Genevieve lives with her mum and her brother Jack in a little stone harbour side house, but ever since the day that her daddy's fishing boat got lost at sea, she has stayed well away from the shore. Instead, she gazes across the harbour at the castle on the other side and dreams of being a princess. One day, a tall man arrives sailing a little boat with red sails. Genevieve's mum introduces him as Cedric, her new friend. At first, Genevieve is apprehensive but she sees the difference Cedric brings about in mum and slowly he becomes part of the family. So when Cedric suggests a family outing in his sailing boat, will Genevieve be able to overcome her fear and visit the castle she has long dreamed of?

The Princess and the Castle was short listed for the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

"This is a moving story about a girl who has
to confront her fears and cope with loss
and change in the family unit"
TEACHING AND LEARNING

"As a reader you feel you are looking at a real family
and their life in a harbourside town"
NURSERY WORLD



"Skilfully told with a nicely curved poignancy.
Binch's illustrations are as clear and zinging
as a blast of ozone-filled breeze"
INDEPENDENT

"Binch's illustrations carry the sensory appeal of life."
TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

Silver Shoes
Caroline Binch
Paperback (pp: 32)
Publisher: Frances Lincoln - 2005
ISBN: 1-84507-471-8
First published 2001

Molly loves to dance and she desperately wants some silver shoes to wear to her first dance class. But her mum says she has to wait and see if she likes the classes first. Nearly all the other girls are wearing silver shoes. To make things worse, Molly's best friend is one of them!

PRIZES: Short listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal
and the Sheffield Libraries Book Award in 2002.

Christy longs for a horse of his own. He wants one so badly it makes his insides ache. Lots of other boys on the estate have their own horses so now he's saved up enough money, no-one can stop him making his dream come true. Except his ma. What will she say when he brings his new horse home? Christy's passionate determination to fulfil his dream, set against the realism of a Dublin tower black estate, is perfectly evoked by Caroline Binch's richly detailed illustrations.

Since Dad Left
Caroline Binch
Paperback (pp: 32)
Publisher: Frances Lincoln - 1998
ISBN: 0-7112-1355-0
First published 1998

Sid is cross. He doesn't understand why his mum and dad don't live together anymore. Sandra, his mum, arranges for him to spend some time with Mick, his dad, but Sid doesn't want to go. But Mick slowly wins him over, and by the time he returns to his mum, Sid feels he really has a dad again.

"Binch has established herself in the last ten years as one of the finest
children's book illustrators... The resilience and dignity of Sid and
his Mum and Dad shine through as strongly as the summer light
in these pages. A must for all primary schools."
BOOKS FOR KEEPS

Winner of the 1998 United Kingdom Reading Association Book Award

When Gregory wakes up on his first day in Tobago with his grandparents, his heart sinks. The food is strange, the sun too hot, his cousin Lennox is on another wave length - and there are none of the televisions, video games and other high-tech gadgets that a cool city-boy takes for granted.

"full of warmth, humour and charm."
SUNDAY INDEPENDENT

Short listed for the Sheffield Libraries Book Award,
the Nottinghamshire Libraries Book Award
and the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1995

You can purchase Caroline's books online from Amazon.