Originally published as Wizard Vs Lizard,get ready for a laugh-out-loud magical adventure from award-winning authorSimon Philipand Sheena Dempsey, illustrator of the much-lovedDave Pigeon series!Fred may look ordinary, but sometimes people who lookordinary turn out to be not very ordinary at all ... because it just so happens that Fred is a Wizard! Sounds pretty great, right? Except that Fred is absolutely,completely, mind-boggingly TERRIBLE at magic.At school, hes stuck in a class of wizards half his age, feeling like a twit among tots. At home, hes endlessly teased by his siblings and always a disappointment to his parents. All Fred wants is to become a better wizard.... So when he hears about a competition to meet Merlin(yes, THE Merlin!) Fred knows it's his one chance to prove to his family that he's not the worst wizard in town. The catch? To win the competition he has to capture the tail of a terrifying, fire-breathing lizard...

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Fred-Wizard in Training .

This book has been graded for interest at 7 years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

Simon Philip (Author) Simon was born in Chichester in 1988 and has lived there ever since. After studying History at Exeter University, he decided to become a primary school teacher. Teaching rekindled his love of children's books, so much so that he decided to have a go at writing his own. He is the author of I Don't Know What to Call my Cat, You Must Bring a Hat, and the Waterstones Prize shortlisted I Really Want the Cake. Lucia Gaggiotti (Illustrator) Lucia Gaggiotti is a London and Italy-based illustrator and graphic designer. She graduated from NABA (New Accademy of Art) in Milan with a BA in graphic design and a specialisation of illustration. She moved to London in 2005 and has been working freelance since then for many clients including Carluccio's, Jamie Oliver, Pizza Express and M&S. She is the illustrator of the Waterstones Prize shortlisted I Really want the Cake. Sheena Dempsey was born in Cork and studied fine art in Dublin before moving to London in 2009. She graduated from Kingston University with an MA in illustration in 2010. Bye-bye Baby Brother! is her first picture book. She lives in London, SE26. sheena-dempsey. blogspot. co. uk