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The Viking Who Liked Icing

Lu Fraser author Mark McKinley illustrator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:5th Aug '21

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From an incredibly exciting new picture book pairing comes The Viking Who Liked Icing – a hilarious and original take on believing in yourself and learning how to shine

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"A winner with my grandson. And I liked it too!" - Prue Leith
"A beautiful book about following your dreams" - David Atherton, Winner of the Great British Bake-Off
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A hilarious and original picture book about believing in yourself and learning how to shine.


Nut isn't like the other Vikings; he doesn't climb hills or swim icy lakes … but he does have one great passion – Nut LOVES to bake cakes! So, when Viking Sports Day comes round, it looks like certain disaster for Nut. Can his baking SAVE THE DAY?

Told in effortless verse, The Viking Who Liked Icing is a hilarious, heartwarming picture book about being yourself.

A beautiful book about self-acceptance and following your dreams. If only there was a Viking Bake Off, Nut would surely take the crown! A story that will warm the heart of the reader as much as the child you're reading to * David Atherton, The Great British Bake Off Winner 2019 and author of My First Cook Book: Bake, Make and Learn to Cook *
A winner with my grandson, and I liked it too! * Prue Leith *
The Viking Who Liked Icing has all the ingredients of a future classic. Combine wonderful characters, a meaningful story, masterful rhyming and gorgeous illustrations, sprinkle with humour, and you’re left with an incredibly sweet book with a potent message * Picture Book Snob *

Told in effortless verse, this hilarious picture book is an original take on believing in yourself & learning how to shine

* Sloan Magazine *
A hilarious and original picture book about believing in yourself and learning how to shine. * Federation of Children’s Book Groups *

ISBN: 9781526603906

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 198g

32 pages