When the War Comes In

About the author

Chris Callaghan is a Children's Author who loves his job. Prior to becoming an author, Chris was an Environmental Scientist and also an Aircraft Engineer in the Royal Air Force. But he always found time to scribble all kinds of stories.

Chris is very happy to interact on social media (Bluesky @chris-callaghan.com). There are more ways to contact him, or find out about his books and general goings on at www.chris-callaghan.com.

Chris enjoys listening to music, eating wine gums and being the coolest guy in the world. He also enjoys writing his own online bios in the 3rd person.

Isabella Grott was born in Rovereto in the province of Trento. After graduating from the Alessandro Vittoria Art Institute in Trento, she moved to Florence, Italy to pursue a bachelor's degree in Pictorial Decoration at the Academy of Fine Arts. She then enrolled in the NEMO Academy of Digital Arts where she studied illustration and graduated in 2010. She currently collaborates with the Academy as an illustration teacher at the E-DESIGN course.

In 2015 he won the literary prize IL BATTELLO A VAPORE for illustrators.

To date, she collaborates with several publishing houses between Italy and abroad.

A curious and restless illustrator, she loves to change technique often to experiment with new possibilities, and is a great lover of pencils, watercolors and collage. She loves to “make mistakes ‘ because as the generous Rodari said ’Sbagliando s'inventa!”

Product details

• Authors: Callaghan Chris
• Assisted by: Isabella Grott (Illustration)
• Publisher: Harper Collins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 9 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.2025
• EAN: 9780008744908
• ISBN: 978-0-00-874490-8
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 180 g
• Series: Big Cat Read On
• Subjects: Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, English, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Military & Wars, Interest age: from c 9 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary