Neville's Great Escape

Name: Neville's Great Escape
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SKU: 9781761601897
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By Sean E Avery

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A companion story to the multi-award winning, internationally successful Frank’s Red Hat, starring Neville, the penguin who was eaten by a whale - or was he? Neville was a penguin known for being somewhat of a risk-taker. He was brave, bold, and beloved by all. Until... Read More

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Description

A companion story to the multi-award winning, internationally successful Frank’s Red Hat, starring Neville, the penguin who was eaten by a whale - or was he?

Neville was a penguin known for being somewhat of a risk-taker. He was brave, bold, and beloved by all. Until the day he was eaten by a whale. Or so it seemed...

Because that was only the beginning of the story.

A delightful - and daring - companion tale to the award-winning and bestselling Frank’s Red Hat.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761601897

Publisher: Walker Books Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 September 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Walker Books Australia

Contributors:

Illustrated by Sean E Avery

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

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Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Humour Sean E Avery

About the Author

Sean E Avery is a teacher, writer-illustrator, sculptor and designer born in South Africa currently living in Perth, Western Australia. Locally, he’s best known as the writer-illustrator of well-loved children’s picture books. Frank's Red Hat (Walker, 2022) was shortlisted for the 2023 CBCA Picture Book of the Year and was winner of Shadow Judges Picture Book of the Year, and was also shortlisted for the 2023 Indie and WAYRBA awards. It has been published in several territories. In 2023, Sean released Mr Clownfish, Miss Anemone and the Hermit Crab alongside two graphic novels, Friendly Bee and Friends and Friendly Bee: Woe is for Worm. The first book in his Ducky the Spy series Expect the Unexpected publishes in early 2024.

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