Publisher Description

Meet the little dinosaur who is the GREATEST SECRET AGENT IN THE WORLD.
Spyceratops has all the skills: sneaking, peeking, blending in, daredevil manoeuvres.

She has all the kit: groovy gadgets, loyal sidekick, awesome spymobile.

And luckily the perfect opportunity has arisen for Spyceratops to share her spy skills with YOU, the reader.

GRANDAD is acting very suspiciously. Can he be trusted? BIG FAT NO. Spyceratops is on the case, determined to uncover Grandad's secret plotting and show off her extraordinary spy skills . . .

Spyceratops is Mission Impossible meets Scooby Doo in a Flintstones-esq dinosaur world – come on in and join the fun!

I Did See a Mammoth! is the winner of the InspiREAD Award 2023.

Author Biography

Alex Willmore is the bestselling illustrator of The Runaway Pea, winner of the Shropshire Bookfest Picture Book Award and the Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award, as well as being nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and a finalist in the 2020 Oscar's Book Prize. His other illustrator titles include The Runaway Pea Washed Away and The Runaway Pea Left Behind, along a string of author-illustrator titles, including The Great Paint, The Big Trip and It's My Sausage, all of which have been translated into multiple languages. Alex lives in his hometown of Northampton with his wife and two children.

Review

"A funny, energetic picture book culminating in a slyly satisfying twist" The Guardian

Promotional

The funniest new illustrated children's picture book of the year – perfect for dinosaur mad kids!

Promotional "Headline"

The funniest illustrated picture book of the year - perfect for dinosaur mad children!

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The funniest illustrated picture book of the year - perfect for dinosaur mad children! * Hilarious, high-octane dinosaur spy adventure from the rising-star creator of I Did See a Mammoth! and The Runaway Pea * A brilliantly silly and original story: think Mission Impossible meets Scooby Doo in a Flintstones-esq dino world * Alex is a multi-award-winning picture book maker and Kate Greenaway Medal nominee * I Did See a Mammoth! has sold in 15 languages and counting Competition: ten;10;minutes;bed;girl and;lion inside;little;penguin;there's a unicorn;dinosaur;witch;wolf;superhero;in your book;grannysaurus;what the ladybird heard at christmas. jim field;rob starling;rob biddulph;jarvis;sara ogilvie;emily gravett;benji davies;adam beer;mike brownlow;david walliams;adam stower

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