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The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher

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The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch by Tom Fletcher

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The Creakers by Tom Fletcher

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Meet the Creakers

The Dinosaur that Pooped a Zoo!

Tom Fletcher (Author) 
Tom Fletcher is a number-one bestseller and one of the UK's most popular children's authors. 
 
The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut middle-grade novel of 2016 and was shortlisted for a British Book Award. Since then, Tom has published several more chart-topping children's novels including The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch, The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List, The Creakers and the instant number-one bestseller The Danger Gang. 
 
Tom also writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series too, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. For older readers, Tom co-authors the Eve of Man series with his wife Giovanna Fletcher. 
 
Tom's books have been translated into 40 languages and to date he has sold over 5 million copies of his books in the UK alone. 
 
As well as his career as an author, by the age of 21, Tom had penned 10 UK number 1 singles and is the founding member of the band McFLY. The Brit Award-winning band has sold over 10 million records worldwide and Tom has also written songs for other artists including One Direction, Busted and 5SOS. 
 
Dougie Poynter (Author) 
Dougie Poynter has been obsessed with dinosaurs ever since visiting the Natural History Museum when he was about three. He is passionate about the natural world and a keen conservationist, working with charities such as WWF and Greenpeace to get harmful products banned and to clean up the planet. 
 
Dougie wrote songs together with Tom Fletcher for years in bands McFly and McBusted; they now write their bestselling Dinosaur that Pooped books in the same way that they write their song lyrics. The books have sold over a million copies! 
 
Garry Parsons (Illustrator) 
Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry&rsquo;s illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George&rsquo;s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

Join Danny and Dino at the zoo in this pooptastic lift-the-flap story! With rip-roaring rhyme and laugh-out-loud silliness, the Dinosaur that Pooped has sold over 1.5 million copies around the world! 
 
Danny, his schoolfriends and Dinosaur too, 
were on an exciting school trip to the zoo! 
They wanted to see something scaly or hairy 
(but Danny hoped none of the creatures were scary). 
 
Danny and Dino are enjoying a school trip to the zoo... until a cheeky monkey steals their packed lunch! They chase the monkey past parrots, zebras and rhinos, but soon get stuck in an enclosure with some VERY hungry lions! Can Dino's quick thinking and rumbly tummy save the day? 
 
This hilarious addition to the lift-the-flap series features a host of hidden surprises. The poop-filled adventure is written by bestselling author duo Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, and brought to life by the proposterously talented Garry Parsons. 
 
More POOPTASTIC adventures: 
The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Planet! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped the Past! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped the Bed! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Princess! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Pirate!

There’s a Little Puppy in Your Book

A brand-new series of novelty board books from bestselling author Tom Fletcher! 
 
WOOF WOOF! Oh look - a hungry little Puppy is in your book! 
 
Shall we get her something to eat? 
 
Tap, slide, and jiggle the pages to follow mischievous Puppy on her adventure, as she digs up the garden in search of a treat and turns into a mucky pup! Can you help her get clean again? 
 
Toddlers will love this interactive board book, full of fun novelties that encourage curiosity and exploration and a gentle narrative that is perfect to read aloud. 
 
More Who's in Your Book interactive board books: 
 
There's a Little Chick in Your Book 
There's a Little Snowman in Your Book 
 
For readers up to five, discover the exciting world of Who's in Your Book: 
 
There's a Monster in Your Book 
There's a Dragon in Your Book 
There's an Alien in Your Book 
There's an Elf in Your Book 
There's a Superhero in Your Book 
There's a Witch in Your Book 
There's a Unicorn in Your Book 
There's a Bear in Your Book 
There's a Dinosaur in Your Book 
There's a Wolf in Your Book 
There's a Bunny in Your Book

Tom Fletcher is one of the UK's most popular children's authors. 
 
Tom's books have been translated into 41 languages and to date he has sold over 6 million copies of his books in the UK alone, and 10 million globally. 
 
The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut children's novel of 2016 and was shortlisted for a British Book Award. Since then, Tom has published several more chart-topping children's novels, including The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List, The Creakers and the instant number-one bestseller The Danger Gang. 
 
For younger readers, Tom writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series with bandmate Dougie Poynter. 
 
For older readers, Tom co-authors the Eve of Man series with his wife, Giovanna Fletcher. 
 
As well as his career as an author, Tom is also a founding member of the Brit Award-winning band McFly, which has sold over 10 million records worldwide.

There’s a Bunny in Your Book

Stop Hungry Bunny from eating your carrots in this new interactive Easter adventure from Tom Fletcher! 
 
BOUNCE! BOUNCE! BOUNCE! 
 
