No ordinary princess, no ordinary ball...
Matty and her pet dragon live a funny, topsy turvy kind of life, in a world where being well mannered, good, clean and tidy is much frowned upon. As preparations for the Goblin ball get underway - the cobwebs are hung, the dirt swept in - Matty comes to hear of a band of Hobgoblins on the prowl .... She and her pet dragon must come to the rescue to ensure the success of the ball!
For little girls who are used to the usual fare of pink and pretty perfection, this new series sits somewhere between Enid Blyton, Rainbow Magic and Shrek and will delight five year olds and upwards.
This is Book 1 in the The Goblin Princess Series. See all The Goblin Princess books here.
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Jenny O'Connor lives on a Shropshire smallholding with her comic-strip writing partner and two alpacas. After studying Drama at university, she has worked in magazine publishing ever since. Goblin Princess is her first book.
Kate Willis-Crowley has illustrated for Chicken House, Hodder, Puffin and Scholastic USA since receiving her Masters Degree from the R
Kate Willis-Crowley is a children's book illustrator living on the Kent coast. She is a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London and of the University of Reading. Much of Kate's inspiration comes from having worked with children, mixed with her own memories of childhood; she now has her very own toddler to spark her imagination. Queen Sardine is her
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