Philip Reeve apparently took 20 years to complete Here Lies Arthur, and is in a different vein to the usual mythical King Arthur stories. Based in around 500AD, Reeve tackles it by giving it a grittier historical perspective and retells the story through the eyes of Gwyna, an orphan girl who joins Arthur’s company disguised as a boy.

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Emily Gravett picked up the illustration CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal 2008, for ‘Little Mouse’s Big Book of Fears‘