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The Invincible Tony Spears

Book 1

Neal Layton, Author

Paperback

Series: Tony Spears

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: July 14, 2016

Category: Humorous stories (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781444919523

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Perfect for every child who has ever dreamed of travelling to space…

Making new friends is never easy, but seems impossible when Tony moves to a new town and school mid-term. But when he finds a round red button hidden in a cupboard, all his worries are forgotten. The button transforms his dull kitchen into a spaceship, called The Invincible. There’s nothing more exciting than cruising the universe for adventure, but what about school and his mum?

Tony Spears’ epic-galactic-space-adventures and his earthly life begin to converge. The universe is in danger, ‘Sports Morning’ is looming at school and Tony’s mum won’t have a messy kitchen!

Will Tony find a way to save the universe, and also deal with the difficulties in his ‘real’ life?

Inspired by Tim Peake and Major Tom …

Reviews

The always-brilliant Neal Layton brings his joyous scribbly artwork to a young fiction title that bridges the gap for blossoming readers not yet ready to take on a novel.

Book Trust

This richly illustrated and entertaining story will appeal to early readers, adventure lovers and those inspired by the astronaut Tim Peake

South Wales Evening Post

The always-brilliant Neal Layton brings his joyous scribbly artwork to a young fiction title that bridges the gap for blossoming readers not yet ready to take on a novel. The story zooms along, and children will adore the alien creatures.

Book Trust

Perfect for new readers, with illustrations on every page.

TheSchoolrun.com

Neal Layton

Neal is an award-winning illustrator and author of children’s books. He has worked on more than 80 titles to date, working with authors such Cressida Cowell and Michael Rosen, and won several prizes including a Gold Award in the Nestle Children’s Book Prize for That Rabbit Belongs to Emily Brown. His books have also been shortlisted for the Red House Book Awards, the Blue Peter Book Awards, the Booktrust Early Years Award, Funfzig Jahre Deutcher Jugendliteraturpreis and New York Public Library’s annual list of Best Children’s Books.He also writes his own books, such as eco-picture book A Planet Full of Plastic and ‘The Invincible Tony Spears’ fiction series. His books are currently in print in more than 16 languages worldwide. He lives in Portsmouth with his wife and two daughters.