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The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams
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Welcome to the Shop of Impossible Ice Creams! Step inside to discover a delicious world of magical adventure, from bestselling author Shane Hegarty. First in a comic, heart-warming illustrated series, for 7+ fans of Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine.
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Welcome to the Shop of Impossible Ice Creams! Step inside to discover a delicious world of magical adventure, from bestselling author Shane Hegarty. First in a comic, heart-warming illustrated series, for 7+ fans of The Nothing to See Here Hotel and Charlie Changes into a Chicken. Limpet's mum is opening an ice-cream shop, full of her favourite new flavours: mushroom and tuna ice cream, anyone? Roast parsnip and gravy? Limpet's not sure about this. He likes a nice, safe life. His favourite ice-cream flavour is vanilla.But when wicked Mr Fluffy arrives with his Mega Emporium of Amazing and Spectacular Ice Creams, Limpet knows he's got to fight back. And there are magic ingredients on his doorstep which can solve all his worries, if only he can get the recipe just right ... Illustrated throughout with fabulous black and white illustrations by Jeff Crowther and written by the bestselling author of Boot, this story will make you fall in love with reading.
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The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams
Welcome to the Shop of Impossible Ice Creams! Step inside to discover a delicious world of magical adventure, from bestselling author Shane Hegarty. First in a comic, heart-warming illustrated series, for 7+ fans of The Nothing to See Here Hotel and Charlie Changes into a Chicken. Limpet's mum is opening an ice-cream shop, full of her favourite new flavours: mushroom...PaperbackSold Out -
The Shop of Impossible Ice Creams: Perilous Pineapple Plot
One of the funniest books you'll read this year, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl's George's Marvellous Medicine.Welcome to the Shop of Impossible Ice Creams! Step inside to discover a delicious world of magical adventure, from bestselling author Shane Hegarty. Third in a comic, heart-warming illustrated series, for 7+ readers.It's the Festival of Pirates in Splottpool, and Limpet is looking...PaperbackSold Out
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781444962499
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 June 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Children's Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Jeff Crowther
- Illustrated by Jeff Crowther
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 189g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Shane Hegarty (Author)
Shane Hegarty has been shortlisted for an abundance of awards. His younger, middle grade title Boot was shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Book Award, nominated for An Post Irish Book Awards and chosen as UNESCO Dublin City Of Literature Citywide Read. Darkmouth was nominated for the Waterstones Prize, An Post Irish Book Awards and the Bord Gais Irish Book Awards. Before becoming a full-time writer, Shane Hegarty was a journalist and editor of The Irish Times and worked in radio and the music business. Shane lives in Skerries, County Dublin.Jeff Crowther (Illustrator) For as long as Jeff can remember the only two things he's really wanted to do have been draw and tell stories. Eating burritos fits in there somewhere too. His passion for storytelling has led him to the fantastic world of children's illustration and he couldn't be happier!Jeff's work has appeared in picture books, graphic novels, magazines, educational publications and on television. Jeff lives in Ohio with his family.Also by Shane Hegarty
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