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One Hungry Dragon

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STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Meet Bernardo, one hungry dragon on a hunt for his lunch. In this hilarious counting tale, Bernardo attempts to gobble up all kinds of characters from favourite fairy tales, including magical mermaids, fairy godmothers, and funny frogs, leading to one very big BURP!
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Format: Hardback
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A delightful read for children who love humour, counting games, and fairy tale adventures. Perfect for young readers and storytime sessions.

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A laugh-out-loud romp with a counting theme and one very big BURP that's guaranteed to get children giggling. Written by Alastair Chisholm, winner of Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, and illustrated by Alex Willmore, finalist of Oscar's Book Prize.

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STOMP! STOMP! STOMP! Here comes Bernardo... and he's one HUNGRY dragon! This dragon is on the hunt for his lunch - is there anything that he won't try to gobble up?

A hilarious counting tale featuring lots of favourite fairy tale characters, including magical mermaids, fairy godmothers, funny frogs... and one very big BURP!

A laugh-out-loud romp written by Alastair Chisholm, winner of Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year, The Queen's Knickers Award, and Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug Prize. Illustrated by Alex Willmore, winner of Oscar's Book Prize.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444966596

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 16 March 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Illustration: Full colour

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Alex Willmore

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 256.0mm

Height: 256.0mm

Weight: 400g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Alastair Chisholm (Author)

Alastair Chisholm is the author of the sci-fi middle-grade adventures, Orion Lost, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and Adam-2, which won the Blackwell's Children's Book of the Year. Alastair's debut picture book, The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears, was shortlisted for Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug Prize, and Inch and Grub won Scottish Book Trust's Bookbug Prize and The Queen's Knickers Award. Alastair has also written several puzzle books for children and adults, including Kids' Book of Sudoku and Kids' Book of Kakuro.

Alex Willmore (Illustrator)

Alex Wilmore is an author and bestselling children's book illustrator. He has been drawing since he could first hold a pencil, bringing characters to life with a sense of mischief and fun. Alex's debut picture book, The Runaway Pea, won the Shrewsbury Book Fest Award and the FCBG Award, and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Oscar's Book Prize. Alex currently lives in his hometown of Northampton with his wife, two sons and their cats.

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