Fungus the Bogeyman

Sep 21, 2024 8:30 PM

Author:Raymond Briggs

Fungus the Bogeyman

Experience a day in the life of a Bogeyman in this brilliantly gross picture book for older children.

Life under ground in Bogeydom is full of snot, smells, slime, scum and other unspeakable things. The Bogeymen that live there revel in every kind of nastiness imaginable - especially their day-job of scaring human beings. But there's one Bogeyman who isn't so sure he wants to be part of Bogeydom after all . . .

Beloved classic author Raymond Briggs has created a whole new world in this sophisticated cartoon-strip picture book for older children which will entice the most reluctant of readers into books.

More classic stories from Raymond Briggs:

The Snowman - a wordless picture book

Father Christmas

Father Christmas Goes on Holiday

UG: Boy Genius of the Stone Age

Jim and the Beanstalk

Reviews

The Puffin Classics series is a perfect marriage of the old and the new. Enjoy some of the best books from the past and find out why and how they inspired some of the best writers of the present

—— Julia Eccleshare , Lovereading4Kids

A skilful retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale. . . . This is electrifying story-telling, a must-read for fans of quality fantasy of any age

—— Anne Marley , Financial Times

I would recommend very few of the novels written for teenagers that pass through my hands to a discerning adult reader. So this is a bit of a find. An extraordinarily imaginative retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairytale, McKinley's book is genuinely enchanting but emotionally tough

—— Guardian

Written with rich inventiveness, good characters and real stylistic skill and flair, it is a fat treat in which to lose yourself

—— Nicolette Jones , The Sunday Times

Charming in every sense of the word. Beautifully written and at times highly comic, it is an extraordinary achievement

—— Books for Keeps

Sure to be as popular with both children and adults as all his other books

—— Croydon Advertiser

Lively wit, sly wisdom and compelling narratives

—— Leicester Mercury

Pratchett's usual mix of uproarious comedy and deceptively serious thought

—— Southern Daily Echo

He's probably the funniest writer in English today . . . great themes with huge doses of comedy

—— South Wales Evening Post

Funny and winning as ever

—— Nottingham Evening Post

Crackles with energy and humour

—— Leicester Mercury

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