It's Franklin's birthday! While his surprise birthday party is being set up, Luna takes Franklin book shopping. They find a padlocked book of fairy tales, which the bookseller tells them is full of dangerous magic. Luna's tortoise, Neil, can't help picking the lock... but when he peers inside, the book swallows him whole. Franklin and Luna dive into the book to rescue Neil. They tumble into cobwebbed forests and meet dusty fairy-tale characters who have been trapped inside the pages for hundreds of years...

This follow-on from the highly sucessful Franklin's Flying Bookshop and Franklin and Luna go to the Moon offers a witty and vivid reimagining of well-loved fairy tale characters, bringing the magic of classic fairy tales into the 21st century through exquisite illustrations and a rhythmic, literary text.

About the Author

Jen Campbell is an award-winning poet and short story writer, and the author of several books for children as well as the Sunday Times bestseller The Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops.

About the Illustrator

Katie Harnett has an MA in Children's Book Illustration from the Cambridge School of Art. She has written and illustrated numerous children's books and was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2017.