Emma Barnes was born and raised in Edinburgh. At one time she lived in a house that a lot of people thought was the childhood home of author Robert Louis Stevenson –
they used to come and take pictures of it – only it wasn’t.
Her books for children include
Wolfie, the exciting tale of one girl and her wolf,
How (Not) to Make Bad Children Good, and
Jessica Haggerthwaite: Witch Dispatcher.
For the
Guardian, she named her ten top books with wolves, including:
White Fang by Jack London
This classic book was maybe the first to really try and enter the mind of a wolf (in fact a hybrid half-wolf, half-dog) in its own terrain. Jack London is wonderful at creating a feel for the wilderness, in its beauty and harshness, and the violence of both animal and human worlds. A compelling read – but not an easy or comforting one.
Read about
the other entries on the list.
White Fang is one of
Marcus Sedgwick's top ten books from cold climes.
--Marshal Zeringue
they used to come and take pictures of it – only it wasn’t.
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