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The new release Tales of Beasts and Bugs gets its release next week

Bright yellow book cover with Mark Beech illustration for The Tales of Beasts and Bugs by Terry Pratchett

[Book Release News]

This has been seen out in the wilds... as companies are sending them out before publication date.

Tales of Beasts and Bugs by Terry Pratchett

Four fantastical and funny tales of talking beasts and brave bugs!

  • Meet the only ant to ever have left his nest!
  • Find out how to escape a garden with the bravest tortoise!
  • Witness a mass of sheep on the loose!

With full-colour illustrations by Mark Beech, this book is perfect for introducing young readers to the world of master storyteller Sir Terry Pratchett.

Please note all four of these stories have previously been published within the short story collections The Witch's Vacuum Cleaner and The Time Travelling Caveman The four stories we believe are :

  • An ant called 4179003
  • The sheep rodeo scandal
  • Hercules the Tortoise
  • Ub and Toah

R.R.P. £7.99

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

ISBN: 9780241763612

Number of pages: 112

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Published: 22 Aug 2025 13:29
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