I Was a Rat! Or, The Scarlet Slippers and The Scarecrow and his Servant
$30.40
- Hardcover
384 pages
- Release Date
18 November 2025
Summary
A must-have for every child’s library—two enchanting tales by the best-selling author of Northern Lights, in a special hardcover omnibus edition with newly colourised illustrations.
‘I was a rat!’ So insists a scruffy boy named Roger. Maybe it’s true, but what is he now? A terrifying monster running wild in the sewers? The Daily Scourge is sure of it. A victim of ‘Rodent Delusion’? The hospital nurse says yes. A lucrative fairground attraction? He is to Mr. Tapscrew.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841599557 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841599557 |
| Author: | Philip Pullman, Peter Bailey |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library Children's Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 18 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 577g |
| Dimensions: | 212mm x 162mm x 25mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library CHILDREN'S CLASSICS |
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Full of hilarious, loveable characters * Sunday Times *Sound morals are seldom so entertainingly delivered, and the language, pace and drama make it perfect for reading out loud. * The Guardian (I Was A Rat!) *
About The Author
Philip Pullman
Philip Pullman was born in Norwich and educated in England, Zimbabwe, Australia and Wales. He studied English at Exeter College, Oxford. His first children’s book, Count Karlstein, was published in 1982. To date, he has published thirty-three books, read by children and adults alike. His most famous work is the His Dark Materials trilogy. These books have been honoured by several prizes including the Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children’s Book Prize, and (for The Amber Spyglass) the Whitbread Book of the Year Award - the first time that prize had been given to a children’s book. Pullman has received numerous other awards, including the Eleanor Farjeon Award and the Astrid Lindgren Award. He was knighted in the 2019 New Year’s Honours List for Services to Literature.
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