The Coming of the Iron Man, 9780571382736
Paperback
A boy befriends a hungry metal giant, saving the world.
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The Coming of the Iron Man

The classic children's story as you've never seen it before

$16.13

  • Paperback

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    13 October 2025

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Summary

The Iron Man isn’t scary - he’s just very, very hungry …

It’s not until he starts chomping on fence posts and tractors that he comes to the attention of the angry farmers - who trap him in a hole with the help of a little boy called Hogarth. He resurfaces again, upturning picnickers.

So Hogarth comes up with a plan - it turns out that the scrap yard, with its metal bedsteads, broken down cars and old cookers is the perfect home.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780571382736
ISBN-10:0571382738
Author:Ted Hughes, Mini Grey, Leah Thaxton
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:13 October 2025
Weight:284g
Dimensions:295mm x 240mm
About The Author

Ted Hughes

Mini Grey is an immensely successful and much admired British illustrator and writer of children’s books, who was born in a mini in Wales! She has won the Kate Greenaway Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year’s best-illustrated children’s book published in the UK, for The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. And has been shortlisted for countless other prizes.

Ted Hughes - The most magnetic and brilliant writer of his generation.

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