Stitches abounds with striking visuals and daring panel arrangements..." The Telegraph "A stunning literary autobiography from American award-winning children's illustrator and author David Small..." The Bookseller "Small's retelling of his childhood, in which he lost his voice to throat cancer, is an elevated and heartbreaking addition to the graphic book genre." The Times "A bleak, brutal, unrelentingly honest masterpiece..." Neel Mukherjee, The Times "The tale of [Small's] childhood is terrifying and tragic, but ultimately uplifting." Selected for 50 Best Winter Reads in The Independent "...it [Stitches] is a wonderful thing." The Observer "It's a darkly beautiful and finely crafted book." www.grovel.org.uk "...moving and poignant memoir..." List