The Royal Leap-Frog by Peter Bently (English) Paperback Book

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**A triumph - Daily Mail****Laughter, action, colour, rhyme, silliness, chaos, a king, a feast and a fairytale setting — The Royal Leap-Frog has all these - Sunday Times**-----------------When a flea, a grasshopper and a frog compete to show the King who can jump the highest, it causes CHAOS in the royal dining hall. Who can jump the highest? Can the clever leap-frog use his wits to win?And will the Emperor's dog EVER get rid of the flea?This funny and irresistible retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fable, 'The Leap Frog', will make children laugh - AND show them that brains are sometimes better than brawn. With a pitch-perfect rhyming text by bestselling Peter Bently, and gloriously detailed illustrations by award-winning Claire Powell, this is an unmissable treat for all ages!

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Author Biography

Peter Bently is the award-winning author of many children's books, including The Great Dog Bottom Swap and Cats Ahoy! (winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize). He lives in London.Claire Powell is the illustrator of many bestselling picture books, including Octopants and The Night Before the Night Before Christmas by Kes Grey. This is her second book with Bloomsbury, following on from The King's Birthday Suit. Claire lives in the Peak District.

Review

Laughter, action, colour, rhyme, silliness, chaos, a king, a feast and a fairytale setting — The Royal Leap-Frog ... has all these in the story of a frog, a flea and a grasshopper in a jumping contest * Sunday Times *Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's original tale, this madcap rhyming story of a flea, a grasshopper and a frog who compete to see who can jump highest and ask the King to adjudicate is a triumph * Daily Mail *I would highly recommend this beautiful book. The combination of the rhyme, exciting story and stunning illustration is bound to delight any little one and their grown-up at story time * Armadillo Magazine *Incredibly clever and funny, with amazing illustrations which are as elaborate as the king's majestic wardrobe * Picture Book Snob on THE KING'S BIRTHDAY SUIT *Hilarious... Narrated through a masterful rhyming text that bounces along as energetically as its characters, The Royal Leap Frog is a delight to read aloud * Inis Magazine (Children's Books Ireland) *

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From the creators of The King's Birthday Suit comes another hilarious retelling of a Hans Christian Andersen classic

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Laughter, action, colour, rhyme, silliness, chaos, a king, a feast and a fairytale setting -- The Royal Leap-Frog ... has all these in the story of a frog, a flea and a grasshopper in a jumping contest

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From the creators of The King's Birthday Suit comes another hilarious retelling of a Hans Christian Andersen classic

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The irresistible follow-up to the bestselling picture book, The King's Birthday Suit , with more to come in this exciting author-illustrator pairing - the next book in the series is based on 'The Princess and the Pea'!

Details ISBN1408860112 Author Claire Powell Pages 32 Language English Year 2022 Illustrator Claire Powell ISBN-10 1408860112 ISBN-13 9781408860113 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-04-14 Audience Age 3 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint Bloomsbury Childrens Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-04-14 UK Release Date 2022-04-14 Illustrations Full colour DEWEY 823.92 Audience Children / Juvenile AU Release Date 2022-07-04 We've got this

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