Arthur and Me (Firefly Press, 2014)
Accident prone Tomos is dreading the school trip, where the awful bullies will pick on him as usual. When he falls down a hole and accidentally wakes the sleeping King Arthur things seem to be looking up. An ancient hero to sort out the bullies for him! But Arthur is not exactly as the history books claimed. He’s nervous, can’t ride a horse and all his knights pick on him. If Tomos is going to solve his problems he’s going to have to help Arthur and that means dealing with twelve grumpy knights, not to mention the dread Chicken of Doom……
Arthur and Me is packed with hilarious illustrations by Peter Stevenson.
Max the Detective Cat : The Disappearing Diva (Nosy Crow, 2018
Max s a pampered cat, used to the finer things in life, till he finds himself lost on the streets o
f London. Taking on the job of chief mouser at the Theatre Royal, Max turns detective when he begins to suspect that the famous singer Madame Emerald is hiding a dastardly secret. Soon he is up to his whiskers in his first mystery, dashing across the rooftops of the city in a race to catch a thief…
Max the Detective Cat is beautifully illustrated throughout by Nicola Kinnear. More of Nicola’s work can be found at http://nicolakinnear.com
Max the Detective Cat : The Disappearing Diva (Nosy Crow, 2018)
Max and his friends from the Theatre Royal travel to a country castle for a special Halloween show, but soon the actors are being rattled by ghostly appearances and rumours of a cursed painting. Max is soon on the case, suspicious that the strange happenings have more to do with missing jewels than scary ghouls
Max the Detective Cat : The Catnap Caper (Nosy Crow September 2019)
Max and Oscar face their first international mystery when they are invited to Paris. The pampered pets of high society are going missing and it may have something to do with the singing competition that is gripping the city. It’s up to Max to save the day once again.
Alice Éclair : Spy Extraordinaire – A recipe for Trouble (Nosy Crow August 2022)
Alice Éclair is a rising star in the world of cake baking and decoration, able to recreate the Eiffel Tower in sugar and whisk fireworks out of spun sugar. By night, however, she is France’s youngest spy, chasing down secret plans and microfilms. When she gets a mission to track down an enemy on board France’s most luxurious train, she jumps at the chance, but with everyone seeming to hold secrets, will she unmask the spy before they reach their destination.
For a taste of what lies ahead in Alice’s first adventure, see the exciting video created by Nosy Crow.
Alice Éclair : Spy Extraordinaire – A spoonful of spying (Nosy Crow January 2023)
In Alice’s second adventure, she is working undercover at the World Fair in Paris. Talented engineers are going missing every day and it’s up to Alice to find out who is betraying them, and what the link is to the Fair’s glamorous fashion halls. With a little help from a motorbike riding model and an ingenious young aeronautics engineer, Alice faces a race against time to unmask the traitor.
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International Editions
I have been lucky to have Max’s adventures taken across the world in beautiful translations. I am so grateful to the rights team at Nosy Crow and to all the brilliant translators who have worked on his stories and brought them to so many audiences across the world. Max has been translated into Spanish, Czech, Russian and Polish.
Sarah Todd Taylor 