Who's that hopping around inside your book? It's a fluffy bunny, and she's VERY hungry. 
 
But Monster is growing some carrots in your book, and they are NOT for bunnies. We'd better stop that cheeky Bunny from eating them! 
 
Though I wonder what would happen if we gave her one . . .? 
 
This playful interactive story is full of Easter magic, and helps little ones learn the importance of sharing. 
 
Who's in Your Book? 
Interactive adventures for big imaginations 
 
Also in this series: 
There's a Monster in Your Book: makes reading interactive and fun 
There's a Dragon in Your Book: explores empathy and responsibility 
There's an Alien in Your Book: explores acceptance and inclusion 
There's an Elf in Your Book: explores following instructions and good/bad behaviour 
There's a Superhero in Your Book: explores the power of kindness 
There's a Witch in Your Book: makes tidying up fun 
There's a Unicorn in Your Book: explores soothing your worries through sharing them 
There's a Bear in Your Book: makes the bedtime routine fun 
There's a Dinosaur in Your Book: explores when to use inside and outside voices 
There's a Wolf in Your Book: explores the magic of storytelling

An egg-cellent lift-the-flap adventure

The Dinosaur that Pooped Easter!

Join Danny and Dino as they search for Easter eggs in this EGGcellent lift-the-flap story! With rip-roaring rhyme and laugh-out-loud silliness, the Dinosaur that Pooped series has sold over 1.5 million copies around the world! 
 
Danny and Dino's big Easter tradition 
was hunting for eggs on a chocolatey mission. 
This year they were looking in Fairytale Land. 
They needed some eggs for a feast they had planned! 
 
Danny and Dino are searching for Easter eggs in Fairytale Land! They hunt up beanstalks and inside the houses of the three pigs, and soon they have plenty of chocolate treats. But when they take an egg from a magical cave, they get into trouble with the cave's owner... a grumpy dragon! Can Dino's quick thinking and rumbly tummy save the day? 
 
This hilarious addition to the new lift-the-flap series features a host of hidden surprises. The poop-filled adventure is written by bestselling author duo Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter, and brought to life by the preposterously talented Gary Parsons. 
 
More POOPTASTIC adventures: 
The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Planet! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped the Past! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped the Bed! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Princess! 
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Pirate! 
 
For younger readers: 
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Rainbow (A Colours Book) 
The Dinosaur that Pooped Daddy! (A Numbers Book)

Dougie Poynter (Author) Dougie Poynter has been obsessed with dinosaurs ever since visiting the Natural History Museum when he was about three. He is passionate about the natural world and a keen conservationist, working with charities such as WWF and Greenpeace to get harmful products banned and to clean up the planet. 
 
Dougie wrote songs together with Tom Fletcher for years in bands McFly and McBusted; they now write their bestselling Dinosaur that Pooped books in the same way that they write their song lyrics. The books have sold over a million copies! Tom Fletcher (Author) Tom Fletcher is a number-one bestseller and one of the UK's most popular children's authors. 
 
 The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut middle-grade novel of 2016 and was shortlisted for a British Book Award. Since then, Tom has published several more chart-topping children's novels including The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch, The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List, The Creakers and the instant number-one bestseller The Danger Gang. 
 
 Tom also writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series too, which has sold over 1.5 million copies. For older readers, Tom co-authors the Eve of Man series with his wife Giovanna Fletcher. 
 
 Tom's books have been translated into 40 languages and to date he has sold over 5 million copies of his books in the UK alone. 
 
 As well as his career as an author, by the age of 21, Tom had penned 10 UK number 1 singles and is the founding member of the band McFLY. The Brit Award-winning band has sold over 10 million records worldwide and Tom has also written songs for other artists including One Direction, Busted and 5SOS. Garry Parsons (Illustrator) Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry’s illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

There’s a Little Snowman in Your Book

A brand-new series of novelty board books from bestselling author Tom Fletcher! 
 
OH LOOK - it's snowing! 
 
Shall we build a Snowman? 
 
Tap, slide, and jiggle the pages to build a spectacular Snowman and use your magic to bring it to life - with some familiar faces from the Who's In Your Book series helping along the way! 
 
Toddlers will love this interactive board book, full of fun novelties that encourage curiosity and exploration and a gentle narrative that is perfect to read aloud. 
 
