Book description
When King Eggnog rashly offers the hand of his daughter Princess
Miranda in marriage, Sir Bigwart sets out on a daring quest with his
faithful squire Toby in tow. The quest is to bring back a tooth of the
Ogre of Ghastly Fell, a fearsome, flesh-eating giant whose breath is
so bad it can knock you at a hundred paces and whose two heads are
constantly squabbling with each other.
Sir Bigwart's real talent is for empty boasting so he's going to need
a lot of help from his resourceful squire on the way - which is a
little awkward since Toby is secretly in love with Princess Miranda
himself. To make matters more complicated, Miranda is bored of
embroidering her dad's coat of arms on cushions - she's coming along
for the ride and anyone who tries giving her orders had better watch
out.
After studying English and Drama, Alan started working life in a
travelling theatre company, visiting schools all over the country and
writing much of their material. He says it was a useful apprenticeship
- if the audience didn't like the play, they talked through it or
threw bits of paper at the actors. He very quickly learned what
children liked.
In addition to writing and directing plays, Alan trained as a drama
teacher. He has written stories and dramas for the BBC (both
television and radio), as well as many children's books including the
wonderful TROLLS series for Bloomsbury.
