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Squirrel and Duck: Invasion of the Doggy-Snatchers
By (Author) Tom Percival
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
2nd December 2025
14th August 2025
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
240
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
'Hilarious... addictive' Guardian
Brilliantly funny illustrated story in a series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Laugh on every page as they take down a secret alien conspiracy! Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Grimwood, aged 7+.
'Hilarious, off-the-wall and great fun' Sun
Squirrel and Duck, the worlds only two talking animals, have noticed something: dogs are acting peculiarly everywhere. Its the first clue to a shocking truth ALIENS are invading, theyre taking over dogs bodies, and ONLY Squirrel and Duck can stop them!
A fully illustrated story that readers who love to laugh - and their families - will lap up. Don't miss the first book in the series, Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable.
Tom Percival is the talented and highly acclaimed author of the Big Bright Feelings picture books for younger children.
Irritable Squirrel and jolly, sanguine Duck live together in an abandoned fibreglass tree until their home is destroyed and theyre drawn into a saga of stolen paintings and helicopter heists in their quest for a new one. A hilarious, highly illustrated beginning to an addictive new 6+ series. -- Imogen Russell-Williams * Guardian on 'Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable' *
Hilarious, off-the-wall and great fun -- Natasha Harding * Sun on 'Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable' *
Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. He grew up in the rural south-west and now lives in Gloucestershire. His series of picture books exploring the emotions, Big Bright Feelings, is widely loved, with Ruby's Worry and World Book Day book Billy's Bravery being the bestselling titles. In Squirrel and Duck, his new young fiction series, his anarchic sense of humour and his brilliantly expressive and funny black-and-white drawings will entertain an older audience.