Genie in Training

Description

When Jamie's gran gives him a battered old teapot he reckons she's gone doolally! But then he cleans it, and out pops Balthazar Najar, a banished genie! Balthazar grants three wishes but, for the last one, Jamie accidentally wishes he was a genie . . . He's whisked off to genie school where angry headmasters, deadly magic carpets and exploding lamps are the least of his worries! Illustrated throughout with fun pictures by Adria Meserve.

Ciaran Murtagh is a writer and actor. Andy Stanton has said 'Ciaran is one of the funniest people I know!' (and Andy Stanton knows at least two people). His first book, DINOPANTS, was published in 2009 and spawned three sequels - one more than Toy Story. He also writes TV shows and has recently been involved with scripting The Amazing World of Gumball, Boyster, Mr Bean, Shaun the Sheep, The Slammer, Treefu Tom, Dennis and Gnasher, DNN and The Legend of Dick and Dom. His latest adult sitcom is currently optioned by Hat Trick. Ciaran regularly appears on CBBC and can be seen in Dick and Dom's Hoopla and in The Slammer. Ciaran lives in London. Find out more about Ciaran at www.ciaranmurtagh.com or follow him on Twitter @CiaranMurtagh Illustrator Adria Meserve grew up in New England, USA and has always loved books. After studying History at the Courtauld Institute, she worked in an art gallery and then as an art teacher, and began to write and illustrate books. Her first book for Piccadilly Press was CONKER AND NUDGE. She lives in North London.