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You Ain't Seen Nothing Yeti!

by Steven Butler, illustrated by Steven Lenton

Interest age: 9 to 11
Reading age: 8+

Published by Simon and Schuster, 2018

  • Chapter books
  • Fantasy
  • Funny

About this book

Fairies, leprechauns, ghosts and others are arriving full of cheer at a magical hotel to celebrate Trogmanay, a summer festival where humans are not welcome. Frankie and his family are surprised but happy when their yeti friends turn up unexpectedly from the Himalayas, bringing chilly climes with them. Maudlin Maloney is furious at having her sunny holiday ruined and hurls hexes in anger, cursing guests with itchy bottoms and short arms.

Matters worsen as guests are nearly eaten alive at the Trogmanay feast and plants around the hotel begin to wither and die. Frankie and Grinzi, the youngest yeti, notice two suspicious guests, a mute gnomad and a magpie. Frankie watches them closely and when they prophesise the end of the hotel, his friends and family pull together to figure out who is behind the mischief. There’s no way this hotel is going down without a fight.

The second book of this series is full of laughs (exploding ghosts!) and illustrations that capture the charm of the characters. Children will love the fast-paced pandemonium and mysteries, and the "oh no!" moments will leave them guessing until the very end. Readers will have their imaginations stretched and their vocabularies challenged in this great read.

About the author

Steven Butler is a writer, actor, dancer and trained circus performer as well as a keen observer of trolls and their disgusting habits! Having trained at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts and The Toronto Circus School (in Aerial Ropes), he has starred in Peter Pan, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and as Henry in Horrid Henry Live and Horrid! His future as a writer was almost guaranteed when his primary school headmaster turned out to be the fantastically funny author Jeremy Strong! The Wrong Pong is Steven’s debut novel and before writing this he lived at sea for two years onboard the Disney Cruiseliner.

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