Fred may look ordinary, but sometimes people who look ordinary 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, he's stuck in a class of wizards half his age, feeling like a twit among tots. At home, he's 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...


From Simon Philip, author of You Must Bring a Hat and I Really Want the Cake, and Sheena Dempsey, illustrator of Dave Pigeon, comes a tale full of magic and fun.

 

This is volume 1 in Fred-Wizard in Training .

There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published 2019 by Simon & Schuster Ltd .

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 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.