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By (author) McLaughlin, Eoin; Illustrated by Byrne, Mike

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Frank the pizza is desperate to live his best life. Can he find his way?

Making friends isn”t always easy, and all Frank the Pizza wants is someone to accept him for who he is. So when he gets invited to a birthday party, his parents worry and warn him to be careful … but Frank is already planning his outfit.

At the party, no one seems to get his jokes and he ends up lonely in the corner – until he meets Frances. As the night goes on, these new friends become more daring and suddenly the party takes an unexpected turn. Were Frank”s parents right? Is life dangerous when you”re delicious?

Biographical note:

Eoin McLaughlin is a bestselling Irish children”s author. His debut picture book The Hug, with Polly Dunbar, was named a Book of the Year by the Guardian and has been translated into over 20 languages. The follow-up While We Can”t Hug was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards and nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal.

The Case of the Missing Cake, with Marc Boutavant, featured in the Guardian”s best new children”s books of the month. The Irish Times called it ”Sneaky”, which Eoin agrees with. A second book with Marc is on the way.

Mike Byrne is an award-winning illustrator living in Surrey with his wife, cat and two sons. He began his career as a designer for a greetings card company and then became a studio manager for a licensed stationery designer before leaving to fulfil his dream of illustrating children”s books. His books have been published by Scholastic, Macmillan, Little Tiger and many others.

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Eoin is also a creative director at Channel 4, where he works on the promotion of things like The Great British Bake Off and The Paralympics.

His picture books have been named Book of the Year by the Guardian, shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards, nominated for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal and included in the Guardian”s Children”s Books of the Year.

Competition: The Hug;The Case of the Missing Cake;Greg the Sausage Roll;Supertato;101 Bums;Superpoop;Buns on the Run. Jim Field;Julia Donaldson;Rachel Bright;Mark and Roxanne Hoyle;Tom Percival;Alex T. Smith;Sue Hendra;Paul Linnet;Rob Biddulph;Gareth Conway;Sam Harper;Smriti Halls; Oliver Jeffers; David Walliams