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Murray the Explorer

Name: Murray the Explorer
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9780008740832
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By Adam Stower

Series: Murray and Bun

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ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP! Your favourite duo are back… Murray and Bun! Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet. Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING! And together they are unstoppable! SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to... Read More

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ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP!

Your favourite duo are back… MURRAY AND BUN!

Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet.

Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING!

And together they are unstoppable!

A hilarious new adventure in the funny series from bestselling author-illustrator Adam Stower

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ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP!

Your favourite duo are back… Murray and Bun!

Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet.

Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING!

And together they are unstoppable!

SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to the garden… but mostly it leads to ADVENTURE!

And when Murray and Bun travel through the cat flap and find that they've been turned into a pair of EXPLORERS, they're quickly thrown into their most daring adventure yet!

Perfect for newly independent readers and fans of Bunny vs Monkey and Dog Man, this funny, exciting, and hugely loveable story – brilliantly illustrated throughout – will delight adventure-lovers young and old. After all, heroes come in all shapes and sizes!

Complete the series! Have you read Murray and Bun's other adventures yet?

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ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP! Your favourite duo are back… Murray and Bun! Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet. Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING! And together they are unstoppable! SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to the garden… but mostly it leads to ADVENTURE! And when Murray and Bun travel...

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ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP!Meet your favourite duo: MURRAY AND BUN!Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet.Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING!And together they are unstoppable!SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to the garden… but mostly it leads to ADVENTURE! And when Murray and Bun travel through the cat flap and find...

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Murray the Explorer

ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP! Your favourite duo are back… Murray and Bun! Murray is a cat. Murray loves snoozing, fluffy blankets, and peace and quiet. Bun is a bun. Bun loves… EVERYTHING! And together they are unstoppable! SOMETIMES Murray’s enchanted cat flap leads to the garden… but mostly it leads to ADVENTURE! And when Murray and Bun travel...

By Adam Stower

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008740832

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 192

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About the Author

Adam Stower is an award-winning author and illustrator of children's books, including collaborating with David Walliams on several of his books for children. Adam was born in England, grew up in Switzerland and has loved drawing ever since he was old enough to hold a crayon. He went to art school in Norwich, and Brighton too, where he still lives beside the sea with his wife and a cat called Murray.

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