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Jamie's dad begins to tell him a relatively straightforward bedtime story about a prince, but Jamie's inquisitiveness and imagination leads to the addition of more elements to the events until father and son are essentially collaborating. Features the bold and stylish illustrations of Jez Tuya.
About the author
Alastair Chisholm is the author of acclaimed sci-fi adventures Adam-2, winner of the Blackwells Children’s Book of the Year; Orion Lost, shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year; I Am Wolf; I Am Raven; Reek; and the fantasy chapter book series, Dragon Storm. He writes funny picture books including Inch and Grub illustrated by David Roberts, which won the Queen Knickers Award and the Scottish Book Trust’s Bookbug prize, as well as The Prince and the Witch and the Thief and the Bears, and its companion titles The Tale of the Valiant Ninja Frog and Space Pirate Bears, all illustrated by Jez Tuya. Alastair lives in Edinburgh with his wife, family, and Maudie the cat, who is cross with him for some reason. Find him online at alastairc.com, on Instagram as @alastairchisholm and on X as @alastair_ch.Jez Tuya is the illustrator of The Prince, the Witch, the Thief and the Bears, The Tale of the Valiant Ninja Frog and Space Pirate Bears, all written by Alastair Chisholm. He has worked for many clients in children’s book publishing and has designed characters for animated films and television shows. He currently lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Follow Jez on Twitter as @jez_tuya and in Instagram as @jeztuya.
