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Squirrel and Duck: Quack to the Future

The furry, feathered and very VERY funny series from Tom Percival
By Tom Percival
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Hilarious illustrated story in the series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Join them on a mind-blowing adventure to discover why they're the only two talking animals in the world. Perfect for 7+ fans of Grimwood, Dog Man, and Murray and Bun. 'Hilarious… addictive' Guardian 'Zanily... Read More
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Hilarious illustrated story in the series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Join them on a mind-blowing adventure to find out why they are the only two talking animals in the world. Perfect for 7+ fans of Grimwood, Dog Man and Murray and Bun.

Hilarious illustrated story in the series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Join them on a mind-blowing adventure to find out why they are the only two talking animals in the world. Perfect for 7+ fans of Grimwood, Dog Man and Murray and Bun.

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Hilarious illustrated story in the series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Join them on a mind-blowing adventure to discover why they're the only two talking animals in the world. Perfect for 7+ fans of Grimwood, Dog Man, and Murray and Bun.

'Hilarious… addictive' Guardian

'Zanily entertaining' LoveReading4Kids

Squirrel and Duck can't remember where they first met, but Duck is having some strange flashbacks to a secret underground science lab. Trying to find it again, they meet a friendly ferret, a distinctly unfriendly scientist, and uncover some shocking secrets behind their own existence!

Packed full of pictures and laugh-out-loud scenes, this is a zanily entertaining story from a bestselling author/illustrator. Don't miss the rest of the series: Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable and Squirrel and Duck: Invasion of the Doggy-Snatchers.

From the bestselling author of the Big Bright Feelings picture book series.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781526665744

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 May 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Illustration: 50+ b/w illustrations

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 197g

Pages: 272

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About the Author

Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. He grew up in the rural south-west and now lives in Gloucestershire. His series of picture books exploring the emotions, Big Bright Feelings, is widely loved, with Ruby's Worry and World Book Day book Billy's Bravery being the bestselling titles. In Squirrel and Duck, his new young fiction series, his anarchic sense of humour and his brilliantly expressive and funny black-and-white drawings will entertain an older audience.

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