Every child wants a dog, but what happens when they get a Snagglegrollop instead? This is a bonkers monster-celebration of children's imaginations and the power of play, illustrated by brand-new picture book artist Nick Price.

 

There are 28 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Chicken House Ltd .

Daniel Postgate is the son of Oliver Postgate, creator of such classics as Ivor the Engine, The Clangers and Noggin the Nog. This is Dawn Casey's first book for Bloomsbury. Her previously published titles include The Great Race, published by Barefoot. She has also worked as a children's book reviewer for Achuka and Armadillo, and as the organiser of the Brighton Children's Book Festival. Dawn lives in East Sussex. Nick Price lives in deepest Devon, always keeping one eye open for dolphins, porpoises and even the occasional basking shark. When he's not doing that, he sits in his studio and uses the other eye to illustrate books for children, including Pongwiffy, Clover Twig, The Snagglegrollop and Tumtum and Nutmeg.