“A highly original story with lots of scope for giggles, it also provides some background history and can't fail to delight cat fans (or otherwise) everywhere!' – The Book Trust (UK)
“Non-stop adventure… Spartapuss serves notice that cattitude rules!” – I Love Cats (USA)
“Packed with more catty puns than you ever thought pawsible, this witty Roman romp is history with cattitude.” – Scholastic Junior Magazine
“...the descriptions of life in classical Rome are good, par-ticularly the set piece in the Arena...Readers who know the original stories will enjoy the fun, and those who don’t know the history may be enticed to look more closely at the Roman stories.”– The School Librarian, Vol 53“This is too good to be left just as a children’s book! Extremely funny and brilliantly written...” – Monsters and Critics.com
“I would recommend them… Thrillers that you can't put down 'til you've read the whole thing.” – Fiona Murray The Journal of Classics Teaching.