Marmaduke's not like all the other dragons - his ears are too big and he never even tries to fly. He just doesn't fit in, however much he wants to, and so he feels terribly lonely. And Princess Meg? Well, she wears trainers and breaks into dance at the most inappropriate of times, which means that she sticks out like a sore thumb. She doesn't really have any friends, but then she's far too busy having fun to notice . . . Until one day when Marmaduke and Meg's lives collide in the most exciting, brilliant and surprising way and they both realise just how much they need each other. And, who knows, maybe a princess and a dragon will make the most perfect best friends.

 

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 2014 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC .

Edward Eaves is a young illustrator with a growing reputation. He is a versatile artist, able to work in a number of media. Ed lives in Kent with his wife and fellow illustrator Rebecca Finn. Rachel Valentine is a children's author of several picture books. Her debut picture book, 'Marmaduke the Very Different Dragon', was published by Bloomsbury in 2014 and her follow on picture book, 'Marmaduke the Very Popular Dragon' was published in 2016. She has two new books under contract with Penguin Random House, the first of these, 'Don't Mess with the Princess' is due to be published 2017.