David Roberts

David Roberts is so busy drawing pictures that no one is really sure what he looks like. We do know that he has illustrated several books for children and lives somewhere in England, but whether his home is near the sea or not is anybody's guess.


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Tyrannosaurus Drip

Julia Donaldson; Illustrated by David Roberts
Feiwel & Friends

From the author of the bestselling picture book, The Gruffalo, comes a deceptively simple, completely charming story about a little dinosaur who takes on the...


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Human Insecurity

David Roberts
Zed Books

Human Insecurity is concerned with our refusal to confront the millions of avoidable deaths of women and children each year. Those missing millions are rarely...


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The Rise of the House of McNally
Unlikely Exploits
Philip Ardagh; Illustrated by David Roberts
Henry Holt and Co.

A WORD TO THE WISE There are those of you who were saddened by Fergal's death in The Fall of Fergal. Now Fergal is back. There are those of you who...


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Heir of Mystery
Unlikely Exploits
Philip Ardagh
Henry Holt and Co.

First and foremost, this is a book about death. Okay, so it doesn't start with an actual death like the Unlikely Exploit which precedes it . . . but you'll...


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The Fall of Fergal
Unlikely Exploits
Philip Ardagh
Henry Holt and Co.

The very last words young Fergal McNally heard in his life were: "Don't lean out of that window!" The very last sounds were probably the air whistling past his...


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Jean Stafford

David Roberts
St. Martin's Griffin


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Terrible Times
The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
Philip Ardagh; with illustrations by David Roberts
Henry Holt and Co.

The third (and final-or is it?) installment in the fabulous Eddie Dickens Trilogy! "America?" said Eddie Dickens in amazement. "You want me to go to...


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Dreadful Acts
The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
Philip Ardagh; illustrated by David Roberts
Henry Holt and Co.

The hilarious sequel to A House Called Awful End. In this eagerly awaited sequel to A House Called Awful End, Eddie Dickens narrowly avoids being blown up,...


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A House Called Awful End
The Eddie Dickens Trilogy
Philip Ardagh, illustrated by David Roberts
Henry Holt and Co.

The first book in a hilarious, action-packed trilogy. Eddie Dickens is sent off to stay with his aunt and uncle and a riotously funny comedy of errors...


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