The dragon's breakfast

A rollicking fairy-tale adventure from the makers of The Adventures of Alfie Onion, The Cherry Pie Princess andTom & Tallulah and the Witches' Feast. Princess Persephone Stephanie Tiffany Jane (“Pom” for short) HATES being a princess.

Her parents have no time for her – especially her dad, the King of Strüggen, who’s busy plotting against the neighbouring kingdom of Thrum.

So when a friendly young orphan named Billy appears at the palace, Pom decides to run off with him.

She’s after adventure, and knows exactly where she’ll find it: Bullion Island, a tiny patch of land that stands exactly between Strüggen and Thrum.

Legend has it that there's pirate treasure hiding in Bullion's sea-caves, guarded by a fearsome dragon – but nobody knows for sure, because no sailor has managed a return trip.

But Pom isn’t afraid of dragons … or anything else!"Vivian French is a sublime storyteller" – Sunday Telegraph