Terry Pratchett Story Collection 4 Books Set - Children's Fiction - Ages 7-9 - Paperback

Titles in This Set:. Dragons at Crumbling Castle. The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner. Father Christmas's Fake Beard. The Time-travelling Caveman. Condition: New. Format: Paperback. ISBN: 9781386452607. Publisher: Corgi. Age Range: 7-9. Overview:. Long before Discworld made him a household name, a teenage Terry Pratchett wrote short, funny, fantastical stories for a local newspaper. This four-book paperback set gathers those rediscovered tales into illustrated collections brimming with dragons, wizards, time travel and seasonal chaos. Perfect for confident young readers moving beyond picture books, the set offers short, self-contained stories ideal for bedtime, classroom sharing, or independent reading, all in Pratchett's playful, witty voice.. About the Books:. Dragons at Crumbling Castle follows young Ralph, who must defend his castle from a sudden dragon invasion while the knights are away. Alongside Fortnight the Friday Knight and the eccentric wizard Fossfiddle, he discovers that courage and quick thinking matter more than size or strength. The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner is a whirlwind of surreal, funny scenarios: a magical vacuum cleaner, bickering wizards, a curious ant known only as 4179003, and a television that can see through time, all colliding in an afternoon of chaos, cheese sandwiches and yellow elephants. Father Christmas's Fake Beard takes the traditions of the festive season and turns them delightfully upside down, with exploding mince pies, a pet abominable snowman, and a partridge with plans of its own, offering a warm, funny alternative to the usual Christmas story. The Time-travelling Caveman sends its inventive characters hurtling from the Ice Age to the ocean depths and beyond, following a woolly mammoth through history, building flying machines, and even squeezing in a dentist's appointment for a caveman out of time. Across all four books, short chapters and lively characters make these ideal stepping-stone reads for children moving into longer fiction..