The Creakers

本書 The Creakers 是暢銷作家 Tom Fletcher 筆下一場充滿想像力的奇幻冒險。某天清晨，Lucy 發現一件不可思議的事──鎮上的大人全都消失了。對其他孩子來說，這是沒有規則、沒有作息的夢想世界；但 Lucy 只想找回媽媽。她和朋友 Norman、Ella 踏上旅程，進入一個顛倒又陌生的空間：床底下的世界。那裡住著神祕又搗蛋的生物 Creakers。故事在驚奇與幽默中推進，曾獲《衛報》高度評價。

The magical, mischievous adventure from Tom Fletcher, number-one-bestselling author of The Danger Gang and The Christmasaurus - now with a whole new look!
A magical, mischievous adventure into an incredible new world, from Tom Fletcher, number-one-bestselling author of The Danger Gang and The Christmasaurus.

Lucy wakes up one morning to discover something very strange indeed. All the grown-ups in her town have disappeared.

All the other kids in Whiffington are so excited! No more grown-ups means no more school! No more bedtime! No more rules!

But Lucy wants her mum back - and nothing is going to stop her.

So - along with her friends Norman and Ella - Lucy sets off on an unbelievable adventure into a topsy-turvy, back-to-front and inside-out new world . . . The world underneath her bed. The world of . . . The Creakers!

The number one bestseller, packed with amazing illustrations by Shane Devries.

Praise for The Creakers:

'Stonkingly good . . . A compelling adventure and a nuanced celebration of friendship and family love' The Guardian

'10 out of 10 bum trumps!' Guff the Creaker

Tom Fletcher is one of the UK's most popular children's authors.

Tom's books have been translated into 42 languages and to date he has sold over 7 million copies of his books in the UK alone, and 10 million globally.

The Christmasaurus was the biggest debut children's novel of 2016 and was shortlisted for a British Book Award. Since then, Tom has published several more chart-topping children's novels, including The Christmasaurus and the Naughty List, The Creakers and the instant number-one bestseller The Danger Gang.

For younger readers, Tom writes the incredibly successful Who's in Your Book? picture-book series and is one half of the author duo behind the Dinosaur that Pooped picture-book series with bandmate Dougie Poynter.

For older readers, Tom co-authors the Eve of Man series with his wife, Giovanna Fletcher.

As well as his career as an author, Tom is also a founding member of the Brit Award-winning band McFly, which has sold over 10 million records worldwide.

Shane Devries is an illustrator from Adelaide, Australia. He began working as an architectural illustrator and has worked as a graphic designer and now creates visual development art for animation productions and illustrates books. Shane enjoys visiting art galleries, running and travelling and if possible he would spend countless hours gardening in his veggie patch.