A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure
story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist Anita
Mangan. Grumpy old King Chisel has a problem. He needs an
heir to his kingdom - fast! So he challenges the best kids from
across the country to compete in the Crown Duels, with the ultimate
winner becoming king or queen. Step forward: GLORIA SQUAT-FURTHER:
champion athlete HUXLEY BEELINE: mathematical genius JONNY MOULD:
artistic ace GOSSAMER FOUNTAIN: empathy expert HARRY SPONGE:
ordinary boy. Not to be underestimated... The ridiculous prime
minister, Farting Bernie, is in charge and the contest swiftly
descend into chaos. Who will rise to the top and survive wild
sabotaging, saggy royal pants, the most disgusting meal ever
invented, and a pair of frisky goats? The wildly funny, brilliantly
silly adventure from the bestselling author and illustrator of
Escape the Rooms and The Fart That Changed the World. Wildly funny,
delightfully imaginative storytelling with a message that any kid
can be a hero! Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan's sister
Anita Mangan. Â Escape the Rooms and The Fart That Changed
the World have been huge bestsellers: Stephen and Anita are comic
dynamite. Â Praise for Stephen and Anita's books: Escape the
Rooms: "A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" Graham Norton,
Virgin Radio 'Richly imagined and deeply heartfelt' Hadley Freeman,
Guardian 'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time'
Good Housekeeping 'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites
the imagination' Edith Bowman  The Fart That Changed the
World "A sure-fire way for kids to entertain themselves. What’s
more, it’s also excellent for reading aloud" LoveReading4Kids
"Laugh-out-loud stuff" Ray D’Arcy "A high-energy, brilliantly
imaginative and laugh-out-loud tale that is guaranteed to blow away
young readers" Lancashire Evening Post  The Unlikely Rise of
Harry Sponge “After the runaway success of joint debut novel,
Escape the Rooms, and the hilarious The Fart That Changed the
World, the dynamic duo return with an all-action, marvellously
manic and laugh-out-loud tale with a message that any child can be
a hero” Lancashire Evening Post "hilarious ... A right royal
romp" First News  ABOUT THE MANGANS Stephen Mangan is
an author, script-writer and actor with huge range across TV,
radio, film and theatre. From classic comedy such as Green Wing,
Episodes and I'm Alan Partridge and acclaimed drama such as The
Split, Stephen also presents Portrait and Landscape Artist of the
Year and regularly appears on stage, most recently as a highly
praised Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. Stephen also voiced
the title role in Postman Pat: The Movie. He has been a member of
the judging panels for the Costa Book of the Year prize and The
Laugh-Out-Loud Awards (The Lollies). His children's books are the
bestselling Escape the Rooms and The Fart that Changed the World.
Stephen on writing for children (interview on ITV's Lorraine):
“Every page has to grip them, make them laugh, be interesting
because they can drop it. There are screens everywhere that they
can pick up. That’s part of the reason why I started writing
books because I had such fun as a kid reading books. I always had
my head in a book. I wanted to write books that were unputdownable
for children, that were full of adventure and crazy big characters
and made them laugh.” Anita Mangan is a celebrated graphic
designer and illustrator who has designed over 60 books including
for Leon Restaurants, Gizzi Erskine and Fearne Cotton. She
illustrated the best-selling Be a Unicorn series. Her first
children's book was the bestselling Escape the Rooms. Â
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