Permanent Rose by Hilary McKay (1-4169-0372-0) is a triumphant return to the Casson family and their bustling, rambling home. This book focuses on nine-year-old Rose, who is desperately waiting for news from Tom, an American boy who they had befriended in the a previous book. But as always, it still features Cassie, Saffy, and Indigo.
Reading a Casson family book is almost like returning home. Though the reader does not know what surprises may be ahead of them, it is immediately comfortable simply to be back with the family.
Recommend the entire series to children who enjoy books set in England and realistic books about children their age. The humor and whimsy of the series will draw them in and they will race through the series to see what happens next to this unique and amazing family.