More Who's in Your Book interactive board books: 
 
There's a Little Chick in Your Book 
 
For readers up to five, discover the exciting world of Who's in Your Book: 
 
There's a Monster in Your Book 
There's a Dragon in Your Book 
There's an Alien in Your Book 
There's an Elf in Your Book 
There's a Superhero in Your Book 
There's a Witch in Your Book 
There's a Unicorn in Your Book 
There's a Bear in Your Book 
There's a Dinosaur in Your Book

The Christmasaurus and the Night Before Christmas

From bestselling author Tom Fletcher comes a Christmas tale full of festive magic. Meet the Christmasaurus, a very special dinosaur who’s determined to make Christmas perfect . . . 
 ‘Twas the night before Christmas and at the North Pole, the festive excitement was out of control!The elves were all wrapping the last of the toys That Santa would soon give to good girls and boys . . . 
 It's Christmas Eve and all Christmasaurus wants to do is help Santa and the elves get ready for the big day. But everything he does goes disastrously wrong. 
 
 Then, someone special shows him that things don't need to be perfect to wonderful. 
 
 Because the true spirit of Christmas comes from the unique sparkle in each and every one of us. 
A new Christmas story from bestselling author Tom Fletcher, told in brilliant read-aloud rhyme and with an uplifting message about finding your own special talents. Featuring magical illustrations from Shane Devries and two stunning pull-out gatefold spreads, this gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas gift. 
 
More Christmas magic from Tom Fletcher: 
The Christmasaurus – Tom Fletcher's timeless picture-book adventure

Tom Fletcher (Author) 
Tom Fletcher is one of the UK's most popular children's authors. 
 
Tom's books have been translated into 41 languages and to date he has sold over 6 million copies of his books in the UK alone, and 10 million globally. 
 
The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut children's novel of 2016 and was shortlisted for a British Book Award. Since then, Tom has published several more chart-topping children's novels, including The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List, The Creakers and the instant number-one bestseller The Danger Gang. 
 
For younger readers, Tom writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series with bandmate Dougie Poynter. 
 
For older readers, Tom co-authors the Eve of Man series with his wife, Giovanna Fletcher. 
 
As well as his career as an author, Tom is also a founding member of the Brit Award-winning band McFly, which has sold over 10 million records worldwide. 
 
Shane Devries (Illustrator) 
Shane Devries is an illustrator from Adelaide, Australia. He began working as an architectural illustrator and has worked as a graphic designer and now creates visual development art for animation productions and illustrates books. Shane enjoys visiting art galleries, running and travelling and if possible he would spend countless hours gardening in his veggie patch.

From bestselling author Tom Fletcher comes a Christmas tale full of festive magic. 
Meet the Christmasaurus, a very special dinosaur who’s determined to make Christmas perfect . . .'Twas the night before Christmas and at the North Pole, 
the festive excitement was out of control! 
The elves were all wrapping the last of the toys 
That Santa would soon give to good girls and boys . . .It's Christmas Eve and all Christmasaurus wants to do is help Santa and the elves get ready for the big day. But everything he does goes disastrously wrong. 
 
Then, someone special shows him that things don't need to be perfect to wonderful. 
 
Because the true spirit of Christmas comes from the unique sparkle in each and every one of us.A new Christmas story from bestselling author Tom Fletcher, told in brilliant read-aloud rhyme and with an uplifting message about finding your own special talents. Featuring magical illustrations from Shane Devries and two stunning pull-out gatefold spreads, this gorgeous book is the perfect Christmas gift. 
 
More Christmas magic from Tom Fletcher: 
The Christmasaurus – Tom Fletcher's timeless picture-book adventure

Garry Parsons

Tom Fletcher

Dougie Poynter

Once upon a poop . . . 
 
 Our fearless heroes are back! 
 
Danny and Dinosaur are convinced that a damsel in distress needs their help… the only problem is, they aren’t sure where she actually is. 
 
So they set off through Fairy Tale Land to track her down, but things don’t go exactly to plan… 
 
Can Dinosaur make it through Fairy Tale Land without eating everything in sight? 
 
And do all princesses really need to be rescued? 
 
Packed with prehistoric cheekiness, punchy girl power and, of course, lots and lots of poop! 
 
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From the totally gross imaginations of bestselling authors Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter (and with disgustingly glorious artwork from Garry Parsons) the Dinosaur That Pooped series are full of laugh out loud rhymes and more poop than you can cope with!

The Dinosaur that Pooped a Princess!

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Eve of Man Trilogy

The number-one-bestselling, magical children's book series from Tom Fletcher. 
The Christmasaurus is a series about a boy named William Trundle and a dinosaur named the Christmasaurus. 
It's about how they meet one Christmas Eve and have a magical adventure. It's about friendship and families, sleigh bells and Santa, singing elves and flying reindeer. 
It's about discovering your heart's true desire, and learning that the impossible might just be possible.

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Eve of Man Trilogy3 Books

The Christmasaurus5 Books

The Christmasaurus Picture Book2 Books

The Dinosaur That Pooped14 Books

Who's in Your Book?15 Books

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