several very strange things in her city. She’s not the only spy out there – far from it, in fact. And Mrs Maple Syrup is not the only unusually intelligent mouse…

Iona Rangeley grew up in Norfolk and studied English at Oxford, where she developed a love of children\'s books. She has wanted to be a writer since her debut novel, Sam and the Pig, which she wrote when she was five.David Tazzyman is an internationally acclaimed award-winning illustrator.

'Whip smart, absolutely hilarious and full of charm.' – Laura Noakes, author of Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star -

'A fabulous book' – Zohra Nabi, author of The Kingdom over the Sea -

'A charming and elegant corrective to the notion that 10 year-old girls and mice have no role to play in espionage.' – Luke Jennings, author of Killing Eve -

'I firmly recommend this book. A very good start for those who want to join the profession or who just want a good read.' – Sir John Scarlett, former Chief of MI6 (really) -

Praise for EINSTEIN THE PENGUIN: -

‘Funny, intriguing and utterly heart-warming … Wonderful’ Booktrust -

‘A delight’ Sunday Times -

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