Toad Attack!
Paperback
Upper Dab is under attack from a mysterious invasion of toads in this hilarious adventure from award-wining Waterstones Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence.
After a toad lands on his head as he leaves his house one morning, Leo is determined to find out where it has come from and why. Together with his friend Rosa, he needs to come up with some answers before the angry residents of Upper Dab take matters into their own hands and the toads become toast! A brilliantly quirky comedy caper with a diverse and inclusive cast of characters.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-844-2
Interest age
9+
Reading age
8
Accelerated Reader Level
3.9
Publication Date
05-03-2019
Format
Paperback
Pages
80 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
Upper Dab is under attack from a mysterious invasion of toads in this hilarious adventure from award-wining Waterstones Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence.
After a toad lands on his head as he leaves his house one morning, Leo is determined to find out where it has come from and why. Together with his friend Rosa, he needs to come up with some answers before the angry residents of Upper Dab take matters into their own hands and the toads become toast! A brilliantly quirky comedy caper with a diverse and inclusive cast of characters.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Patrice Lawrence, Illustrated by Becka Moor
Patrice Lawrence is the current Waterstones Children's Laureate, appointed for the 2026–2028 tenure. Her debut YA novel,Orangeboy, won the YA Book Prize and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers, and was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award. Her other novels includeIndigo Donut, the Jhalak Prize winnerEight Pieces of Silvaand the Carnegie Medal shortlistedNeedle. In 2021, Patrice was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature.
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Becka Moor is the illustrator of The Royal Babysitters, runner-up in the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award, and of Violet and the Pearl of the Orient, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Becka was born in Manchester, where she still lives.
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-844-2
Reading age
8
Interest age
9+
Accelerated Reader Level
3.9
Publication Date
05-03-2019
Format
Paperback
Pages
80 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
Upper Dab is under attack from a mysterious invasion of toads in this hilarious adventure from award-wining Waterstones Children's Laureate Patrice Lawrence.
After a toad lands on his head as he leaves his house one morning, Leo is determined to find out where it has come from and why. Together with his friend Rosa, he needs to come up with some answers before the angry residents of Upper Dab take matters into their own hands and the toads become toast! A brilliantly quirky comedy caper with a diverse and inclusive cast of characters.
Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.
Author
Patrice Lawrence, Illustrated by Becka Moor
Patrice Lawrence is the current Waterstones Children's Laureate, appointed for the 2026–2028 tenure. Her debut YA novel,Orangeboy, won the YA Book Prize and the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize for Older Readers, and was shortlisted for the Costa Children’s Book Award. Her other novels includeIndigo Donut, the Jhalak Prize winnerEight Pieces of Silvaand the Carnegie Medal shortlistedNeedle. In 2021, Patrice was awarded an MBE for Services to Literature.
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Becka Moor is the illustrator of The Royal Babysitters, runner-up in the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award, and of Violet and the Pearl of the Orient, which was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. Becka was born in Manchester, where she still lives.