Norman the Brave Wants You for His Knave Written by
Mark Sperring
Illustrated by 14 JUNE 2018 HARDBACK / 9781408873984 / £11.99 PAPERBACK / 9781408873991 / £6.99 EBOOK / 9781408873977 / £6.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO
Ed Eaves
Can you battle with dragons? Polish armour till it gleams? Can you darn socks that have come apart at the seams? You can? Then come hither ... Norman the Brave wants YOU for his knave! Meet Norman the Brave: He’s in need of some knaves to help him get ready for royal parades. Can you protect Norman? Can you polish his armour? Darn his socks? Feed his horse? Could this be the job for you? Or is being a knave more difficult than it seems? Fire-breathing dragons, trusty steeds, bandits, brigands and ... a pair of medieval pants – you’ll find them all in this fun adventure for brave knights everywhere. Mark Sperring studied at Bath Academy of Art and Camberwell College of Art before working as a printer and a bookseller, and later becoming a children’s book author. Mark is the author of The Shape of My Heart, Snappy Birthday, Dino-Mummy, Dino-Baby, Dino-Daddy, Four Silly Skeletons and Captain McGrew Wants You for His Crew (Bloomsbury), Captain Buckleboots on the Naughty Step (Puffin) and The Sunflower Sword (Andersen). He lives in Bristol.
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Ed Eaves has been working as an illustrator since 2000, when he graduated from Kingston University in Surrey with a first class honours degree. Ed is the award-winning illustrator of Welcome to Alien School and How to Grow a Dinosaur (both published by Simon & Schuster). Ed now lives in a village on the Kent coast with his wife and fellow illustrator Rebecca Finn and their two dogs.
I Love You Dino-Mummy and
I Love You Dino-Daddy Written by
Mark Sperring
Illustrated by
Sam Lloyd
Celebrate all the great dino-mums and dino-dads on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day with these dino-tastic padded hardbacks!
25 JANUARY 2018 PADDED HARDBACK / 9781408893432 / £7.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO
It’s not easy being Dino-Mummy or Dino-Daddy – especially when you have two roaring little dinos to take care of. Dino-Mummy is a sing-song superstar and a brilliant kiss-it-better doctor. Dino-Daddy is the most brilliant balloon blower-upper and the most talented tidier ever! Whether it’s morning, noon or night, Dino-Mummy and Dino-Daddy always have time for their two roaring dinos. So, say a BIG thank you to them on Mother’s Day and Father’s Day with these very special padded hardback editions. Mark Sperring worked as a printer and a bookseller before becoming an author. Mark is the author of The Shape of My Heart, Dino-Mummy, Dino-Baby, Dino-Daddy and Four Silly Skeletons. He lives in Bristol. Sam Lloyd is the bestselling illustrator of Calm Down, Boris (Templar) and has sold over half a million books in the UK alone. She is also the illustrator of Dino-Baby, Dino-Mummy and Dino-Daddy, the Yikes! series and First Day at Bug School for Bloomsbury. Sam lives in Brighton. 3 MAY 2018 PADDED HARDBACK / 9781408893449 / £7.99 TRANSLATION RIGHTS: BLOOMSBURY TERRITORY: WO
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