Butterfingers

PRINCESS BELLA HAS been snatched from her secret garden by a terrifying monster, leaving behind nothing but a glittering golden ball. Not even the bravest knights in the kingdom can save her from the huge, dark, firebreathing creature with enormous wings, a great swishing tail, and deadly claws. But clumsy Ned, the stable boy, is determined to succeed where the gallant knights have failed. Can he defeat the dragon and get the girl? Or will he let the chance to become a hero slip through his butterfingers? Join our unlikely hero and his animal friends on their daring quest across the plain, through the woods, and into the mountains to find out. . . .
From the Hardcover edition.

Juliet Trewellard worked as an actor for several years before the birth of her two sons. She is the founder of a touring theater company in Cornwall and has written plays, poetry, and short stories. This is her first book for children. She lives in Cornwall and London.

Ian Beck has undertaken many different kinds of illustration work, from greeting cards to the record cover for Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road album. He is the illustrator of Philip Pullman's Puss in Boots, along with other books for children. He lives in England.
From the Hardcover edition.