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Ross Montgomery is the author of Ten Delicious Teachers, Penguin Huddle, Ant Party and Pog and Pickle's Great Escape illustrated by Sarah Warburton. His novel I Am Rebel won the Waterstones Children's Book of the Year, and The Midnight Guardians was the Waterstones Children's Book of the Month. His books have been nominated for the Costa Children's Book of the Year, the Branford Boase Award, the Laugh-Out-Loud Book Awards and the Carnegie Medal. His first book for adults, The Murder at World's End, published to great acclaim and was chosen as a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick. He lives in London. Find him at rossmontgomery.co.uk and on Instagram as @mossmontmomery.

Sarah Warburton is the illustrator of a number of popular titles and and is sold into 40 languages. She has illustrated Ten Delicious Teachers, Penguin Huddle, Ant Party and Pog and Pickle's Great Escape by Ross Montgomery, Letters to a Monster by Patricia Forde, the Princess series by Caryl Hart, the Twinkle series by Katherine Holabird, One Camel Called Doug, Mavis the Bravest and Basil Dreams Big by Lu Fraser*,* and Dinosaurs in the Supermarket, Dinosaurs in my School and Pirates in the Supermarket by Timothy Knapman. Sarah lives in Bristol with her family. Find her on Instagram as @s_warburton_ish_.

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Written by the award-winning author of the Waterstones Children's Book of the Year, I Am Rebel.

Shortlisted for the Laugh-Out-Loud Book Awards.
"Funny and irreverent. A huge hit at school storytime." Guardian
"A comic countdown chant. This rhyming story is great fun to read aloud..." The Times Children's Book of the Week
"A playfully wicked back-to-school alternative." The Bookseller

Ten very foolish teachers have missed the last bus home. But LOOK - a shortcut through the forest! They'll be back in time for tea! Off they skip, unaware that in the woods a hungry horde of mischievous and hilariously goofy monsters is waiting...

• A fun way to count numbers 1-10.
• Rhyming text and witty, whimsical illustrations.
• Funny and goofy with hilarious monster characters.
• Perfect for children starting or going back to school.
• A great present for teachers.

Discover more from Ross Montgomery and Sarah Warburton!
Penguin Huddle: "The perfect book to snuggle up with." *The Herald
*Ant Party: "An adorable tale of friendship and daring to be yourself." *Waterstones
*Pog and Pickle's Great Escape: Pre-order now for July 2026!