'Alice in Wonderland meets Descartes . . . absurdly sophisticated but, above all, very good fun' The Times Children's Book of the Week
This is an adventure story about a boy called Philo. But it's no ordinary story. It's distinctly different. It's surprisingly silly. And it's quite possibly impossible.
Philo has always longed for adventure. So when a strange creature invites him to step through a mysterious door, Philo follows without a second thought. Into a very strange land indeed, a place where nothing seems to make sense.
To make it home, he'll need to solve the riddle of the penguin gate, find the king in the flying castle, and outwit the bridge riddler.
Not to mention trying to avoid being turned into a teapot along the way . . .
Published by : David Fickling Books
Date: 12 September 2024
ISBN: 9781788453165
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256pp
Price : £7.99
Mark Forsyth was given a copy of the Oxford English Dictionary as a christening present, and has never looked back. He is the author of several books on language, including The Illustrated Etymologicon, which was a Sunday Times number-one bestseller. Mark has also written about Christmas traditions and bookshops, and his TED Talk on language and politics ('What's a snollygoster?') has had over half a million views. He studied English at Oxford University, and lives in London.
Matthew Land
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Matthew Land grew up on a dairy farm in the Welsh hills, and read and drew almost compulsively. He no longer lives on the dairy farm, but continues to read and draw. He graduated from Falmouth College of Art in 2012 and has since illustrated a number of books for children. His client list includes Penguin, Oxford University Press, Blackwell's Bookshops and the SS Great Britain. Matthew lives in Edinburgh.
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'Alice in Wonderland meets Descartes . . . absurdly sophisticated but, above all, very good fun' The Times Children's Book of the Week