Loki: Tales of a Bad God by Louie Stowell - World Book Day 2024 - Ages 9-12 - Paperback

Details
Condition: New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781529519723
Publisher: Walker Books
Age Range: 9-12 years

Overview
Loki: Tales of a Bad God is a hilarious World Book Day 2024 special from bestselling author-illustrator Louie Stowell, star of the smash-hit Loki: A Bad God's Guide series. Packed with doodles, comic strips and laugh-out-loud diary entries, this bite-sized collection of three short stories brings the mischievous trickster god back to the page in typically chaotic fashion. Perfect for existing fans and a brilliant entry point for new readers aged 9-12, it's a quick, funny read that captures everything that makes the full-length series so popular with young readers everywhere.

About the Book
Told entirely through Loki's magical, truth-revealing diary, this World Book Day edition serves up three spectacular short stories starring the god of mischief, now stuck living as an eleven-year-old boy on Earth with Thor for company. First, Loki and Thor are set three tricky tasks by Heimdall, with predictably chaotic (and hilarious) results as the pair battle to triumph without falling flat on their faces. Next, Loki recounts the classic Norse tale of the time Thor was nearly forced to marry a giant in disguise, retold with all of Loki's trademark sarcasm and irreverence. Finally, things get even stranger as Loki finds himself transformed into something resembling a robot, with typically ridiculous consequences. Throughout, Stowell's signature doodle-packed illustrations and comic-strip asides bring every scene to life, making this an ideal reluctant-reader title. Fans of Tom Gates and Diary of a Wimpy Kid-style books will feel instantly at home with the format, while the genuine grounding in Norse mythology gives it an educational edge that parents and teachers appreciate. At a bargain World Book Day price point, it's a fantastic way to sample the Loki: A Bad God's Guide world before diving into the full-length novels, or to enjoy a stand-alone dose of chaos for existing fans who can't get enough of the trickster god's antics.

• Three complete short stories in one collection, perfect for quick reads
• Doodle-packed illustrations and comic strips throughout
• Written and illustrated by bestselling author Louie Stowell
• Great introduction to the Loki: A Bad God's Guide series
• Grounded in genuine Norse mythology for a fun, semi-educational read
• Ideal for reluctant readers and fans of humorous diary-style fiction

About the Author
Louie Stowell was born in 1978 in London, where early reading influences included The Lord of the Rings, Just William and Halo Jones. She studied English at Exeter College, Oxford, before working as a cartoonist, copywriter and publisher at Usborne Publishing, and later at Ladybird/Penguin Random House. She is now a full-time novelist and illustrator, best known for creating, writing and illustrating the bestselling Loki: A Bad God's Guide diary series for young readers.

Why You'll Love This Book
Funny, fast-paced and bursting with doodles, this World Book Day special delivers three brilliant slices of Norse chaos in one bite-sized paperback - a perfect treat for existing Loki fans and a brilliant, budget-friendly way for new readers to discover the series.

Please Note: Cover and edition shown are the UK paperback edition matching the ISBN listed above.