Young Billy Trunk has just started at his new school, but he thinks his classmates are really weird and longs for a friend just like himself--one who isn't scaly, or furry, or green! So he looks on the Internet and finds Frank who likes all the same things as Billy, who looks like Billy, with a long nose and big ears. The perfect pal! But Billy is in for a big surprise when he finally meets his best friend.

 

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 2001 by Random House Children's Publishers UK .

Nicholas Allan studied Fine Art at the Slade and has completed an MA in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. His highly original picture books have won him several awards, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award for The Queen's Knickers .