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Claude On His Holidays

Three Classic Stories In One!
By Alex T. Smith
Series: Claude
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A treasury of three favourite Claude stories, perfect for the summer holidays!

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Come with Claude on three classic summer-themed adventures . . .

Join Claude and Sir Bobblysock as they XXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXX.

A delight for young readers – Telegraph

A collection of three favourite waggy tales, Claude XXXXX, Claude XXXXXXX and Claude XXXXXX - perfect for new readers, with illustrations on every page.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444987225

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 181.0mm

Weight: 350g

Pages: 288

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Alex T. Smith Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Series: Claude

About the Author

Author-illustrator Alex T. Smith is the award-winning creator of the bestselling Claude series, which is published in 20 languages worldwide, and is now on TV. Alex's newest series is the critically acclaimed and well-loved Mr Penguin. Alex has won the UKLA Picture Book Award, the Children's Book of the World Illustration Award and the Sainsbury's Children's Book Award, and been shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Award. He has also been the official World Book Day illustrator.

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