Contains four stories of an ideal length for bedtime reading. Still with full colour artwork throughout, the Boobela series is now in B-format to sit alongside 'confident readers' fiction in the 5-8 section of bookshops. Sales are building: the series has sold over 23,000 copies since its March 07 launch. Equal appeal for boys and girls - and especially good for putting reluctant boy readers on the path to literacy and enjoyment of reading. Highly promotable author with a child-friendly website and endless energy for school and festival appearances. Huge potential for adaptation on TV/film and for merchandising - and foreign rights interest is building. The series has bee universally acclaimed: 'There are not enough good books for this age range, and Friedman's sympathetic approach will make this one to re-read' (Amanda Craig, The Times).