The famous magician, Monsieur Lapin, is holding auditions for the role of a new assistant without any luck, until Houdini the rabbit comes along. He turns out to be the perfect choice; he loves magic, looks after everyone, and ensures the show runs smoothly. One night, things go wrong, however. Yet Houdini is not daunted and manages to keep the show going.
Liked Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? Well, get ready for ‘Pride and Prejudice and Dinosaurs’. And ‘Romeo and Juliet and Dinosaurs’. And ‘The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Dinosaurs’. This weirdly wonderful ode to classic literature is the latest entry in the Jurassic Classics series, which uses dinosaurs, puns and hilarious illustrations to make potentially stale topics interesting to children.
With Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown on board, you know you can expect fun and irreverent accompaniments to the text, and this doesn’t disappoint. Mark Price, the current Minister of State for Trade and Investment in the UK, was prompted to write this for his daughter to teach her to play chess.
