Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor by Adam Kay - ISBN: 9780241668610
Paperback
Ten-year-old doctor battles villains, bowels, and finding his place.

Dexter Procter the 10-Year-Old Doctor

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  • Paperback

    432 pages

  • Release Date

    9 September 2025

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Summary

The debut novel from the record-breaking writer, comedian and former doctor Adam Kay. Illustrated throughout by fellow award-winning comedian Henry Paker.

It was clear from an early age that Dexter Procter was different. He started speaking at four seconds old. By the age of three, he had 87 A-levels, from Afrikaans to Zoology. And by ten, he was working as a paediatrician at Lilydale General Hospital.

Despite a loving but annoying family and a couple of good friends (Rupi and…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241668610
ISBN-10:0241668611
Author:Adam Kay, Henry Paker
Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK
Imprint:Puffin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:432
Release Date:9 September 2025
Weight:348g
Dimensions:196mm x 130mm x 28mm
Series:Dexter Procter
About The Author

Adam Kay

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 32 languages and sold over 1 million 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, and his first children’s novel, Dexter Procter the Ten-Year-Old Doctor, was published in September 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.

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