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Find out moreA Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month January 2017 Full of astonishing imagination and curious and unexpected adventures, His Royal Whiskers is a royal romp of a story that will delight all those who love magic, mystery, mayhem - and cats! Breakfast is ruined for a ferocious Czar when he discovers that something truly dreadful has happened to his royal son and heir. The young prince hasn't been kidnapped but, even worse, he has been turned into a cat! And a cat with fleas just to add insult to injury. How the Prince and his clever friends outwit the fearsome Czar is a delight. ~ Julia Eccleshare
Julia Eccleshare's Picks of the Month for January 2017
The Goldfish Boy by Lisa Thompson
The Crayons’ Book of Numbers by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
The Crayons’ Book of Colours by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jeffers
Jim by Hilaire Belloc and Mini Grey
His Royal Whiskers by Sam Gayton
Something bad has happened to Prince Alexander, the only heir to the mighty Petrossian Empire. Something worse than kidnapping. Something worse than murder. Somehow, the Prince has been miraculously transformed into a fluffy-wuffy kitten. Why has this terrible catastrophe happened?
Who are the boy and girl brewing secret potions down in the palace kitchens? And how are they possibly going to avoid getting their heads chopped off?
Kids love to read and so in addition to the review by one of the Lovereading4kids editorial experts some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel members were also lucky enough to read and review this title. Click here to read their full reviews.
Alchemy, adventure and destiny: Gayton is a fantastically inventive storyteller -- Fiona Noble The Bookseller
An outstanding story packed with magic and mayhem Abi Elphinstone, author of The Dreamsnatcher
Gayton is increasingly imaginative with each successive book Daily Mail
ISBN: | 9781783443826 |
Publication date: | 5th January 2017 |
Author: | Sam Gayton |
Illustrator: | Peter Cottrill |
Publisher: | Andersen Press Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 336 pages |
Suitable for: | 7+ readers, 9+ readers |
Genres: | Adventure Stories, Fantasy / Magical, Animals |
Recommendations: | Julia Eccleshare's Picks, eBooks, Reviewed by Children |
Sam Gayton lives in Margate. In 2009 he completed the Writing for Young People MA at Bath Spa University and not long after published his first book, The Snow Merchant. He loves American novels, Italian food and the English countryside. When he's not writing, he likes playing old board games, strumming his guitar and joining as many rock bands as possible (currently at seven).
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