Squirrel and Duck: Quack to the Future
The furry, feathered and very VERY funny series from Tom Percival
Published on 7. May 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-5266-6574-4 (ISBN)
Description
Hilarious illustrated story in the series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Join them on a mind-blowing adventure to discover why they're the only two talking animals in the world. Perfect for 7+ fans of Grimwood, Dog Man and Murray and Bun.
'Hilarious... addictive' Guardian
'Zanily entertaining' LoveReading4Kids
Squirrel and Duck can't remember where they first met, but Duck is having some strange flashbacks to a secret underground science lab. Trying to find it again, they meet a friendly ferret, a distinctly UNfriendly scientist and uncover some shocking secrets behind their own existence!
Packed full of pictures and laugh-out-loud scenes, this is a zanily entertaining story from a bestselling author/illustrator. Don't miss the rest of the series: Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable and Squirrel and Duck: Invasion of the Doggy-Snatchers.
From the bestselling author of the Big Bright Feelings picture book series.
'Hilarious... addictive' Guardian
'Zanily entertaining' LoveReading4Kids
Squirrel and Duck can't remember where they first met, but Duck is having some strange flashbacks to a secret underground science lab. Trying to find it again, they meet a friendly ferret, a distinctly UNfriendly scientist and uncover some shocking secrets behind their own existence!
Packed full of pictures and laugh-out-loud scenes, this is a zanily entertaining story from a bestselling author/illustrator. Don't miss the rest of the series: Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable and Squirrel and Duck: Invasion of the Doggy-Snatchers.
From the bestselling author of the Big Bright Feelings picture book series.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 9 years
Illustrations
50+ b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
196 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5266-6574-4 (9781526665744)
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Tom Percival
Squirrel and Duck: Quack to the Future
The furry, feathered and very VERY funny series from Tom Percival
E-Book
05/2026
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
€7.49
Available for download
Person
Tom Percival is a writer, artist, video producer and musician. He grew up in the rural south-west and now lives in Gloucestershire. His series of picture books exploring the emotions, Big Bright Feelings, is widely loved, with Ruby's Worry and World Book Day book Billy's Bravery being the bestselling titles. In Squirrel and Duck, his new young fiction series, his anarchic sense of humour and his brilliantly expressive and funny black-and-white drawings will entertain an older audience.