What are Sandcastle Stompers? Where would you find a Wooden Hill? What would you do with a Brainbox Banana? Who is Pickpocket and how does Soggadrop save the day? Find out when you spend the night with Hickory Horseradish at the Great Castle of Marshmangle...This rhythmic romp with words was Malachy Doyle and artist Paul Hess' first book for Andersen Press. The thrilling perspectives and energetic humour of the pictures match the inventiveness of the text.

 

There are 32 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 2003 by Andersen Press Ltd .

Malachy Doyle lives in Wales where he works full time as a writer. He has written many other books for children, including our own OWEN AND THE MOUNTAIN and this is his first book for young adults.