Simon Farnaby has written and starred in some of the UK’s best-loved family TV such as Horrible Histories, and Ghosts, and films such as Paddington and Paddington 2.
The Wizard in My Shed was his first children’s book. When not writing or acting, Simon is a keen amateur wizard and can often be found in his garden (unsuccessfully) conjuring vegetable spells.
Topic: English
Age Range: 7-11
Related Book: The Wizard In My Shed
Book Creator: Claire Powell
Meet Merdyn the Wild (the world’s most badly-behaved wizard), Rose (the world’s most ordinary girl) and Bubbles (the world’s best guinea pig) on a hilarious adventure that might just end in an epic wizard battle in the garden – if you’re lucky.
Download these fun activity sheets, including colouring in and a wordsearch.