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  • Published: 18 April 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241637807
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $17.99

Billy and the Giant Adventure




One pinch of adventure, a dash of friendship, a sprinkle of mystery and a HUGE spoonful of magic . . . Jamie Oliver, bestselling author and internationally renowned chef, delivers the perfect recipe for a page-turning children's fiction debut!

Billy and his friends know that Waterfall Woods is out of bounds; strange things are rumoured to have happened there and no one in their village has ventured past its walls for decades...

But when they discover a secret way in, Billy and his best friends, Anna, Jimmy and Andy, can't resist the temptation to explore! Only to quickly discover that the woods are brimming with magic and inhabited by all sorts of unusual creatures, including a whole community of sprites who need the childrens' help!

With magical battles, a long-lost mythical city, fantastical flying machines, epic feasts and one GIANT rescue, get ready for an adventure you'll never forget!

  • Published: 18 April 2023
  • ISBN: 9780241637807
  • Imprint: Puffin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $17.99

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About the author

Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver started cooking at his parents' pub, The Cricketers, in Clavering, Essex, at the age of eight. After leaving school he began a career as a chef that took him to the River Café, where he was famously spotted by a television production company.

His television and publishing career began in 1999 with The Naked Chef series. Since then he has set up Fifteen restaurant in London, changed school dinners in the UK and revolutionized home cooking. His charity, The Jamie Oliver Foundation, seeks to improve people's lives through food.

He writes for publications in the UK and around the world, including his own Jamie Magazine. Jamie lives in London and Essex with his wife Jools and their children.

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Praise for Billy and the Giant Adventure

I really enjoyed reading Billy and the Giant Adventure. It was a funny and magical story with beautiful illustrations.

Chloe, Love Reading 4 Kids

Full of lots of fun, adventure and magic. Jamie Oliver has done amazing with this book and one I will recommend to all my friends. I loved this book I couldn’t put it down. Best book this year!

Cora M, Love Reading 4 Kids

A magical story with action, excitement, monsters, and funny humour. I couldn’t put the book down. My imagination was running wild. I could really see the story inside my head

Holly B, Love Reading 4 Kids

I loved this adventure book. It was full of mythical creatures, and it has a message about saving the environment. The pictures are great too. Sometimes I struggle to finish longer books but this one kept me reading all the way through. I couldn’t put it down - I would definitely recommend it!

Abigail C, Love Reading 4 Kids

A thrilling, gripping book. It pulls you into the amazing fantasy world of the Sprites, Boonas and Giants. I loved it!

Neeva P, Love Reading 4 Kids

I loved reading Billy and the giant adventure. I couldn't put the book down. I love the different chapters and especially the recipes at the end of the book as well!

Paul, Love Reading 4 Kids

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