Editions

Billy Wizard

  • Imprint: Young Corgi

  • ISBN: 9780552546898

  • Length: 96  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 7mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 74g

  • RRP: £5.99

Billy Wizard

The first day at a new school is often tricky, and if the only person who befriends you claims to be a wizard you simply have to make the best of it! Joe is pretty certain that Billy has, as the teacher says, just got an over-active imagination but when he witnesses some pretty odd events at playtime, he's not quite so sure...


This is a really engaging book for newly confident readers, which perfectly captures the way young children speak and behave, in the classroom, the playground and at home. It's a refreshing new take both on bullying and on magic.

  • Imprint: Young Corgi

  • ISBN: 9780552546898

  • Length: 96  Pages

  • Dimensions: 198mm x 7mm x 129mm

  • Weight: 74g

  • RRP: £5.99

Reviews

  • "A sensitive story about finding your feet and coping with aggression, and particularly notable for the depiction of father-son bonding"

    TES Teacher

  • "Author and illustrator Priestly explores sensitively, and with well judged humour, the developing friendship of Joe and Billy . . . This is a tale of evolving friendship told with warmth"

    Books for Keeps

  • "Sure to strike a chord . . . [Chris Priestley's] wry observation that it's not just children who can be bashful hits home too"

    Junior Education

  • "Entertaining and amusing"

    Carousel

  • "An interesting, pacey story"

    Primary Times

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About the Author

Chris Priestley

Chris Priestley has worked as a cartoonist for high-profile publications including THE NEW STATESMAN. Young Corgi published his first-ever book, DOG MAGIC!, which was shortlisted for the Children's Book Award. He has also written historical non-fiction for young readers. He is married with a young son.

Chris Priestley

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