Billy and the Dragon

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Billy and her sidekick, the amusingly monobrowed Fatcat (dressed as a very cute dragon), are enjoying the buns and bouncy castle at a fancy dress party when a very large REAL dragon swoops down from nowhere and grabs Fatcat! 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. 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 was always destined for a career in illustration—as a child, she would doodle on her exercise books, while as a student she would doodle on her law degree notes.

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Nadia’s subsequent books have since been shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, The Sainsbury’s Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.Though I had a lot of laughs about FatCat’s never changing expressions (and Billy knowing fully well when he was happy or not while we as the readers are like, OK girl, if you say so). By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. 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’. Her debut book Good Little Wolf received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award and won the UKLA Book Award.

Billy and the Dragon - Shireen, Nadia: 9780857551351 - AbeBooks

Whilst at a fancy-dress party, something terrible happens: Billy's loyal sidekick Fatcat is kidnapped by a fire-breathing dragon. Brave, bright Billy is back for another thrilling adventure in Nadia Shireen’s Billy and the Dragon, an exciting tale of derring-do framed around a fancy-dress party and a super-daring rescue. Shireen’s latest book confirms her as one of the brightest and best picture book creators working in Britain today. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. Puffin is an imprint of Penguin Random House, the world’s number-one publisher representing a vibrant community of publishing houses marked by unparalleled success.If you were registered for the newsletter, you will now receive the Puffin Schools newsletter, which is filled with all the latest information about accompanying resources and upcoming shows. Whilst at a fancy-dress party, something terrible happens- Billy's loyal sidekick Fatcat is kidnapped by a fire-breathing dragon. I just adored that Billy wasn’t going to let anyone take her best friend, and that she didn’t care that it may get scary and hairy as the dragon is going to a scary forest of DOOM and DARKNESS! 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. Our mission is to inspire children to feel they can be and do anything, and to create readers for life.