The Finger-Eater

Author: Dick King-Smith

Illustrator: Arthur Robins

Publisher: Walker

COLLECTION

Learning to read

THEMES

Around the World

YEAR GROUP

Years 3 and 4

BOOK TYPE

Corebooks

The tale of a finger-eating troll who gets his comeuppance thanks to the ingenuity of Gudrun, a maiden of the reindeer people. Bold clear print and humorous illustrations. It recalls the Irish folk tale of Oona and the Giant Cuchulain.

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