Creaky Castle: Tom and the Siege

After graduating from Cambridge University, Tony Bradman worked as the Deputy Editor of Parent's Magazine before beginning to write. He has sold over two million books worldwide and is the author of the well-known Dilly the Dinosaur books.

Title: Creaky Castle: Tom and the Siege

Author: Tony Bradman

ISBN: 9780746081211

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Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd

Publication Date: 2009-01-30

Number of Pages: 144

Weight: 0.1407 kg

Bound to appeal to roguish boys everywhere * Teach Primary *
Although part of a series, Tom and the Siege can be read and enjoyed if you have not yet come across any of the other books about Creaky Castle...How Tom enlists the somewhat dubious help of Bad Bart in laying siege to the castle (so that he will not be able to go to boarding school) and how everything goes gloriously wrong, with plenty of slap stick thrown in for good measure, makes for a hilarious read. If you do buy this book, you would be well advised to buy other books in the series too! * Books for Keeps *
Being familiar with Bradman's poetry I was expecting a humorous medieval romp and I wasn't disappointed! Tom and his adoring dragon feature in a tale jam packed full of exploding cows catapulting over battlements, evil baddies with their hilarious henchmen and the fearsome Sir Gilbert de Grouchy shadowed by his awful daughter Migraine. I know my Year 5 boys will be clamouring to read this. * Write Away.org.uk *
Fans of Horrid Henry and Bart Simpson will love Tom Bailey, the mischievous star of this fantastically colourful medieval world! * Betty Bookmark *
Parents battle-weary from the excesses of Horrid Henry can rest assured that Tom is mischievous rather than downright anarchic, and much more polite to his parents. And that is the sort of hero we can all applaud. * Daily Telegraph *