Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge

A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventurestory by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artistAnita Mangan. Grumpy old King Chisel has a problem.He needs an heir to his kingdom - fast! So he challenges the bestkids from across the country to compete in the Crown Duels, withthe ultimate winner becoming king or queen. Step forward:GLORIA SQUAT-FURTHER: champion athleteHUXLEY BEELINE: mathematical geniusJONNY MOULD: artistic aceGOSSAMER FOUNTAIN: empathy expertHARRY SPONGE: ordinary boy. Not to be underestimated...The ridiculous prime minister, Farting Bernie, is in charge andthe contest swiftly descend into chaos. Who will rise to the topand survive wild sabotaging, saggy royal pants, the most disgustingmeal ever invented, and a pair of frisky goats?The wildly funny, brilliantly silly adventure from thebestselling author and illustrator of Escape the Roomsand The Fart That Changed the World. Wildly funny, delightfully imaginative storytelling with a messagethat any kid can be a hero!Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan's sisterAnita Mangan.  Escape the Rooms and The Fart That Changed the Worldhave been huge bestsellers: Stephen and Anita are comicdynamite.  Praise for Stephen and Anita's books:Escape the Rooms:"A brilliant, clever, kind of genius book" GrahamNorton, Virgin Radio'Richly imagined and deeply heartfelt' HadleyFreeman, Guardian'Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same time'Good Housekeeping'A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the imagination'Edith Bowman  The Fart That Changed the World"A sure-fire way for kids to entertain themselves. What’smore, it’s also excellent for reading aloud" LoveReading4Kids"Laugh-out-loud stuff" Ray D’Arcy"A high-energy, brilliantly imaginative and laugh-out-loud talethat is guaranteed to blow away young readers" LancashireEvening Post  The Unlikely Rise of Harry Sponge“After the runaway success of joint debut novel, Escapethe Rooms, and the hilarious The Fart That Changed the World,the dynamic duo return with an all-action, marvellously manic andlaugh-out-loud tale with a message that any child can be a hero”Lancashire Evening Post"hilarious ... A right royal romp" FirstNews  ABOUT THE MANGANSStephen Mangan is an author, script-writer andactor with huge range across TV, radio, film and theatre. Fromclassic comedy such as Green Wing,Episodes and I'm Alan Partridgeand acclaimed drama such as The Split,Stephen also presents Portrait and LandscapeArtist of the Year and regularly appears onstage, most recently as a highly praised Ebeneezer Scrooge in AChristmas Carol. Stephen also voiced thetitle role in Postman Pat: The Movie.He has been a member of the judging panels for the Costa Book ofthe Year prize and The Laugh-Out-Loud Awards (The Lollies). His children'sbooks are the bestselling Escape the Rooms andThe Fart that Changed the World.Stephen on writing for children (interview on ITV'sLorraine): “Every page has to grip them, makethem laugh, be interesting because they can drop it. There arescreens everywhere that they can pick up. That’s part ofthe reason why I started writing books because I had such fun asa kid reading books. I always had my head in a book. I wanted towrite books that were unputdownable for children, that were fullof adventure and crazy big characters and made them laugh.”Anita Mangan is a celebrated graphic designerand illustrator who has designed over 60 books including for LeonRestaurants, Gizzi Erskine and Fearne Cotton. She illustrated thebest-selling Be a Unicorn series. Her first children'sbook was the bestselling Escape the Rooms.