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The Magic Pet Shop: Pugicorn and the Rainbow Holiday

Matilda Rose, Author

Tim Budgen, Illustrator

Series: The Magic Pet Shop

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: July 17, 2025

Category: Pets (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781444971255

It’s summertime, and Pugicorn and Ava are so excited for their very first holiday outside of Twinkleton-Under-Beanstalk . . . in Rainbowland!

They can’t wait to sip pup-tails by the pool and bask in the sparkling sun. But when their summer plans are derailed by rainy spells, a lost little Rainbowroo might just help them to meet someone new to help them have the best summer EVER!!

A magical story filled with sunshine, adventure and everlasting pet pen-pals!

Pay another visit to the Magic Pet Shop . . .
Pugicorn
Starwhal
La-La-Llama
Pandarina
Pugicorn and the Christmas Wish
Kitticorn
Starpuff
Pugicorn and Hugicorn
Elepop
Dinocorn

Matilda Rose

Matilda Rose is the author of The Magic Pet Shop series – Pugicorn, La-La-Llama, Kitticorn and more fun-filled adventures set in a fairy tale world and featuring different magical pets. With important messages about sharing, kindness, trying your best and being yourself, The Magic Pet Shop books combine sparkle, fun and heart!

Tim Budgen

Tim Budgen is a freelance illustrator and Art teacher. He’s illustrated Pugicorn and the Magic Pet Shop series, the Lizzie and Lucky series by Megan Rix, 20 Dinosaurs at Bedtime by Mark Sperring and many more amazing children’s books. For much of his life he has been scribbling down ideas and can usually be found with a pencil in one hand and a sketchbook in the other! He lives by the sea on Hayling Island, England, with his wife Julia.