Dexter Procter The 10-Year-Old Doctor

Original, very funny, ultra-informative - and children will love all the disgusting parts. – Jacqueline WilsonFrom the brilliant mind of Adam Kay comes a story that redefines the ‘junior’ in ‘junior doctor’. Meet ten-year-old Dexter Procter, the NHS’s most precocious and pint-sized practitioner. He’s got a stethoscope, a backpack full of band-aids and he’s on a mission to flip the medical world on its head, one check-up at a time. – David SolomonsI laughed so much my sides split open. Is Doctor Procter available? – Jen Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.

Adam Kay (Author)

Adam Kay is a former doctor who has written seven books and sold five million copies. His debut book, This is Going to Hurt, is a literary sensation- a Sunday Times number one bestseller for over a year, winning a record-breaking four National Book Awards and selling over 3 million copies. Kay adapted This is Going to Hurt as a BAFTA-winning comedy-drama series for the BBC. Adam Kay’s children’s books have been translated into 29 languages and sold over 750,000 copies, making him one of the UK’s bestselling children’s authors. Kay’s Anatomy became the fastest-selling children’s general non-fiction hardback of the decade. His first picture book Amy Gets Eaten was published in 2023. His first children’s fiction hardback, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor will be published in Autumn 2024.

Henry Paker (Illustrator)

Henry Paker was once a little boy who did silly doodles in the margins of books. Now he is a grown man who does silly doodles in the middle of books. He is an award-winning comedian, writer and illustrator. He co-writes and performs in the Radio 4 sitcom ReincarNathan and co-hosts the Three Bean Salad podcast. Henry has illustrated all of Adam Kay’s children’s books.