THE GRIMMELINGS by Rachael King (Allen & Unwin, $24.99)
A lonely teenager. Parents missing in action. A boy who appears from nowhere. An enormous black stallion. So far, so classic. Yet nothing is what it seems in this first children’s book in more than a decade from Christchurch writer, reviewer and former festival director Rachael King. While each of these elements is present in many of the best books for children, King
