Books with author Giles Andreae

Sir Scallywag and the Golden Underpants by Giles Andreae and Korky Paul - with readalong CD! When King Colin's golden underpants go missing, he calls for Sir Scallywag, the bravest knight in the land. But . . . Sir Scallywag is only 6 years old and with an evil giant to pursue, it's nearly mission impossible! Luckily, this epic tale is a story of David and Goliath. With his trusted steed Doofus at his side, Sir Scallywag proves than even the unlikeliest hero can be the bravest knight of all. Read by author Giles Andreae, and featuring music and sound-effects, the readalong CD brings this exciting and hilarious tale to life. Giles Andreae is an award-winning children's author and has written both fiction and bestselling picture books, such asPants and Giraffes Can't Dance. He is probably best known as the creator of the phenomenally successful Purple Ronnie, Britain's favourite stickman. Giles lives in Oxfordshire with his wife and four children. Korky Paul's bright and energetic style is instantly recognisable. With a string of awards to his name, including both the Kate Greenaway and the Red House Children's Book Award, he is best-known for his portrayal of Winnie the Witch, everyone's favourite magical mischief maker. Korky has two grown up children and lives in Oxford.

When Luke's brother Arthur is given an ancient and magnificent sword for his birthday, Luke is crushed. He is the one who dreams of being a knight - it's not fair! But as promised by Merlin, Luke soon gets the chance to prove himself as a true and courageous knight. When the evil Morgana poisons Arthur and her brother Mandrake turns into a dragon and steals him away to a secret lair, Luke and sister Gwinnie chase after them on the magnificent flying horse Avalon. Together they manage to save Arthur and defeat the evil Morgana and Mandrake. Afterwards, back at Camelot, Luke is made a knight for his bravery - the bravest knight of all!

Small children (and lots of adults!) love pants. They love talking about pants. They giggle whenever pants are mentioned. Let's face it - Pants are VERY FUNNY! PANTS is a picture book with a brilliant rhyming text by Giles Andreae and lots of hilarious pictures by Nick Sharratt. As we go through the book we meet lots of different animals, people and sometimes inanimate objects each wearing a different kind of pants - every shape, pattern, colour, size and style that you can think of - and lots more besides! This book will make children laugh and they will ask for it again and again. PANTS - which ones are your favourite?