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When Tad Kicked Vlad

By Julian Gough
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'A tremendous, mighty ripper of a book. Contains kicks, laughs, hugs and a meteoric fart. Children will love it!' – Jim Field, illustrator of Oi Frog and The Lion Inside 'Has genuine warmth and depth, wonderfully supported by hilarious illustrations. Children will adore it . .... Read More
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Bestselling, award-winning duo, Gough and Collins, create pure picture-book perfection in this hilarious, whip-smart story about a circle of violence and how it finally gets broken.

Bestselling, award-winning duo, Gough and Collins, create pure picture-book perfection in this hilarious, whip-smart story about a circle of violence and how it finally gets broken.

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'A tremendous, mighty ripper of a book. Contains kicks, laughs, hugs and a meteoric fart. Children will love it!' – Jim Field, illustrator of Oi Frog and The Lion Inside

'Has genuine warmth and depth, wonderfully supported by hilarious illustrations. Children will adore it . . . and adults can be reassured by the brilliantly positive conclusion. A classic in the making.' – Vivian French, author of Yucky Worms

BESTSELLING, AWARD-WINNING DUO, Gough and Collins, create pure picture-book perfection in this hilarious, whip-smart story about a circle of violence and how it finally gets broken.

In a moment of fury, induced by a piece of stolen cake, Tad kicks his best friend Vlad and runs away to hide.

Unable to retaliate, but similarly feeling rather cross, Vlad kicks Tad's mum who kicks the postman, who kicks a policewoman who kicks a politician . . . Until the kick travels around the whole world! Only to land back up at Tad's birthday party a year on . . .

And then there's something WORSE than a kick in circulation. Oh, WHAT could be worse than a kick up the bum?

It's up to Tad to wrestle with his anger and to break the cycle and send something better off round the world.

Laugh-out-loud funny, with so many moments of shock and glee, this is the perfect teaching tool for any child who has ever had an outburst! For fans of I Want My Hat Back, I Really Want to Eat a Child and Not Now Bernard.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571380237

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Ross Collins

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 250.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Julian Gough is the Irish author of five beloved children's books about a rabbit and a bear, four acclaimed novels about human beings, a couple of BBC radio plays and a charming stage play. He also wrote the ending to the computer game Minecraft.

Ross Collins was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He won the Macmillan Children's Book Prize for his first book. He has illustrated for over 150 books and written a fair number too, including There's A Bear on My Chair. Children in over 20 countries seem to like them.

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