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Thorfinn and the Putrid Potion

David MacPhail
Richard Morgan

£5.99

Also available as: eBook

Range: Young Kelpies Paperback 128 pages 50 b/w illustrations 197 x 158 mm ISBN: 9781782506379 Publication date: 19th March 2020

You might think all Vikings are ROUGH, TOUGH, MEAN, HAIRY and SMELLY.
But Thorfinn is no ordinary Viking!

When his dad, Chief Harald, is poisoned by a putrid sleeping potion, Thorfinn and his friends journey to Scotland to get help from the world’s best potion-maker.

Can Thorfinn the Nicest Viking find the antidote and wake Harald before power-hungry Ragwich takes control of the village?

Reviews

Praise for Thorfinn the Nicest Viking:

'Hand these to fans of How to Train Your Dragon.'
-- School Library Journal

'With short chapters and plenty of laughs on every page, this highly entertaining series of Viking antics is ideal for confident independent readers. Hilarious illustrations accompany the witty text, and there are puzzles and trading cards to be enjoyed at the end of the book.'
-- BookTrust

'It is a story filled with humor that will appeal to young readers... Readers who like the graphic novel/fiction book format will like the cartoon like illustrations throughout the book. Reluctant readers will find the format and short chapters accessible.'
-- Youth Services Book Review

Thorfinn and the Putrid Potion

Author

David MacPhail has worked as a chicken wrangler, a ghost-tour guide, and a waiter on a tropical island, and he now has the sensible job of writing about yetis, Vikings, and the funny side of history. David is the author of the Lollies-nominated Thorfinn the…

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Illustrator

Richard Morgan was born and raised by goblins on the Yorkshire moors. He has painted backgrounds for Disney TV and now writes and illustrates children’s books. He lives in Cambridge, England, and has a family of goblins of his own.

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