Dave Pigeon

Name: William Joseph
Price range: $

by Swapna Haddow, illustrated by Sheena Dempsey

Interest age: 6 to 7
Reading age: 6 to 7

Published by Faber & Faber, 2016

Funny

About this book

Dave Pigeon, the brilliant pigeon mastermind, is determined to find and eat all of your biscuits.

Aided by Skipper (typing the story as it happens), Dave also aims to defeat his nemesis Mean Cat - even if it means changing his epic plans, here and there.

Children will laugh themselves silly at Dave, and the expressive illustrations complete a perfect funny book for younger readers.

About the author

Londoner Swapna Haddow is the award-winning children's author of the Dave Pigeon series. She loves to write about boisterous animals that cause mayhem and is working to make sure mean cats, grizzly bears and big-hearted little rabbits find their place on the bookshelves. Friendship and humour are always at the heart of what Swapna loves to write.

Her first published book, Dave Pigeon, illustrated by Sheena Dempsey, received rave reviews and went on to win three regional awards in the UK and was shortlisted for the prestigious Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. The series is based on two pigeons who find themselves battling predators in an array of madcap scenarios, all the while proving that friendship and teamwork can defeat anything. Swapna now lives in New Zealand with her husband, son and their dog, Archie.

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