When Aubrey is stung by a very polite wasp, he realises there is something strange going on in Rushing Wood. And as he's the only boy he knows of who can talk with animals, he is determined to find out what. With help from his friends Ariadne the house spider, Silvio the silverfish and Lupo the husky pup, the young warrior sets out to fight the Terrible Spiders and their genius creator Big B and, just maybe, save the world.

Praise for Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot: 'Michael Morpurgo: 'Here is writing and storytelling at its best. A daring book, beautifully conceived, and supremely well written. Horatio Clare has the voice of a great storyteller.!' Frank Cottrell Boyce: 'A treasure ... rambunctious spirit, massive heart, and a poet's eye. It's also really funny.'

About the Author
Horatio Clare's first book for children Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot, won the Branford Boase Award for a first children's novel in 2016. His second book in the series, Aubrey and the Terrible Ladybirds, was longlisted for the Carnegie and the UKLA book awards. Horatio has also written a number of award-winning creative non-fiction titles including Running for the Hills, which won a Somerset Maugham Award, and was longlisted for the Guardian First Book Award, Truant, A Single Swallow, and the travelogue Down to the Sea in Ships, winner of the Standford Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2015.


Book Information
ISBN 9781913102128
Author Horatio Clare
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Firefly Press Ltd
Publisher Firefly Press Ltd