Whiff Eric and the Great Green Thing

A four-book mini series: collectable and enables good shelf presence. Integrated b&w illustrations throughout support the text and add humour. Ideal springboard for learning more about the Viking world. Equal boy / girl appeal. Karen Wallace is very much a high-profile author following the success of Raspberries on the Yangtze, shortlisted for the Guardian children's fiction prize and The Unrivalled Spangles, shortlisted for a Book Trust award.

When Whiff Erik discovers his brother has a rare seed, he just has to have it! He plants it in Goose Pimple Bay. But it's not long before a gigantic plant starts growing... and growing... and growing...Set in the Viking world of long boats, looting and grand adventure, The Goose Pimple Bay Sagas relate the hilarious tales of a ruling family with a difference. In book two, Whiff Erik, now ruler of Goose Pimple Bay discovers his brother, Spike Carbuncle at sea. He's escaped from his wife's island and he's taken a rare seed with him. Back at home, Whiff Erik plants the seed, but it's not long before a gigantic plan blots out the sky and a great green thing appears in the leaves. Oh dear, Whiff Erik knows they're in big, big trouble...