Book description
What do you get when you cross the legendary heroes of Camelot with the
legendary humour of Colin Thompson? The Dragons! In the days when
dragons roamed the earth turning people into toast, a mighty King ruled
the world. This King lived in the great castle of Camelot in the
beautiful island of Avalon. Guided by the great wizard Merlin, this King
became a legend and his name was Arthur. The trouble with legends is
that every time their stories are told they become more and more
fabulous, so useless twits are often turned into superheroes. This is
the true story of King Arthur, who was not a superhero. He was a nasty
little spoilt brat who was totally up himself. Or was he . . .? Since
he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin
Thompson has had more than 65 books published. He has received several
awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel How to Live Forever,
CBCA Picture Book of the Year for The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of
Riley and CBCA Honour Book and the Family Therapists' Award for The Big
Little Book of Happy Sadness. He has been shortlisted for many other
awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious
children's literature prize in the world. Colin lives in Bellingen,
Australia. His books with Random House Australia include How to Live
Forever, numerous picture books, The Floods series, The Dragons series,
The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness, Free to a Good Home and Barry.
