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A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventurestory by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artistAnita Mangan. "Laugh-out-loud stuff" Ray D’ArcyIt's the most important day of the year for King Fabian as heis hosting all the neighbouring rulers. Everythingsimply must go perfectly.King Fabian wakes up, stretches, and...farts.His wife's fury is so huge that he panics and blames the butler,who is carted off to the dungeons. Leaving behind a big problem:Fabian isn't really the brains behind the crown: it is the butler...how will dithery Fabian manage to pull off this high-pressureevent alone? His small and smelly fart looks like it will kickoff a crisis...Frank - a kitchen boy with a big imagination - is drafted in asan emergency butler. As the banquet descends into a food fightand processions catapult out of control, Frank finds himself in anall-out farty farce. Can he save the day? Wildly funny and endlessly surprising, thisis delightfully imaginative, surreal storytelling with a messagethat small events can trigger big change, and children can be heroes!Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan's sisterAnita Mangan.Escape the Rooms is one of the most loved and bestsellingchildren's debuts of 2021.  Stephen and Anita Mangan are comic dynamite.  Praise for Stephen and Anita's books:Escape the Rooms:"A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" GrahamNorton, Virgin Radio'Richly imagined and deeply heartfelt' HadleyFreeman, Guardian'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time'Good Housekeeping'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination'Edith Bowman  The Fart That Changed the World"A sure-fire way for kids to entertain themselves. What’smore, it’s also excellent for reading aloud" LoveReading4Kids"A high-energy, brilliantly imaginative and laugh-out-loud talethat is guaranteed to blow away young readers" LancashireEvening Post  The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge“After the runaway success of joint debut novel, Escapethe Rooms, and the hilarious The Fart That Changed the World,the dynamic duo return with an all-action, marvellously manic andlaugh-out-loud tale with a message that any child can be a hero”Lancashire Evening Post"hilarious ... A right royal romp" FirstNews  ABOUT THE MANGANSStephen Mangan is an author, script-writer andactor with huge range across TV, radio, film and theatre. Fromclassic comedy such as Green Wing,Episodes and I'm Alan Partridgeand acclaimed drama such as The Split,Stephen also presents Portrait and LandscapeArtist of the Year and regularly appears onstage, most recently as a highly praised Ebeneezer Scrooge in AChristmas Carol. Stephen also voiced thetitle role in Postman Pat: The Movie.He has been a member of the judging panels for the Costa Book ofthe Year prize and The Laugh-Out-Loud Awards (The Lollies). His children'sbooks are the bestselling Escape the Rooms andThe Fart that Changed the World.Stephen on writing for children (interview on ITV'sLorraine): “Every page has to grip them, makethem laugh, be interesting because they can drop it. There arescreens everywhere that they can pick up. That’s part ofthe reason why I started writing books because I had such fun asa kid reading books. I always had my head in a book. I wanted towrite books that were unputdownable for children, that were fullof adventure and crazy big characters and made them laugh.”Anita Mangan is a celebrated graphic designerand illustrator who has designed over 60 books including for LeonRestaurants, Gizzi Erskine and Fearne Cotton. She illustrated thebest-selling Be a Unicorn series. Her first children'sbook was the bestselling Escape the Rooms.

