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The Diddle That Dummed

Kes Gray, Author

Fred Blunt, Illustrator

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: June 25, 2020

Category: Picture storybooks

ISBN: 9781444953688

A laugh-out-loud musical story full of hilarious word play and silliness from the author of Oi Frog!, brilliantly illustrated by Fred Blunt.

Flinty Bo Diddle is writing a tune for his fiddle. All his diddles have lined up nicely – except for one who keeps going DUM, right in the middle! No matter what he tries he just can’t get this diddle to diddle like it’s supposed to!

A story about standing out from the crowd that will have you in fits of giggles!

Kes Gray is the author of the top ten bestselling series Oi Frog and Friends, which has sold 1.4 million copies to date.

Reviews

a veritable musical extravaganza of silliness... guaranteed to have little ones giggling all the way from first note til last

Lancashire Evening Post

Wonderfully original

Sunday Express, S Magazine

Kes Gray

Kes Gray is the bestselling author of the OI FROG AND FRIENDS series of books that has sold over 1.5 million copies and has been adapted into a theatre show. He is a multi-award-winning author with over 70 books published. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and loves to write books that will make children laugh out loud. He has won the Sainsbury’s Children’s Book Award and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award and has been shortlisted for the British Book Awards. Kes is based in Essex.

Fred Blunt

Fred never wanted to be an astronaut or drive a train when he grew up. Right from the beginning he knew he wanted to draw silly pictures for a living. Some decades later, he’s living the dream! Fred has worked on all manner of projects, including editorial, advertising and designing animations for the BBC. He now works mostly in children’s books, including his own Captain Falsebeard and the Knightmare series with Peter Bently.