Small Bites Back

My family really enjoyed the first book, so we were pleased to hear there was a sequel. Small bites back did not disappoint. Very funny, with wonderful characters and an interestingly original take on vampires, werewolves and tooth fairies. This book is even better than the first. We are all looking forward to Harvey’s next adventure!

The kids loved "Small" so we picked up the sequel as soon as we saw it.Has all the daftness of the original but you don't have to get to know the characters so it runs at a faster pace.It's brilliant, can't recommend highly enough.

Brace yourselves for a fangtastic sequel that’s even more hilariously anarchic than SMALL! It has a parade of brilliant new characters including vampire dentists and toffee-pushing tooth fairies. Hannah has created a story that’s full of warmth, friendship and messages about not putting too much pressure on yourself. It’s another middle grade comedy classic.

An absolute gem of a book. Just as hilarious as the first one in the series and jam-packed with laughs, heart-warming friendships and fantastic illustrations. Perfect for fans of Roald Dahl.

Oh ha ha! This is a right giggle - even gigglier than the first Small! Hannah, you are a hoot - how on Earth do you write such funny stories with so much friendship & ha-ha-heart?!! 😜Predicting the next book will be a coughed-up gloopy green!

Our beloved Harvey Small returns in a side-splitting sequel, featuring a spectacle of standout characters, from vampire dentists, tooth fairies, werewolves and zombie lions!Small Bites Back, is the best kind of children's book: funny, fast paced and bursting with adventure and heart. I can only wonder what Harvey and Walloping Toenail will get up to next...A 5 star comic gem! I loved it.

Small! was one of my absolute favourite reads of last year, so I was very excited to see that Harvey is back in Small Bites Back, and what a fang-tastically playful, gigglesome and heart-warming treat it is! This can be read as a standalone, but I have no doubt that readers who haven’t already met Harvey will be grabbing a copy of Small! for a giant treat after reading his latest adventure!Harvey has now been accepted at Madame Bogbrush’s School for Giants – even if he’s not actually a giant – but, he is the new Chosen One, responsible for saving his classmates from grave danger – like not having their homework done! Harvey is worried that even more serious trouble will find him, and he’s not wrong! Well, I mean, being confronted by zombie clowns is – probably - more dangerous than facing Madame Bogbrush with an excuse for not having homework done.The clowns have been sent by the Unspeakable Circus’ Ring Mistress to take Norma Enormous and Twinkle, the football-loving Skelephant to perform there. Oh, and she wants Harvey too! If they don’t go, she has threatened to set zombie lions on the school. Norma and Twinkle have signed Never-Ending Contracts which cannot be broken – or can they? Could the bite marks that Harvey has spotted be a clue to breaking them, and freeing his friends?So begins the MOST brilliant, fast-paced, laugh-until-your-belly-aches adventure as Harvey and his best friend, Walloping Toenail, find themselves heading into the mountains to find a dentist. And, oh my, do they find a dentist! Viscount Bloodsucker, who has a penchant for black hair dye and sparkling teeth, runs the Happy Fang Dental Surgery. Oh, by the way – he’s a VAMPIRE! But these vampires are more interested in blood oranges and convincing the other creatures of the Stinking Sinking Swamp that dental check-ups are important. Overcoming his fear, Harvey asks for help from the vampires. Can they assist him in locating the source of the bite mark to break the never-ending contracts and save his friends? Can Harvey outsmart the Ring Mistress before he becomes a zombie lion meal?Oh my goodness! This really is the most wonderful adventure, brimming with everything to delight young (and older) readers! Giggles galore, twists and turns, danger, and astonishing revelations not to mention trouble-making tooth fairies, zombie lions and werewolves! I loved the inclusion of Bonnie Bonbon’s Vampire Surveillance Reports, Clot’s apprentice notes, the chapter headings, the use of capitalisation and bold text, all of which will appeal to young readers. And Chapter 4 – genius! I also adored the many wonderfully warm and sometimes ever-so-slightly yucky illustrations sprinkled throughout the text which complement the story perfectly.I adored being back with Harvey and his friends, especially the wonderfully loyal Walloping Toenail who overcomes his own fears to support his friend. I also enjoyed the development of his new friendship with apprentice dentist Clot. Harvey feels the weight of expectation from his parents and school, but proves himself to be a wonderful friend who faces his fears with courage, and whose own kindness brings out the best in others. As he learns more about the vampires, Harvey finds himself challenging the stereotypes he has, and by doing so, opens himself up to a new friendship.Small Bites Back sparkles with friendship and warmth, guaranteed to bring jaw-aching grins of delight to young readers of 7+.