A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventurestory by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artistAnita Mangan. Grumpy old King Chisel has a problem.He needs an heir to his kingdom - fast! So he challenges the bestkids from across the country to compete in the Crown Duels, withthe ultimate winner becoming king or queen. Step forward:GLORIA SQUAT-FURTHER: champion athleteHUXLEY BEELINE: mathematical geniusJONNY MOULD: artistic aceGOSSAMER FOUNTAIN: empathy expertHARRY SPONGE: ordinary boy. Not to be underestimated...The ridiculous prime minister, Farting Bernie, is in charge andthe contest swiftly descend into chaos. Who will rise to the topand survive wild sabotaging, saggy royal pants, the most disgustingmeal ever invented, and a pair of frisky goats?The wildly funny, brilliantly silly adventure from thebestselling author and illustrator of Escape the Roomsand The Fart That Changed the World. Wildly funny, delightfully imaginative storytelling with a messagethat any kid can be a hero!Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan's sisterAnita Mangan.  Escape the Rooms and The Fart That Changed the Worldhave been huge bestsellers: Stephen and Anita are comicdynamite.  Praise for Stephen and Anita's books:Escape the Rooms:"A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" GrahamNorton, Virgin Radio'Richly imagined and deeply heartfelt' HadleyFreeman, Guardian'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time'Good Housekeeping'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination'Edith Bowman  The Fart That Changed the World"A sure-fire way for kids to entertain themselves. What’smore, it’s also excellent for reading aloud" LoveReading4Kids"Laugh-out-loud stuff" Ray D’Arcy"A high-energy, brilliantly imaginative and laugh-out-loud talethat is guaranteed to blow away young readers" LancashireEvening Post  The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge“After the runaway success of joint debut novel, Escapethe Rooms, and the hilarious The Fart That Changed the World,the dynamic duo return with an all-action, marvellously manic andlaugh-out-loud tale with a message that any child can be a hero”Lancashire Evening Post"hilarious ... A right royal romp" FirstNews  ABOUT THE MANGANSStephen Mangan is an author, script-writer andactor with huge range across TV, radio, film and theatre. Fromclassic comedy such as Green Wing,Episodes and I'm Alan Partridgeand acclaimed drama such as The Split,Stephen also presents Portrait and LandscapeArtist of the Year and regularly appears onstage, most recently as a highly praised Ebeneezer Scrooge in AChristmas Carol. Stephen also voiced thetitle role in Postman Pat: The Movie.He has been a member of the judging panels for the Costa Book ofthe Year prize and The Laugh-Out-Loud Awards (The Lollies). His children'sbooks are the bestselling Escape the Rooms andThe Fart that Changed the World.Stephen on writing for children (interview on ITV'sLorraine): “Every page has to grip them, makethem laugh, be interesting because they can drop it. There arescreens everywhere that they can pick up. That’s part ofthe reason why I started writing books because I had such fun asa kid reading books. I always had my head in a book. I wanted towrite books that were unputdownable for children, that were fullof adventure and crazy big characters and made them laugh.”Anita Mangan is a celebrated graphic designerand illustrator who has designed over 60 books including for LeonRestaurants, Gizzi Erskine and Fearne Cotton. She illustrated thebest-selling Be a Unicorn series. Her first children'sbook was the bestselling Escape the Rooms.

A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan."Nine- to 12-year-olds will love this funny, fast-pacedstory" Good Housekeeping Christmas Gift GuideIt's Christmas Eve and one of Santa's reindeers, Dave, is FEDUP. He's stuck behind boastful Rudolph again and a fart-in-the-faceis the LAST STRAW.In the commotion, Santa crash lands on the roof of nine-year-oldHolly’s home causing an almighty Christmas lights explosionthat blasts the reindeers to far-flung corners of the Earth.It’s up to Dave and Holly to fly round the world to rescueall the reindeers.Can Holly and Dave get all the reindeers back to Santato SAVE CHRISTMAS?  This funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on TheNight Before ChristmasFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed theWorld and Escape the Rooms  Praise for The Great Christmas Reindeer:"Filled with humour [...] genuinely funny situations whichyounger readers will delight in as they root for the story's heroand heroine as they battle to save Christmas … Wonderfullyillustrated by [Stephen's] sister, Anita, making this a very appealingchoice for readers in KS2 … this would also makea wonderful shared bedtime read, with adults enjoying much of thehumour too" Jacqui Sydney, book blogger"From the very first page, readers will laugh out loud atthis off-the-wall tale of Santa's newest reindeer, Dave, and thetrouble he (unintentionally) causes when Rudolph is boastful onetoo many times ... The Great Reindeer Rescue is one hilarious eventafter another - just the thing for middle grade readers this December!"Kate Heap, book blogger"Great addition to the family Christmas library. Will be cheerfullyread again and again by all three generations" Parentreview"A perfect book for the run to Christmas and my 8 year oldis very much enjoying the story so far. Plenty of humour and somelovely illustrations too!" Parent review"Fun, engaging and full of Christmas spirit" Parentreview  More Praise for Stephen & Anita's books:"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius"Graham Norton"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime" Good Housekeeping "A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination" Edith Bowman  Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actorand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as GreenWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Splitand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scroogein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portraitand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Passwordand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenteron Pointless and Have I Got News for You.Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator anddesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. Sheworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.Since then, she has worked on award-winning books andthe bestselling "Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo..." series- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.Stephen and Anita have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox

