The Finger Eater (Sprinters)

by King-Smith Dick (Author), Robins Arthur (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2001

  $3.77

  Great new-look title by a legendary children's book author for the Sprinters series relaunch. Long ago, in the cold lands of the North, there lived a troll named Ulf who had a very bad habit - he liked to cat fingers! Many many men, women and children had found their hands a finger short thanks to the razor-sharp teeth of the Finger-cater. And who knows how many more might have suffered the same fate if it hadn't been for the actions of a resolute girl called Gudrun!

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $4.47

  Long ago, in the cold lands of the North, there lived a troll named Ulf, who had a very bad habit - he liked to eat fingers! Many many men, women and children had found their hands a finger short thanks to the razor-sharp teeth of the Finger-eater. And who knows how many more might have suffered the same fate if it hadn't been for the actions of a resolute girl called Gudrun! The author won The Guardian Fiction Award for The Sheep-Pig and was named Children's Author of the Year at the 1991 British Book Award. His other titles include Farmer Bungle Forgets , H. Prince , The Whistling Piglet and the Sophie series.