From the acclaimed author of THE EXTINCTS comes a quirky,creepy, laugh-out-loud mystery full of carnivorous plants andmissing fingers!'This is a perfect story for Halloween, it's very funny, butit's also scary, gruesome and atmospheric' THEPHOENIX COMIC'A riot of a read' WRD MAGAZINEOrphaned Dan’s new home is a crumbling castle. Here, horribleAunt Grusilla reigns supreme, tending to her mysterious graveyardgarden.But why are Aunt Grusilla and her curious servants each missinga finger – and what are the hungry ‘cabbages’in the greenhouse?As Dan struggles to solve the mystery, he encounters a chillingquestion: what’s the price of everlasting life? Perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket or David Walliams!A brilliant blend of laugh-out-loud funny, a little bitcreepy and a twisty-turny mystery A spooky Halloween read for children aged 9 and up
A delightful story of friendship and caring for all creatures- perfect for fans of Dick King-Smith'Packed full of fun, adventure and wacky humour' BOOKTRUST'I was thoroughly charmed by this very funny debut about amanagerie of "extinctly" unexpected creatures.' THEBOOKSELLERGeorge loves to help out at hidden Wormestall farm, even thoughit's full of extinctly scary creatures, like the dodoin a dog bed and the dinosaurs in the duck pond.When Mortifer the giant basilisk goes missing, it's up to Georgeto find him before wicked taxidermist Diamon Pye can add him toher stuffed animal collection ... A funny, exciting and anarchic debut for ages 7-11, nowreissued with a gorgeous new cover.Delicious storytelling reminiscent of Dick King-Smith,Eva Ibbotson or Dodie Smith's The Hundred and One Dalmations.Themes of friendship and caring for all creatures, andstarring an unlikely small boy hero.
Warmherziges Vorlesebuch über beste Freunde und eine Welt voller Fantasie, für Kinder ab 6 Jahren. "Im kleinen wilden Schnergenland" inspirierte J.R.R. Tolkien zu seinem Buch "Der kleine Hobbit".Als Pip und Flora im Sunny Bay Home, dem von Miss Watkyns geführten Heim für elternlose Kinder, in Schwierigkeiten geraten, laufen sie mit ihrem Hund Tiger davon: mitten hinein in eine andere Welt. Sie entdecken das Land der Schnerge, ein magischer Ort tief im Wald mit seinen Baumhäusern und kuriosen Bewohnern. Hier gibt es Zimtbären, tolle Feste und seltsame Rituale – aber auch Hexen und andere merkwürdige Wesen. Zum Glück haben die beiden Kinder einen Freund, den chaotischen und vergesslichen, aber dafür sehr liebenswerten Schnerg Gorbo. Mit ihm stolpern sie von einem grandiosen Abenteuer zum nächsten.Ausgestattet mit vielen farbigen Bildern
A brand new, funny and quirky story based on E.A. Wyke-Smith'sclassic, the inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit,featuring wonderful illustrations from Melissa Castrillón!PRAISE FOR THE HALLOWEEDS:'A highly entertaining mix of mystery, adventure and gorydetail' DAILY EXPRESS'Imaginations will soar as Veronica Cossanteli ... bringsus a brilliant chiller-thriller story just made for dark autumn nights'LANCASHIRE EVENING POST Pip and Flora are running away from the Sunny Bay Home forSuperfluous and Accidentally Parentless Children when they discoverthe Marvellous Land of Snergs. Here they befriend forgetfulbut lovable snerg, Gorbo. He will lead them home – if theycan decide where home really is, and if Gorbo can remember how toget there.• Widely recognised as the inspiration for The Hobbit,a forgotten classic from 1927 is updated and brought beautifullyback to life by acclaimed children’s writer Veronica Cossanteli,supported by the family of the original author, E. A. Wyke-Smith.• Gorgeous cover and interior illustrationsby Melissa Castrillon.