A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventurestory by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artistAnita Mangan, Celebrity Goggleboxers & creators of Top 10 FictionBestsellers Escape the Rooms, The Fart That Changedthe World and The Great Reindeer Rescue. Disaster!The Queen of Dunny, the land where jokes come from, has lost hersense of humour and banned fun of any kind. Her subjects haveone final shot at making her laugh otherwise NO NEW JOKES will becreated EVER AGAIN!Enter the hero the world needs.Timothy Trench: straight-talking, uber-decisive child genius...oh, wait. In an unfortunate case of mistaken identity, the wrongTimothy - a boy who finds it impossible to make decisions - isfetched to make the Queen laugh.Can he work out what will tickle Her Majesty's funny bone andsave the day?A wildly imaginative, brilliantly silly adventure that'soverflowing with toilet humour! Wildly funny, delightfully imaginative storytelling witha message that any kid can be a hero!Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan's sister AnitaMangan.Escape the Rooms, The Fart That Changedthe World and The Great Reindeer Rescue have been hugebestsellers: Stephen and Anita are comic dynamite.  Praise for Stephen and Anita's books:Escape the Rooms:"A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" GrahamNorton, Virgin Radio'Richly imagined and deeply heartfelt' HadleyFreeman, Guardian'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time'Good Housekeeping'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination'Edith Bowman  The Fart That Changed the World"A sure-fire way for kids to entertain themselves. What’smore, it’s also excellent for reading aloud" LoveReading4Kids"Laugh-out-loud stuff" Ray D’Arcy"A high-energy, brilliantly imaginative and laugh-out-loud talethat is guaranteed to blow away young readers" LancashireEvening Post  The Unlikely Rise of Harry SpongeAfter the runaway success of joint debut novel, Escapethe Rooms, and the hilarious The Fart That Changed theWorld, the dynamic duo return with an all-action, marvellouslymanic and laugh-out-loud tale with a message that any child canbe a heroLancashire Evening Post"hilarious ... A right royal romp" FirstNews

ALL the fun and madcap adventure of THEFART THAT BROKE WORLD BOOK DAY continues inthis planet-hopping, fart-powered-spaceship-shaking, laugh-out-loudstory!When Saskia is captured by aliens who plan to turn her into ahuman fart-machine, Perks, Jezza and Leslie blast off on a missionto bring her back down to Earth. Things get even more complicatedwhen they discover the spaceship holds some top-secret cargo…a gadget that the most dangerous, double-crossingvillains in the galaxy are in hot pursuit of…Throw in a pitstop at the universe’s worst restaurant, avisit to the Milky Way Museum of Oddities and a deeply strange encounterwith a praying mantis wearing a big bouffant wig and sparklyplatform booties and it’s truly an OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD adventure for our heroes.But when the mysterious gadget falls into the wrong hands,the kids must be the heroes the universe needs… and couldthe day be saved by one teeny, tiny FART?The Hitch-hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for young readerswho love brilliantly silly stories. Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan’s sisterAnita Mangan.Escape the Rooms, The Fart That Changedthe World, The Great Reindeer Rescue and TheDay I Fell Down the Toilet have beenhuge bestsellers: Stephen and Anita are comic dynamite.  Praise for Stephen and Anita’s books:Escape the Rooms:“A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book” GrahamNorton, Virgin Radio‘Richly imagined and deeply heartfelt’ HadleyFreeman, Guardian‘Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime’ Good Housekeeping‘A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination’ Edith Bowman  The Fart That Changed the World“A sure-fire way for kids to entertain themselves. What’smore, it’s also excellent for reading aloud” LoveReading4Kids“Laugh-out-loud stuff” Ray D’Arcy“A high-energy, brilliantly imaginative and laugh-out-loudtale that is guaranteed to blow away young readers” LancashireEvening Post  The Unlikely Rise of Harry SpongeAfter the runaway success of joint debut novel, Escapethe Rooms, and the hilarious The Fart That Changedthe World, the dynamic duo return with an all-action,marvellously manic and laugh-out-loud tale with a message that anychild can be a heroLancashire Evening Post“hilarious … A right royal romp” FirstNews

