Dummy the Mummy

Tosca Menten, illustrations Elly Hees / Geert Gratama

450,000 copies sold in this series

Stories filled with hilarious and exciting adventures With funny B&W illustrations

The Dummy the Mummy series has already sold over 450,000 copies

Angus, an ordinary kid who lives in the most boring town in the world, finds a real life mummy in his bed. Angus’ father decides they will keep the strange creature. Dummy the mummy is soon part of Angus’ daily life at school and his circle of friends. Of course this leads to all kinds of exciting adventures, hilarious misunderstandings and unforeseen situations! Available in the Dummy The Mummy series:

DTM and the Golden Scarab (#1) DTM and the Tomb of Akhnetut (#2) DTM and the Sphinx of Shakaba (#3) DTM and the Mask of Sebek-Ra (#4) DTM and the Dance of the Cobra (#5) DTM and the Star Thoeban (#6) DTM and the Drums of Massouba (#7) DTM and the Emerald of the Nile (#8) DTM and the Secret of Toemsa (#9) DTM and the Treasure of Sohorro (#10) DTM and the Young Prince in Ancient Egypt (#11) DTM and the Tunnel of Ptoeh (#12)

140 x 210 mm | 256 pages | 52,400 words | full colour illustrations hardcover | age group: 7+ German, Polish, Simplified Chinese, Italian, English, Lithuanian, Bulgarian, French, Slovenian, Turkish, Romanian and Ukrainian rights sold Tosca Menten has been called the Netherlands’ funniest children’s book writer. Her incisive humour, sharp observations and unbridled imagination are enjoyed by children of all ages. Countless fans devour her books and her Dummy the Mummy series has been translated worldwide. Following her education at the academy of arts, Elly Hees started working as an illustrator and designer. Since 2005, she has illustrated almost all of Tosca Menten’s books. “For me, illustrating is a language through which I can tell people what I see,” says Elly.

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