Out Of The Wood

Betsy Griffin, HQ, £14.99

At the age of just eight, young Griffin is the youngest author to grace P.S’s book pages, but she more than deserves her slot. Diagnosed six years ago with a rare and inoperable brain tumour that has left her registered blind, life has not been easy. But Betsy is bursting with optimism. Her beautiful book, illustrated by Emmanuel Santos, takes children and grown-ups on an inspirational fictional journey through a gloomy forest finding light in the darkest of places.