King Coo--The Curse of the Mummy's Gold

Coo’s woods. He smiled.
‘Go on then.’
‘Trust me.’ Coo winked …
… and she pulled the lever.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I’d like to thank everyone at David Fickling Books for their boundless enthusiasm during the making of this book. Thank you Rosie and Bella for your guidance and encouragement, and Alison for helping to bring it all together so beautifully.
I would also like to thank:
Tamlyn and Caroline at Arena Illustration for their continuing friendship and all their hard work on my behalf,
My wonderful family and friends for their support,
And especially my wife Zoë, and my daughter, Mary, for their love and patience.
A.S.


ABOUT ADAM STOWER
Adam Stower is an award-winning author and illustrator of children’s books.
His books have received international acclaim, winning prizes at home and abroad, including the Red House Book Award for Bottom’s Up! (Author – Jeanne Willis) 2010 and the Wanda Gag Read-Aloud Book Award (US) for Silly Doggy! 2013.
Much of King Coo was inspired by Adam’s memories of playing in the woods with his brother, Matt, and of the time he spent at a 462-year-old boarding school in north Norfolk.
Adam lives in Brighton, with his wife, his daughter and a cat called Murray.


Also by Adam Stower:
King Coo


COPYRIGHT
King Coo – The Curse of the Mummy’s Gold
First published in 2019
by David Fickling Books, 31 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2NP
This ebook edition first published in 2019
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Text and illustrations © Adam Stower, 2019
Cover Illustration © Adam Stower, 2019
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ISBN 978–1–78845–054–6