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Biographical note
Peter Bently (Author) Peter Bently grew up in an army family and went to ten different schools. He studied languages at Oxford and worked as a journalist and non-fiction book editor before becoming a children's author. He is the author of more than seventy books, including Cats Ahoy!, which won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, and King Jack and the Dragon, which was an American Library Association Notable Book of the Year.David Roberts (Illustrator) David Roberts is an award-winning illustrator. After graduating, he worked as a milliner and a fashion illustrator, but always felt his true calling was in children’s books. He has collaborated with some of Britain’s finest children’s authors, including Julia Donaldson, Sally Gardner, Philip Ardagh and Jacqueline Wilson. He lives in London with his husband. He has been twice-shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and in 2006 he won the Nestlé Children’s Book Prize Gold Award."A beautifully illustrated tale... told in charming rhyme"
Telegraph
"Young readers will delight in this tale of mischievous mayhem, not to mention the lavish watercolour illustrations and clever rhymes."
Evening Standard
"David Roberts is on excellent form."
Independent, Best Picture Books for Children
"Peter Bently’s rhyming text is a treat to read aloud, while David Roberts has a ball with the illustrations ...a real favourite."
Andrea Reece, Lovereading
"Delectable, mischievous fun."
Publishers Weekly