A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan."Nine- to 12-year-olds will love this funny, fast-pacedstory" Good Housekeeping Christmas Gift GuideIt's Christmas Eve and one of Santa's reindeers, Dave, is FEDUP. He's stuck behind boastful Rudolph again and a fart-in-the-faceis the LAST STRAW.In the commotion, Santa crash lands on the roof of nine-year-oldHolly’s home causing an almighty Christmas lights explosionthat blasts the reindeers to far-flung corners of the Earth.It’s up to Dave and Holly to fly round the world to rescueall the reindeers.Can Holly and Dave get all the reindeers back to Santato SAVE CHRISTMAS?  This funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on TheNight Before ChristmasFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed theWorld and The Day I Fell Down the ToiletA laugh out loud celebration of the magic of Christmas   Praise for The Great Christmas Reindeer:"Filled with humour [...] genuinely funny situations whichyounger readers will delight in as they root for the story's heroand heroine as they battle to save Christmas … Wonderfullyillustrated by [Stephen's] sister, Anita, making this a very appealingchoice for readers in KS2 … this would also makea wonderful shared bedtime read, with adults enjoying much of thehumour too" Jacqui Sydney, book blogger"From the very first page, readers will laugh out loud atthis off-the-wall tale of Santa's newest reindeer, Dave, and thetrouble he (unintentionally) causes when Rudolph is boastful onetoo many times ... The Great Reindeer Rescue is one hilarious eventafter another - just the thing for middle grade readers this December!"Kate Heap, book blogger"Great addition to the family Christmas library. Will be cheerfullyread again and again by all three generations" Parentreview"A perfect book for the run to Christmas and my 8 year oldis very much enjoying the story so far. Plenty of humour and somelovely illustrations too!" Parent review"Fun, engaging and full of Christmas spirit" Parentreview  More Praise for Stephen & Anita's books:"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius"Graham Norton"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime" Good Housekeeping "A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination" Edith Bowman  Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actorand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as GreenWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Splitand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scroogein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portraitand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Passwordand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenteron Pointless and Have I Got News for You.Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator anddesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. Sheworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.Since then, she has worked on award-winning books andthe bestselling "Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo..." series- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.Stephen and Anita have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox

A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan.A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan.Barrie is a St Bernard dog who much prefers snoozing and fartingin front of a cosy fire than going on daring rescue missionsthrough high winds, driving snow and avalanches. On Christmas Eve,his humans Carrie and Laurence find a top-secret network of undergroundtunnels accessed by climbing into postboxes - and there'san extra special twist! The tunnels are designed for squirrelsto transport presents from Father Christmas' workshop in the NorthPole to all the children of the world. When a mysterious elfseems set on sabotaging the tunnels, the kids and Barrie must stophim and SAVE CHRISTMAS! This funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on TheNight Before ChristmasFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed theWorld and The Day I Fell Down the ToiletA laugh out loud celebration of the magic of Christmas   More Praise for Stephen & Anita's books:"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius"Graham Norton"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime" Good Housekeeping "A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination" Edith Bowman  Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actorand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as GreenWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Splitand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scroogein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portraitand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Passwordand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenteron Pointless and Have I Got News for You.Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator anddesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. Sheworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.Since then, she has worked on award-winning books andthe bestselling "Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo..." series- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.Stephen and Anita have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox

