Return to the world of Saffy's Angel in Caddy's World, the prequel in the hilarious and heartwarming Casson Family series.

Caddy's World is the prequel to Hilary McKay's laugh-out-loud, award-winning Casson Family series.

Best friends, boyfriends, problem parents, pink hair. Brothers, sisters, fireworks and unexpected babies. Welcome to Caddy's World.

Travel back to when Caddy was a young girl and Rose had not been born, in this moving and comical prequel to the award-winning Saffy's Angel.

Follow the family's adventures in the rest of the beloved series: Saffy's Angel, Indigo's Star, Permanent Rose, Caddy Ever After and Forever Rose.

"Full of warmth, vitality and irrepressible good humour." - Guardian

"Hilary McKay, the best writer of child dialogue around at the moment... Glorious novel from a true master of her craft." - Independent

"A triumph of humour, emotion and realism" - Daily Mail

"Caddy's world is saturated with colour, style and romance, with even the most mundane detail given a witty lick of polish." - The Daily Telegraph

"Caddy's World excels in portraying not only the thoughts and feelings of four 12-year-old girls, but also those of the Casson parents" - The Times

"Unsentimental with soft-centred charm" - Independent on Sunday

"If you haven't read these books, what on earth are you waiting for? You won't find a more endearing, eccentric, maddening and marvellously warm family in any other book, by anyone, ever." - The Ultimate Book Guide