{"product_id":"krindlekrax-a-puffin-book-9780141377360","title":"Krindlekrax A Puffin Book","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePuffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every child. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou know when you feel a rumbling in the ground, and people tell you it''s a tube train going by? Well, it''s not a tube train,'' Corky said. ''It''s the thing that lives in the sewers. It comes up at night, when we''re asleep.'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''What is it?'' Ruskin asked breathlessly. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Krindlekrax,'' Corky replied.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are plenty of weird and wonderful characters who live on Lizard Street. The hero of our story is Ruskin Splinter. But to be honest, Ruskin is a very unlikely hero. Small and thin, with knock-knees, thick glasses, a squeaky voice, no one at Ruskin''s school believes he''s capable of anything - all except for Ruskin''s only friend Corky, the school caretaker. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuskin is therefore delighted when Corky tells him the terrifying story of Krindlekrax: the giant crocodile who lives beneath their town''s streets. Finally, a chance to prove himself! But can\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWeird and wonderful * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003eFizzes with life and humour ... outstanding * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eRidley's surreal plots and invigorating characters are shockingly enjoyable * The Times *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Children's UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083366048087,"sku":"9780141377360","price":7.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141377360.jpg?v=1725548688","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/krindlekrax-a-puffin-book-9780141377360","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}