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Zog and the Flying Doctors
£4.00£7.99 (-50%)
Everyone’s favourite dragon, Zog, returns in this magical adventurous picture book from the number one bestselling author and illustrator of The Gruffalo, Smeds and the Smoos and Stick Man.
‘Meet the Flying Doctors – a dragon, knight and girl.
Their names are Gadabout the Great, and Zog, and Princess Pearl.’
Princess Pearl, Sir Gadabout and their trusty ‘air ambulance’, Zog the dragon fly around tending a sunburnt mermaid, a distressed unicorn and a sneezy lion.
But should princesses really be doctors?
Pearl’s uncle, the King, doesn’t think so – until he himself falls ill, and only Pearl knows how to cure him.
- Shiny foil highlights on the cover makes this a special gift for toddlers
- A fabulous picture book about dragons, knights and princesses from the UK’s number one picture book author and illustrator
- The sequel to the much-loved Zog is also a stand-alone story
- Perfect read-aloud rhyming text and stunning pictures on every page with lots of details to spot
- Bravery, kindness, friendship and perseverance are at the heart of this heartwarming story
- Zog and the Flying Doctors has been adapted into a popular animated film starring voices from Sir Lenny Henry (Narrator), Hugh Skinner (Zog), Patsy Ferran (Princess Pearl) and Rob Brydon (The King).
- Tabby McTat will be on BBC One, December 2023
- Look out for The Baddies, the wickedly funny latest picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.
‘Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are the Lennon and McCartney of children’s publishing’ Sunday Times
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Additional information
| Publisher | Alison Green Books (7 Sept. 2017) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 32 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1407173502 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1407173504 |
| Reading age | 2 – 5 years, from customers |
| Dimensions | 27.9 x 0.3 x 20.7 cm |
by Rhyannon Eckersley
Not as good as zog, doesn’t flow as well but it’s alright
by Lauryna Vrubliauskaite
Little boy (3y/o) loves all Julia Donaldson’s books, nice story, easy to read.
by Laura
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After having read the original innumerable times, we naturally had to get the sequel. Our daughter had fallen in love with all things Zog, Pearl and Gadabout. We were both excited to see what this new instalment had in store (yes, I was as, if not more eager to see what the expanded Zog universe had in store) and this did not disappoint.
The story feels longer (although I haven’t specifically counted pages and verses) which is not a problem now my daughter is 2, but I could imagine for younger toddlers, their attention may dwindle before the end. There is the same sense of scale that was established in the original, where your imagination fills in a beautiful, sprawling medival fantasy world, and the illustrations more than do this justice.
Pearl is definitely the main focus of this story, which is great for little girls seeing a female character take the lead and sticking it to the patriarchy. Zog and Gadabout are given smaller supporting roles, but still feature in the majority of the story.
Although the narrative is entertaining, the story feels a little less imaginative than the first, and slightly less memorable. The verse structure and rhymes suffer the same problem too. For example, there are probably no more than one or two recurring motifs and even after having read this in excess of a couple of dozen times, the lines just don’t stick in you memory as easily as the verses from the original. I’m probably being a bit harsh, because my daughter still repeatedly asks for this book, and this is likely just my inner childrens’ book critic coming out in full force.
Despite the few gripes mentioned, I still think this is a must buy for any Zog or Donaldson fan, even if it can’t quite repeat the same wonder as it’s predecessor.
by Amazon Customer
This product is as expected, very colourful and I know my granddaughter is going to love.
Very happy with purchase.
by jw91
My son adores Julia Donaldson stories so we got him this as well as “Zog” to add to his collection for his birthday. Arrived, looked great. However went to read it tonight to him and numerous pages are sealed together along the bottom? As if not cut from factory/printers. Amazon are sending a next day replacement, so appreciate amazons response to the issue.
by rainbow
He loves having stories before bed. He’s quite happy to go to sleep once he had his story
by ev
Brought for grandson good board book good price
by Bryony
This is a good book and a lovely second addtional to the story of Zog and pearl.