Good Knight Sleep Tight

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A stunning sequel to the award-winning title The Kiss That Missed, which sold over 300,000 copies.

The lovable and haphazard knight is back on another quest. This time he must find the finest feathers in the kingdom to fill the royal pillow and stop the little princess making that terrible noise!

'Melling's illustrations are as snazzy and snappy as his prose.' The Guardian

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Praise for Good Knight Sleep Tight

  • Aside from the perfect pace and humour of this book, it is the illustrations which set it apart from the average children's bedtime picture story book. Melling, author and illustrator, deserves even more awards to be heaped on him for his latest offering. - www.adoption-net.co.uk

  • With lively drawings...this humorous story will entertain both boy and girl readers. - Carousel

  • Off trots the brave knight (he is the real star) following a humorous narrative that simply races along. This is a wonderful read that is bound to win first place in the bed-time reading stakes. - The Lady

  • David Melling's comic tale is a delight in every way. His witty illustrations and gently sardonic text combine with typographical showmanship resulting in a richly enjoyable story which has all the hallmarks of the classic children's picture book. - Scottish Sunday Herald

  • ... one reading won't exhaust this book's pleasures - TES

  • As usual, David Melling's illustrations keep readers smiling all the way through, adding colour to a fast-paced narrative which keeps young minds concentrating on this terrific tale until the last page. - South Wales Argus

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David Melling

David Melling

David Melling has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Smarties Book Award. Before becoming an internationally-acclaimed and best-selling author/illustrator, David worked as a photographer and as an animation artist for films including the much-loved Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs. He was born in Oxford and still lives near the city with his wife and two children. His most popular picture book The Tale of Jack Frost was animated and shown on BBC1 on Christmas Day with a voice over by Hugh Laurie. The animation was shortlisted for the Pulcinella Award 2005 in the Best TV Movie category.

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