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And if somehow you've not yet met him, well, here he is: the most endearing, wide-eyed, gloriously anxious little owl in children's literature, about to discover that the dark is actually full of fireworks and Father Christmas and cats with excellent ideas about exploring. 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King retells the classic tale with all the eerie, creeping dread it deserves, and Sendak's illustrations (created in close collaboration with the Maurice Sendak Foundation) are the kind that stay with you long after the book is closed. 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This is a properly FUNNY book perfect for those young people who like nothing more than some irreverent joking (farts and poos) and truly brilliant graphic illustrations. It also came out of the brilliant bonkers head of our very own Beccy Blake, who was part of our team until Bloomsbury realised how awesome she was and she had to leave us to concentrate on 'colouring in' as we called it. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eBut don't take out word for it!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e 'Proper funny cartooning - I love it'\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e– Jim Smith, Laugh Out Loud Book Award winning author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMy Big Fat Poo Diary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWelcome to Chicken Hill: join Ferdy, Gripper and Tink as they investigate all things strange in their seriously weird town.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThree hilarious and off-the-wall stories in one full-colour graphic novel, perfect for fans of Dog Man and Bunny vs Monkey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicken Hill: Just your average, everyday, run-of-the-mill small town, where the pets can talk, the frogs rule over a secret underwater empire and you're only ever one day away from an alien invasion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicken Hill is home to Ferdy, a tech wiz with a knack for invention and a habit of running into trouble. 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