Cocucci, Joseph M. P. R. Review. Best Sellers 43 (February 1984): 432.

Cocucci admires Westall's characterization, but does not find the stories particularly frightening nor particularly suited to children.

Gervat, Fred M. Review. The Book Report 3 (May-June 1984): 36. Gervat faults Westall's use of dialect and the uneven quality of the stories.

Rees, David. Painted Desert, Green Shade: Essays on Contemporary Writers of Fiction for Children and Young Adults. Boston: Horn Book, 1984.

Rees harshly criticizes Westall's macho attitudes and insensitivity to women and homosexuals.

Review. Kirkus Reviews, Juvenile Issue 51 (November 1, 1983): J209-J210.

This review finds the collection competent but of little appeal to teenage readers.

Schnacht, Chuck. Review. School Library Journal 30 (January 1984): 90. This reviewer admires Westall's writing, especially in selections dealing with cats and in his development of young protagonists, but he finds inconsistency in the target audience and predicts difficulty with the British allusions.

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