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Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor

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The debut novel from the record-breaking writer, comedian, and former doctor Adam Kay. Illustrated throughout by fellow award-winning comedian Henry Paker. It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor was different. He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age... Read More
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Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor

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The debut novel from the record-breaking writer, comedian, and former doctor Adam Kay. Illustrated throughout by fellow award-winning comedian Henry Paker.

It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor was different.

He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age of three, he had 87 A-levels, from Afrikaans to Zoology. And by ten, he was working as a paediatrician at Lilydale General Hospital.

Despite a loving but annoying family and a couple of good friends (Rupi and Otto), Dexter's always struggled to fit in. Add to this a mortal enemy (Dr Drake) and a major problem at his old school (all the teachers struck down with awful diarrhoea) – will Dexter be able to save his job, save the school and find his place in the world? (Spoiler alert—yes!)

A laugh-out-loud new fiction series about the world's youngest doctor from the record-breaking Adam Kay and Henry Paker.

Original, very funny, ultra-informative – and children will love all the disgusting parts. — Jacqueline Wilson

If laughter truly is the best medicine, book this hilarious appointment with Dr Procter immediately. — David Baddiel

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241668610

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 May 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Puffin

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Henry Paker
  • Illustrated by Henry Paker

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 344g

Pages: 432

About the Author

Adam Kay (Author) Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written five million books and sold seven copies. No, hang on - he's written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation- a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay's children's books have been translated into 30 languages and sold over 1 million copies, making him one of the UK's bestselling children's authors. Kay's Anatomy became the fastest-selling children's general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book, Amy Gets Eaten, was published in 2023, and his first children's novel, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, was published in September 2024. Henry Paker (Illustrator) Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay's children's books.

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