Toby and the Pixies: Worst King Ever! (a Phoenix Comic Book)

Name: Toby and the Pixies: Worst King Ever! (a Phoenix Comic Book)
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781788452960
Price: 24.99 NZD
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By James Turner and Andreas Schuster

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Brief Description

Shy and anxious schoolboy Toby accidentally becomes king of a pixie kingdom at the bottom of his garden! These chaos-creating magical critters cause havoc for Toby at home and at school with their ridiculously silly powers (despite them only trying to help!), much to Toby's embarrassment... Read More

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Toby and the Pixies: Worst King Ever! (a Phoenix Comic Book)

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But when his extrovert friend Mo discovers Toby's secret double life, Toby realises that maybe being king of the pixies isn't so bad after all...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781788452960

Publisher: David Fickling Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 June 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: DFB Phoenix

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 208

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James Turner is an illustrator, cartoonist and comic writer. His works The Super Animal Adventure Squad and Star Cat have been published in The David Fickling Comic and The Phoenix respectively and he also created the webcomic The Unfeasible Adventures of Beaver and Steve.

Andreas Schuster is a German born cartoonist living in Canada. He's worked as a freelance comic and storyboard artist for about a decade and his clients include The Phoenix comic, Nickelodeon, the Cartoon Network, Mercury Filmworks, BOOM! Studios and many more.

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