Prince Vince and the Case of the Smelly Goat; Prince Vince and the Hot Diggory Dogs
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July's front cover features the hardback version of Paula Danziger's Thames Doesn't Rhyme with James, using an illustration by Joe Csatari. The book is published by Heinemann and we're grateful to them for their help. For further details see the Authorgraph interview with Paula Danziger.
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Prince Vince and the Case of the Smelly Goat
Guy Parker-Rees
Prince Vince and the Hot Diggory Dogs
Guy Parker-Rees
Convincing your parents that you've really grown up is always a tricky business, particularly when you're heir to the throne and been cursed with the name Prince Vincent Alexandro de Maximus Rot. In the first book Prince Vince, with real royal pluck, sets off to trail a goat. Spurred on by a collection of the wimpiest guardsmen I've ever seen, he eventually finds the goat and learns a lot about people too. A superb read for confident goat-lovers.
The second tale is a simply glorious confusion for Prince Vince to untangle. Good ideas for raising money come thick and fast, but no one has accounted for Hot Diggory. I loved the pace of this story; it bounces along making us giggle at every page, yet the vocabulary is suitable for the newly confident reader - and it's a real book! Do look out for Goofer: what a useful canine to have around.