WINNER! The English Association 4-11 Picture Book Award 2024 WINNER! Oxfordshire Book Awards Best Picture Book 2025 LONGLISTED! UKLA Book Awards 3-6 Category 2026 NOMINATED! Carnegie Medal for Illustration 2025 A Children's Book Club pick for Spooky Halloween Books - BBC Radio 4's Today programme. When a vegetarian vampire moves into his dream castle, he soon discovers he has an unwanted house guest . Colin's new castle is perfect in every way - apart from the DUCK. The duck pops up when Colin's in the bath. When he's watching telly. When he's ON THE LOO. QUACK! But where there's a will, there's a way. Colin has a PLAN.

Will he succeed in banishing Duck from his castle and leading the bird-free life that he dreams of? * The perfect book to share or gift during spooky season! * A brilliantly funny readaloud story that will have kids hooked. * Fun-filled artwork is packed with detail and humour. * An instant bestseller in Autumn 2024! * Perfect for fans of bestselling picture books I Want My Hat Back and I'm Sticking With You * A seasonal treat for Halloween but will also appeal throughout the year * An experienced author-illustrator with a strong events track record Competition: funny bones;we're going on a ghost hunt;the;witch's cat;room on the broom;dinosaur that pooped;halloween;ten;little monsters;what's in;the;witch's kitchen;there;s a witch;wolf;in my book;pick a pumpkin. allan ahlberg;martha mumford;julia donaldson;axel scheffler;tom fletcher;david walliams.