The Great Rocket Robbery: World Book Day 2019

By (author) Cottrell Boyce Frank; Illustrated by Lenton Steven
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Before the first man on the moon . . . there was a mutt on the moon!
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Laika and her fellow street dogs are being trained up for the greatest adventure in history – a trip to the moon! But Laika can''t wait to see the stars – so she hatches a plan with her friends to get her there all on her own . . .

Join Laika and friends in The Great Rocket Robbery by Carnegie Medal-winning author Frank Cottrell-Boyce, illustrated by Steven Lenton – final destination: adventure!

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Light-hearted and profound
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Full of heart and emotion that might just bring a tear to your eye. If it doesn’t though it’s still got lightsabers and alien space dogs.
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Wholly original and exceptionally funny
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a spiky, effervescent treat, like Spielberg''s ET put in a blender with a bottle of Irn-Bru.
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A touching tale . . . told with wild humour and panache
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A wonderful and exciting story about friendship and appreciating what you have.
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whimsical, heart-wrenching and hilarious.
Biographical note

Frank Cottrell-Boyce is an award-winning author and screenwriter. Millions, his debut children''s novel, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal. He is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again, Cosmic, Framed and The Astounding Broccoli Boy. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children''s Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children''s Fiction Award (now the Costa Book Award) and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Sputnik''s Guide to Life on Earth was shortlisted for the 2017 CILIP Carnegie Medal and selected for the inaugural W H Smith Tom Fletcher Book Club. Frank is a judge for the BBC Radio 2 500 Words competition and, along with Danny Boyle, devised the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. He has written for the hit TV series Dr Who, and is the screenwriter for the film Goodbye Christopher Robin.

Steven Lenton is originally from Congleton in Cheshire, where his family run a pom-pom factory, but he now splits his time between Brighton and London, where he works from his shared studio. Steven has a BA and MA in animation and has worked as a successful animator and art director for children''s television. Alongside Frank Cottrell-Boyce''s fiction, Steven is now the illustrator of David Baddiel''s books (HarperCollins) the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series (Nosy Crow), the Nothing to See Here Hotel series (Simon & Schuster) and picture books with Elli Woollard (Macmillan).