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Description

In these seven interlinked stories the grown-up Peter reveals the secret journeys, metamorphoses and adventures of his childhood. Living somewhere between dream and reality Peter experiences magical transformations when he swaps bodies with William, the family cat, the baby Kenneth and, in the final story, wakes up as a twelve-year-old inside a grown-up body and experiences the adventure of falling in love.

Reviews

"Exhilarating - brilliant" Independent "A classic" Financial Times "Clear and vivid prose...read these aloud to your children and be unsettled by them" Evening Standard

Additional Information

• Illustrations: 16 illustrations