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Diary of a Dreadful Dragon

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Banished from yet another kingdom, Malgundrax the dragon has arrived in the Fairytale Woods, eager to build up a new hoard of treasures – and when he joins the three bears’ delivery company, it’s the perfect cover for sneaking into homes and stealing shiny things! But when he starts making friends, stealing begins to lose its sparkle. Can this dragon change his ways? Or once a baddie, always a baddie?

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ISBN: 9781398541757 Category: Children's - Older Readers Tags: Children's / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Friends & friendship issues
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Once upon a time was only the start . . . welcome to the Fairytale Woods. Malc the dragon is on the hunt for treasure in a hilarious secret diary from million-copy bestselling author, comedian and actor Ben Miller.

Banished from yet another kingdom, Malgundrax the dragon has arrived in the Fairytale Woods, eager to build up a new hoard of treasures? and when he joins the three bears’ delivery company, it’s the perfect cover for sneaking into homes and stealing shiny things! But when he starts making friends, stealing begins to lose its sparkle. Can this dragon change his ways? Or once a baddie, always a baddie?

Come down to the Fairytale Woods and discover what your favourite characters are really thinking in the bestselling series from Ben Miller, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli. Diary of a Big Bad Wolf, Diary of a Puss in Boots and Diary of a Wicked Witch available now.

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Author

Miller, Ben

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Children's

Imprint

Simon & Schuster Children's

Cover

Hardback

Pages

209

Language

English

Edition

Hardback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Children – juvenile / Code: J

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