Dave Pigeon (Royal Coo!)

WINNER of the Greenhouse Funny Prize; SHORTLISTED for the Sainsbury's Book Award and numerous regional awards, this hilarious series is adored by its readers! Our favourite pompous pigeon is BACK! And about to trade places with a pigeon prince, descended from Indian royalty. Dave Pigeon and his best friend Skipper are taking in the sights of London. Whilst pecking around the gates of the Royal Palace, looking for high-brow snacks to feast on, they meet Prince Raju Pigeon, one of the Queen's personal birds from the Royal Lofts. Raju is tired of royal life and longs to see life beyond the palace gates. Dave suggests they swap places for a short while! Raju will get to see how normal pigeon lives and Dave will be pampered in the Royal Lofts. Of course, this all goes to Dave's head and as he laps up the royal treatment becoming more unbearable than ever. But life in high society is not all it's cracked up to be . . . A very feathery prince and the pauper story, rich in diversity, packed full of gorgeous illustrations and giggle-until-you-wee jokes, perfect for emerging readers. 'A hilarious new series.'Angels and Urchins 'A really enjoyable read for children just moving into chapter books.'Books for Keeps 'Readers will love this action packed story about friendship, bravery and the lengths a pigeon will go to to secure themselves a crumbly treat.'Reading Zone 'I can't imagine any child not loving Dave and waiting excitedly for his next adventure.'Serendipity Reviews 'Readers will love it as it is full of daring and bravery, and much backfiring of ridiculous schemes and much crossing out.'The School Librarian

Swapna Haddow is the multi award-winning children's author of the Dave Pigeon series, which has received rave reviews since first publishing in 2016 and went on to win three regional awards in the UK and was shortlisted for the prestigious Sainsbury's Children's Book Award. Swapna loves to write about boisterous animals that cause mayhem and has also written the Bad Panda and Ballet Bunnies series as well as My Dad is a Grizzly Bear and Little Rabbit's Big Surprise to make sure mean cats, grizzly bears and big-hearted little rabbits find their place on the bookshelves. Friendship and humour are always at the heart of what she loves to write. Swapna lives in New Zealand with her husband and son, and their dog, Archie. When she's not writing she is usually reading, dreaming about living on a boat or eating Jaffa Cakes. swapnahaddow.co.uk @swapnahaddow