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Colin’s Castle

Holly Swain author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:29th Aug '24

Should be back in stock very soon

Colin’s Castle cover

The perfect new illustrated children’s picture book for 2024

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025.

A Children's Book Club pick for Spooky Halloween Books – BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025.

A Children's Book Club pick for Spooky Halloween Books – BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

When a vegetarian vampire moves into his dream castle, he soon discovers he has an unwanted house guest …

Colin’s new castle is perfect in every way – apart from the DUCK.

The duck pops up when Colin’s in the bath. When he’s watching telly. When he’s ON THE LOO. QUACK!

But where there’s a will, there’s a way. Colin has a PLAN. Will he succeed in banishing Duck from his castle and leading the bird-free life that he dreams of?

“Hilarious” – The Sunday Times

"[a] superbly humorous picture book” – V's View from the Bookshelves blog

“Full of humour and beautifully illustrated, young readers will enjoy the duck's antics and Colin’s attempts to live a bird-free life" – RTÉJr

“The illustrations of Colin and his duck are delightful and the details of the castle are brilliant! […] This is definitely a book to enjoy together in the autumn term.” – Scope for Imagination Blog

Colin's Castle is gentle and hilarious, and the illustrations are full of so many wondrous little details. Colin is a utter DELIGHT.” –LoveReading4Kids

"A perfect autumnal treat, Colin’s Castle is a story which will have children laughing hysterically before bedtime or in their classroom." – Check ‘Em Out Books blog

“With a fiendishly funny adventure to enjoy, two unlikely adversaries, and a whole castle full of laughs, you won’t want to duck out of this rollicking romp!” – Lancashire Evening Post

ISBN: 9780008698126

Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm x 2mm

Weight: 180g

32 pages