'He has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart' - Sunday Telegraph

A stunning cover by Steven Lenton for the paperback edition of Cosmic, the laugh-out-loud space adventure by bestselling, award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

Liam Digby wanted to see the world, but not quite like this . . . He's just an ordinary twelve-year-old. A very, very TALL ordinary twelve-year-old. Some people even think he's a grown-up.

This is the incredible story of how Liam told some fibs, won a trip to a theme park, made some new friends and sort of, by accident, ended up in space.

A laugh-out-loud adventure of friendship, big dreams and an even bigger rocket, shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

A stunning new paperback cover by Steven Lenton for Cosmic, the laugh-out-loud space adventure by bestselling, award-winner Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

About the Author

Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Children's Laureate 2024-2026, is a multi award-winning children's book author and screenwriter. Millions, his debut children's novel, won the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Medal.
He is also the author of Cosmic, Framed, The Astounding Broccoli Boy, Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth, Runaway Robot, Noah's Gold and The Wonder Brothers. His books have been shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Fiction Award (now the Costa Book Award), the Roald Dahl Funny Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award.

Frank is a judge for the 500 Words competition and the BBC's One Show As You Write It competition. Along with Danny Boyle, he devised the Opening Ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics. He has written for the hit TV series Dr Who and was the screenwriter for the hit film Goodbye Christopher Robin. He lives in Merseyside with his family.

Steven Lenton is a multi-award-winning illustrator, originally from Cheshire, now working from his studios in Brighton and London with his dog, Big Eared Bob. He has illustrated many children's books including How To Grow A Unicorn by Rachel Morrisroe, The Taylor Turbochaser by David Baddiel, The Hundred And One Dalmatians adapted by Peter Bently, the Shifty McGifty and Slippery Sam series by Tracey Corderoy and the Sainsbury's Prize-winning The Nothing To See Here Hotel series written by Steven Butler. He has illustrated two World Book Day titles and regularly appears at literary festivals and live events across the UK. Steven has his own Draw-along YouTube channel, showing how to draw a range of his characters. He has also written the multi award-nominated young fiction series Genie and Teeny.

Reviews
Funny, engaging and in the end rather moving. -- Charlie Higson * Guardian *
Five-laughs-a-page, fall-off-the-chair funny. -- Mail on Sunday * Mail on Sunday *
A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl's magic, but more heart. -- Sunday Telegraph * Sunday Telegraph *
An exciting, funny story that you don't want to put down. -- Jemima Simm, aged 11 * First News *


Awards
Short-listed for The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2009 (UK).



Book Information
ISBN 9781035042524
Author Frank Cottrell Boyce
Format Paperback
Page Count 400
Imprint Macmillan Children's Books
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Weight(grams) 274g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 130mm * 27mm