A hilarious story full of action and adventure from two highly regarded, award-winning picture-book creators.
When Herbie has the sniffles, he stays home from school. It's exciting to have time to play Space Blasters and watch cartoons. But, by lunchtime, he starts to wonder what he might be missing at school. What if there's an extra playtime, a dog on the loose … or even A PIRATE INVASION? Is Herbie missing out on all the action?
A hilarious, action-packed story from the globally bestselling creator of Lost and Found and Here We Are, Oliver Jeffers, and the award-winning illustrator of Chocolate Cake, Kevin Waldron.
Praise for Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers:
“A heartwarming story” Guardian
Praise for Here We Are by Oliver Jeffers:
“This heartfelt hug of a book ought to become a classic” Guardian
Praise for Chocolate Cake, illustrated by Kevin Waldron:
“Marvellous fun!” BookTrust
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Oliver Jeffers Biography
Oliver Jeffers is a Northern Irish illustrator and writer whose hand writing itself is as distinctive as his style: encompassing childhood creativity and imagination. Oliver’s works seem to emerge straight out of a lost part of us, one we see in our children and want to nurture. From his quirky illustrative work such as [i][u
Kevin Waldron was born in Dublin. After deciding that children's book illustration was for him, Kevin found a studio in central London where he works with other illustrators. Kevin's first book, Mr Peek and the Misunderstanding at the Zoo (Templar Publishing), which unveiled Mr Peek, his eccentric and amazing new character, won the Bologna Ragazzi Award Oper
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