By Jenny O'Connor (author) , Kate Willis-Crowley (illustrator) Part of the The Goblin Princess series
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The favourite theme of the child who longs for a pet is given an unusual twist in this story of adventure and working out who you are. Matty’s family despair of her; for a goblin princess she’s horribly tidy and polite. They don’t think much of her little dragon Smoky either, goblin pets are meant to be boisterous and badly behaved, he’s anything but.
But Matty and Smoky discover some special advantages to being good, and finally win the approval of her family. Fairies and an enchanted wood feature as well as goblins, and there’s while lots to appeal to children who enjoy stories of magic, family relationships are at the core. Colour illustrations add to the appeal, on pages coloured a fetching shade of pond-water green! ~ Andrea Reece
‘I’m so worried about Matty. Her room is always tidy and her clothes are spotless. Last week I even caught her combing her hair!’The first book using the characters from the hugely popular The Goblin Princess comic strip in Sparkle World magazine, and with gorgeous green pages and illustrations throughout, this is the start of an exciting new series perfect for readers moving on from Rainbow Magic, or who like a slightly different version of a fairy story!
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‘I’m so worried about Matty. Her room is always tidy and her clothes are spotless. Last week I even caught her combing her hair!’ The first book using the characters from the hugely popular The Goblin Princess comic strip in Sparkle World magazine, and with gorgeous green pages and illustrations throughout, this is the start of an exciting new series perfect for readers moving on from Rainbow Magic, or who like a slightly different version of a fairy story!
Everything is topsy-turvy in Goblin world and Matty, the Goblin Princess, just doesn't fit in! Her mum, the Goblin Queen, is always telling her to un-tidy her room and eat up her slug porridge (yee-uk!). Goblins HATE nice things, including their enemies the sparkly Forest Fairies...
Matty has a problem. Her new pet baby dragon, Smoky, is far too good and her parents are threatening to send him away! Smoky is her best friend - can she find a way to make him naughty enough to keep? She just might need the Forest Fairies' help...
Jenny O'Connor lives on a Shropshire smallholding with her comic-strip writing partner and two alpacas. After studying Drama at university, she went on to work at Marvel Comics, and then became Editorial Director of Redan Publishing, a children's magazine company that she helped found. Goblin Princess is her first book.
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‘I’m so worried about Matty. Her room is always tidy and her clothes are spotless.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed The Goblin Princess Smoky the Dragon Baby and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
The Goblin Princess Smoky the Dragon Baby features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Fantasy / Magical, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Pets, The Natural World, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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The Goblin Princess Smoky the Dragon Baby was written by Jenny O'Connor and published by Faber & Faber
The Goblin Princess Smoky the Dragon Baby has 86 pages
Yes it is part of The Goblin Princess series
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