The Sunflower Sword

Author(s): Mark Sperring

Picture Books

The little knight wants a sword to whoosh and swoosh in the air. His mother gives him a sunflower instead. The sunflower sword whooshes and swooshes very well. 'But,' says the little knight, 'it won't be any good for fighting dragons.' Or will it?


Product Information

- Illustrator available for events.

Mark Sperring previously worked at a printers and in a bookshop before turning his attention to writing. He is fast becoming an established picture book writer. Miriam Latimer studied Art Foundation at Middlesex University, and then went on to study for an Illustration degree at The University of West England, Bristol. Since graduating in 2006, she has written and illustrated several picture books, all of which have been translated into other languages around the world. She is married and lives with her husband in Devon.

General Fields

  • : 9781849390774
  • : Andersen Press Ltd
  • : Andersen Press Ltd
  • : May 2011
  • : July 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Mark Sperring
  • : Paperback
  • : 823.92
  • : 32
  • : chiefly col. Illustrations