A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated festiveadventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talentedartist Anita Mangan.Barrie is a St Bernard dog who much prefers snoozing and fartingin front of a cosy fire than going on daring rescue missions throughhigh winds, driving snow and avalanches.On Christmas Eve, his humans Carrie and Laurence find a top-secretnetwork of underground tunnels accessed by climbing into postboxes- and there's an extra special twist! The tunnels are designedfor squirrels to transport presents from Father Christmas' workshopin the North Pole to all the children of the world.When a mysterious elf seems set on sabotaging the tunnels, thekids and Barrie must stop him and SAVE CHRISTMAS! This funniest festive adventure is a must-read spin on TheNight Before ChristmasFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed theWorld and The Day I Fell Down the ToiletA laugh out loud celebration of the magic of Christmas   More Praise for Stephen & Anita's books:"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius"Graham Norton"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime" Good Housekeeping "A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination" Edith Bowman  Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actorand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as GreenWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Splitand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scroogein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portraitand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Passwordand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenteron Pointless and Have I Got News for You.Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator anddesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. Sheworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.Since then, she has worked on award-winning books andthe bestselling "Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo..." series- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.Stephen and Anita have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox

A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated collectionof weird and wonderful linked short stories by much-lovedactor Stephen Mangan and talented artist Anita Mangan.“Powered by youthful energy, ingenuity, wildlyimaginative storytelling and an addictive brand of naughty humour,Welcome to Weird Street will have mischief-makers giggling tothe end of the road. and back!” - Lancashire Post“A wonderful collection of short stories ...Ideal for newly independent readers and those who are more confidentbut want to find something a little shorter to read. Of courseit's also for anyone who loves to laugh” - Armadillo Welcome to Weird Street...what appears to be a very ordinary place, filled with very ordinaryhouses and very ordinary people...but wait.When Sarah moves to the street and sees a cat prowling up anddown, she decides to find its owner and return it. She knocks oneach door and discovers a wonderfully weird and a little bit dangerousarray of delights within:from a haunted painting to a headmaster whose alter ego is a clown,to a jet-powered garden swing, a ghost-pet adoption agencyand a wild hall of mirrors. Short stories starring the unexpected inhabitants of the houseson Weird Street - bite-size, page-turning tales perfect for lessconfident readersFrom the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed theWorld and The Day I Fell Down the ToiletIncredibly funny and wildly imaginative storytelling at its finest   Praise for Stephen & Anita's books:"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius"Graham Norton"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the sametime" Good Housekeeping "A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites theimagination" Edith Bowman  Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actorand presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as GreenWing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Splitand regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scroogein The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portraitand Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Passwordand The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenteron Pointless and Have I Got News for You.Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator anddesigner whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. Sheworked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.Since then, she has worked on award-winning books andthe bestselling "Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo..." series- as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.Stephen and Anita have appeared together on Celebrity Gogglebox

"It's been described as a cross between Alicein Wonderland and The Crystal Maze andit manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time." GoodHousekeeping "A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" GrahamNorton, Virgin RadioA high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventurestory by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artistAnita Mangan.The last thing Jack expected when he bungee-jumped atthe fairground was to go plummetingright through the ground into the weird, wonderfulRooms...There he must face a series of puzzles and traps alongsidea mysterious girl called Cally, in orderfor them to find their way home.Throw in a murderous polar bear, hundreds of tiny yet ferociouslions, some mind-blowing riddles, and get ready for a hilarious,helter-skelter adventure like no other! Escape the Rooms follows two children dealing with losson an amazing adventure.Wildly funny and endlessly surprising, Escape the Roomsis also a story about friendship, overcoming fears and beingkind to yourself.Packed with fantastic pictures created by Stephen Mangan's sister,AnitaCheck out Stephen and Anita's other books, The Fartthat Changed the World, The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge and TheGreat Reindeer Rescue.  More praise for Escape the Rooms"[Escape the Rooms] is richly imagined and deeply heartfelt,and Anita Mangan's cartoonish and poignant illustrations capturethe tone perfectly … It reminded me a little of The Wizardof Oz, with the children on a quest through different lands toget home." Hadley Freeman, Guardian"A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination"Edith Bowman