Cue much cuteness and bravery as Billy battles her way through the forest, past difficult dangers and scary monsters as she tries to save the day. Nadia has been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Shireen’s latest book confirms her as one of the brightest and best picture book creators working in Britain today. Fortunate readers familiar with Billy through Billy and the Beast know our heroine is no shrinking violet. I have even talked the head into a little revamp of the library so that we can display them properly!

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Join Billy on her mission to defeat the Terrible Beast (and save those adorable little bunny rabbits too). Whilst at a fancy-dress party, something terrible happens: Billy's loyal sidekick Fatcat is kidnapped by a fire-breathing dragon. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.And I loved what happens next, the ideas she thought of, the dragon that ROARED, and how everyone of the party helped! Your selection was perfect for our children and what really made the difference was your ability to engage with each child, discuss their interests and help them to choose a suitable book based on your extensive knowledge of the books you were selling. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. In 2017, she collaborated with Book Trust to promote their Time To Read campaign, sending 700,000 copies of The Bumblebear to school children all across the UK.

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Nadia Shireen enjoyed making homemade magazines and comics as a child, and during her time studying law at university and her subsequent career in journalism, she started to sketch again. Rummaging in her hair, Billy finds a telescope and manages to spot Fatcat far away in a tall tree within the Deep Dark Forest: understandably, he doesn’t look too happy about it. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.In this story Billy and Fatcat go to a fancy dress party, Fatcat not too keen on dressing up but going anyway as there's cake. I haven't charted out my visits for the summer term, but I'm sure there are several in the south) and thanks so much for being so fantastic!

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Shireen’s comic timing is first class, and her characters are full of brilliant wide-eyed, hilarious expressions while remaining cuddly, relatable and full of comforting warmth. You guys were so fab and Dawn was such a lovely presence in the schools - I will absolutely be in touch next time I'm in your neck of the woods. They would also only drop off a case of books and leave us to run it – it was so lovely to have you on hand to chat to the children and recommend them books, as well as the small (but appreciated! Yes, all right, if I’m honest the story is a little thin, with some pages containing barely one sentence and rather a lot of space, and yes, I knew right from the start where the tale was going, but the illustrations are bold and colourful, and Billy’s determined face is so adorable, that it still won me over. After greetings to other guests, it’s time for Fat Cat to hit the party table… Thus begins the adventure that is ‘ Billy and the Dragon’.Described by Fiona Noble in The Bookseller as ‘a riot of punchy art with bundles of energy and humour’, Billy and the Dragon is an empowering tale of imagination and invention, with fairy-tale twists, bags of humour, and a plucky and adventurous heroine to boot.

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Whilst at a fancy-dress party, something terrible happens- Billy's loyal sidekick Fatcat is kidnapped by a fire-breathing dragon. It started last night when he was thinking about school - a funny, wiggly feeling in his tummy that grew and grew.

Once again the hero is Billy, once again Billy has her trusty sidekick Fatcat with her (Fatcat who has just one expression) and once again Billy pulls things out of her big hair because she has everything in there, a little like Claude has all sorts of things under his beret in the Claude the Dog books. You guys are such a force for good and I am a passionate supporter of Indie booksellers, so I'm so happy this worked out well (I'd love to know how many books were sold if you have it to hand - it felt like quite a lot! Neuware - Nadia Shireen (Author, Illustrator) Nadia Shireen enjoyed making homemade magazines and comics as a child. I was at my last school for 4 years and we had ********* book fairs every term – and every term, I was disappointed by the narrow range of books. Your words, like your reviews, bring books to life and give them a voice before the front cover is even turned.