Six-year-old Isabelle doesn’t have any brothers or sisters. But she does have her dad, her cat Steve, her friend Harry B, and her baby cousin, Bibi, who she’s very good at looking after. And then along comes Isobel, a new girl at school. They have the same name, but will they be friends?

Four gentle stories in one volume, all about Isabelle and her world, its trials and triumphs, its small moments and big dramas: friends, family, school life and growing up, from Jane Godwin, one of Australia’s respected writers for children, and with delightful illustrations by Robin Cowcher.

Refreshingly unpredictable, bold and refuses to minimise the complex lives of [its] characters – Saturday Age on AS HAPPY AS HERE

An empathetic exploration of family, friendship and how all our actions have consequences – Readings on AS HAPPY AS HERE

Gentle, well-written and thoroughly engaging – Adelaide Advertiser on AS HAPPY AS HERE

Jane Godwin has a great voice: deft, light and rich – The Age