I Was a Rat! Or, The Scarlet Slippers and The Scarecrow and his Servant

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I was a rat! So insists a scruffy boy named Roger. Maybe its true, but what is he now A terrifying monster running wild in the sewers The Daily Scourge is sure of it. A victim of Rodent Delusion The hospital nurse says yes. A lucrative fairground attraction He is to Mr. Tapscrew. Or is Roger just an ordinary little boy Only three people believe this version of the story, and it may take a royal interventionand a bit of magicto convince everyone
else. A playful parody of the press, I Was a Rat! is a magical weaving of humour, fairy tale, and adventure.

When, in A Scarecrow and His Servant, a bolt of lightning brings Scarecrow to life, he proves to be a courteous but pea-brained fellow with grand ideas. He meets a boy, Jack, who becomes his faithful servant and the two embark upon a terrifying series of adventuresincluding battles, brigands, broken hearts, and treasure islands. But little does the Scarecrow know that he is being followed by a family who desperately wishes hed never sprung to life.

Two stories of myth, magic and adventure from the master teller of tales.

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Full of hilarious, loveable characters * Sunday Times *
Sound morals are seldom so entertainingly delivered, and the language, pace and drama make it perfect for reading out loud. * The Guardian (I Was A Rat!) *

Author Bio

Philip Pullman was born in Norwich and educated in England, Zimbabwe, Australia and Wales. He studied English at Exeter College, Oxford. His first children's book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. To date, he has published thirty-three books, read by children and adults alike. His most famous work is the His Dark Materials trilogy. These books have been honoured by several prizes including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Book Prize, and (for The Amber Spyglass) the Whitbread Book of the Year Award - the first time that prize had been given to a children's book. Pullman has received numerous other awards, including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year's Honours List for Services to Literature.