<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>An hilarious story, told in letter form, about King Alfred - he who burnt the cakes, and his battles with the Vikings.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>An hilarious story, told in letter form, about King Alfred - he who burnt the cakes, and his battles with the Vikings.</p><p>Berwin, son of Egfrith, writes to Wulfric, son of Elred using his miraculous new talent of reading and writing. Berry's spellings leave a lot to be desired and in his hilarious letters he tells a tale of mixups and mayhem when King Alfred hides in his family's cottage but is mistaken for a Dirty Dane - their word for the Vikings. A completely new perspective on why and how those cakes got burned!</p><p>Fast and very, very funny from the prize-winning author of The Demon Headmaster and other books.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Gillian Cross has been a successful author for many years. She has won the Carnegie medal, for Wolf; the Smarties Prize and the Whitbread Children's Novel award, for The Great Elephant Chase and her Demon Headmaster books have been made into successful television series. Gillian Cross is a great supporter of libaries and has served on several national committees and working parties in support of these institutions. She lives in Warwickshire with her husband and family.</p>
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