For Dad.The true king of the ‘dad joke’.
Thank you for being you and always encouraging
me to boldly go into my creative future.
Love you long and prosper! xxx
First published in Great Britain 2019
by Egmont UK Limited
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Text and illustrations copyright © 2019 Laura Ellen Anderson
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ISBN 978 1 4052 9209 2
eISBN 978 1 4052 9415 7
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CONTENTS
MAP OF THE KINGDOM OF THE LIGHT vi
MEET THE NOCTURNIANS AND GLITTEROPOLANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .viii
1. SPARE KNICKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. PRINCE CAPTAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
3. THE OTHER LEFT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
4. THE ISLAND IS YOUR PLATE . . . . . . . . . . . 41
5. BEARDED BUGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
8. NO SIGN, NO HOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
9. A CORN THAT BUMBLES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
10. I AM NOT A SOFA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
11. THE CURSE OF THE SUGARPLUM TREE 121
12. THE NECTAR CARRIAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
13. OI, KEVIN! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
14. CORAL JUICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
15. THE TIDDLYPIPS WING . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
16. IT’S ALL COMING BACK TO ‘IM! . . . . . . . 181
17. THE TINGLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
18. BE TINY AND BRAVE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
19. ONE SMALL BEACON OF LIGHT . . . . . . . 217
Ghoulish Greetings!
LIKES:
His special eyelid cream
New clothes
DISLIKES:
Running out of eyelid cream
Being hungry
LIKES:
Hanging out with friends
Pumpkin Paradise Park!
DISLIKES:
Mean creatures
Tidying up her bedroom
LIKES:
Boat races
Foraging for food
DISLIKES:
Tangine’s eyelid cream obsession
Being called a ‘Beast’
LIKES:
Being with his friends
