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Can the duo beat the 'dragons'      and unravel the mystery of WHO this stolen treasure truly      belongs to... and get it back?            The second instalment in the witty, brilliantly author-illustrated      series from David O'Connell, the illustrator behind Tom Vaughan's      Hercules, Pip Bird's The Naughtiest Unicorn,      and many more.       A winning blend of the chaos, wacky humour, adventure and comic-style      art of graphic novels like Bunny vs Monkey and Investigators,      and a more traditional, wittily written fiction      story.       A laugh-out-loud tale packed with hilarious characters and teeming      with doodles - with a super-fun  choose-your-own-adventure      chapter!","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296069169525,"sku":"9780702338809","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702338809_23d33bed-7998-4879-9002-ac53b67a690e.jpg?v=1786015120"},{"product_id":"9780702338793","title":"Beastie Bros","description":"“Funny . very stylish” - Irish Independent            An accessible, funny, black-and-white highly illustrated young      fiction series from David O'Connell, starring a hilarious firefly      and snail duo. Perfect for readers aged 6+ and fans of Jamie      Smart, Toto the Ninja Cat and Dave Pigeon.       Dash is a little firefly. One of his wings is shorter than the      other so he flies more slowly than everyone else, but that doesn't      stop him getting where he wants to go. When he's happy, his      bottom lights up! And he's happiest when he's eating custard and      hanging out with his adoptive brother, Dribble the snail. Dribble      is never in a hurry. He likes to invent things - and eat cabbage.         He keeps all kinds of useful objects hidden inside his shell.         They help to keep him out of trouble, which is never far away...               Join our minibeast heroes on their first adventure as they foil      a master criminal plot involving a crystal worm, ancient custard,      a stolen Roboslug and some dastardly dung beetles...               A witty, brilliantly author-illustrated project from David O'Connell,      the illustrator behind Tom Vaughan's Hercules, Pip      Bird's The Naughtiest Unicorn, and many more.         A winning blend of the chaos, wacky humour, adventure and comic-style      art of graphic novels like Bunny vs Monkey and Investigators,      and a more traditional, wittily written fiction      story.         A laugh-out-loud tale packed with hilarious characters like Flattened      Dominic the slug and Mr Truffle the ball of dung!","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56296156889461,"sku":"9780702338793","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702338793_a48ed80f-785c-4fe5-82d1-b3cbda3cd0f0.jpg?v=1786015119"},{"product_id":"9781526640567","title":"The Smidgens Crash-Land","description":"\u003cp\u003eEver since Gafferty Sprout’s last adventure, she’s been VERY GOOD. No more finding lost Smidgen clans, no more pudding fights, definitely no more GHOSTS. She knows there’s another clan still out there – The Burrow – and maybe they know the secrets of the MAGICAL knife that saved her from the ghosts. But it’ll have to wait until she’s less … grounded.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThen a strange Smidgen steals her knife and sets out for The Burrow, and there’s nothing for it. Gafferty has to follow. 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It's DEFINITELY so he can be the best magical guardian of Dundoodle that he can be and DEFINITELY NOT so he can turn tree branches into flying surfboards. Only trouble is, the key to open the tunnel was broken into four pieces hundreds of years ago and hidden.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArchie, Fliss and Billy set out to find the pieces of the key, but why was the tunnel sealed off in the first place? 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Joyously and solemnly tugging on the threads that connect us—to life, to the planet, to each other—David O’Connell finds meaning in the small things. An earworm, a sudden memory, the arrival of a fox in the neighborhood, even camaraderie among other patients awaiting colonoscopies—all are grist for O’Connell’s ability to view the world simultaneously anew and as it once appeared. From the quotidian to the profound, this is a collection that hovers around your consciousness, reshaping your own vision and insight.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56367949414773,"sku":"9780299355449","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780299355449_a3e4c2c3-6602-459c-bf9b-1d8e68cc700a.jpg?v=1786012578"},{"product_id":"9780702344480","title":"Beastie Bros 3: The Curse of Captain Slugbeard","description":"Adopted brothers Dribble the snail and Dash the firefly are      back - this time facing a legendary slug pirate and his cursed booty!      Third in the hilarious, highly illustrated black-and-white      series for readers aged 6+ by David O'Connell.         Dribble has a new invention: a Bubbler (made from superpowered      midge farts), perfect for making fizzy drinks. Cool Nat promises      to trial the invention in Grottibottigan's Juice Bar if the      bros fetch him some seaweed from Bogbrush-on-Sea...       But the treacherous pirate Captain Slugbeard is rumoured to have      buried his treasure on the very beach they're going to. And he's      placed a terrible curse of bad luck upon anyone who tries to nab      his loot.         At their hotel, the bros run into the naughty Dung Heap Gang,      who are keen to sniff out the treasure. With the help of Dribble's      latest invention, can Dribble and Dash beat the beetles and escape      the curse. or will they fall into the clutches of pirates? And      will Prudence the prawn - creepie crawlie of the sea - and Big      Steve the sardine prove to be friends or foes?             Witty and brilliantly author-illustrated by David O'Connell,      the illustrator behind Tom Vaughan's Hercules, Pip Bird's      The Naughtiest Unicorn and many more.         Absolutely teeming with funny and clever illustrations, perfect      for fans of fiction and graphic novels alike.          Packed with a hilarious cast of characters in a world of minibeasts,      mystery and mayhem!","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368133767541,"sku":"9780702344480","price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702344480_654de0c0-7283-4038-80f3-5d69e8ee4971.jpg?v=1786015240"},{"product_id":"the-chocolate-factory-ghost","title":"The Chocolate Factory Ghost","description":"\u003cp\u003eArchie McBudge knows his lucky underpants must really work, because when he and his mum are summoned to Honeystone Hall in the remote Scottish village of Dundoodle, they find Archie has inherited not only the enormous hall, but the whole of the world-famous McBudge Confectionery Company from Great-Uncle Archibald. 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