{"title":"Chris Riddell","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover the books of \u003cstrong\u003eChris Riddell\u003c\/strong\u003e, all in one place. Expect poetry. Popular titles include \u003cem\u003ePoems to Save the World With\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGuardians of Magic\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians\u003c\/em\u003e. Reading a series? See \u003ca href=\"\/de\/collections\/ottoline-series\"\u003eOttoline\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest for ages 6–12. Shop all our Chris Riddell books below, delivered across South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"9780330538763","title":"Muddle Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhere would you find a perfumed bog filled with pink sticky hogs and exploding gas frogs? A place that's home to a wizard with only one spell, an ogre who cries a lot and a very sarcastic budgie? Welcome to Muddle Earth. A place where anything can happen - and usually does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Stewart and Chris Riddell's Muddle Earth is a wonderfully funny fantasy adventure with unforgettable characters and beautiful illustrations throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PUBLISHER STOCK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32040254701683,"sku":"9780330538763","price":150.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/muddle-earth9780330538763-814214.jpg?v=1711647346"},{"product_id":"9781509881550","title":"Ottoline and the Purple Fox","description":"\u003cp\u003eOttoline is back in Ottoline and the Purple Fox, a beautifully illustrated adventure from former Children's Laureate, Chris Riddell.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOttoline and Mr. Munroe love puzzles, clues and mysteries. One day, they meet an enigmatic purple fox, who offers to take them on a night-time urban safari. The fox shows them all the hidden animals of the city and Ottoline makes notes on them in her field notebook. Mr. Munroe is making notes too - on the anonymous poems he finds stuck to lampposts on their journey. Who is the secretive poet, and how can he and Ottoline help them mend their broken heart?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"jdgm-rev__header\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 5px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jdgm-rev__author-wrapper\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jdgm-rev__author\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003eJocelyn Cuckootree\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cimg class=\"jdgm-rev__location-country-flag-img\" alt=\"ZA\" data-src=\"https:\/\/judgeme-public-images.imgix.net\/judgeme\/flags\/ZA.svg\" src=\"https:\/\/judgeme-public-images.imgix.net\/judgeme\/flags\/ZA.svg\" style=\"border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238); margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; display: inline-block; height: 1em; max-width: 1.5em;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"jdgm-rev__location\" data-country-code=\"ZA\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; opacity: 0.35; vertical-align: middle;\"\u003e (Durban, ZA)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"jdgm-rev__content\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-family: -apple-system, sans-serif;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jdgm-rev__custom-form\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"jdgm-rev__title\" style=\"font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4; display: block; font-size: 15.4px;\"\u003eYou cannot go wrong with Chris Riddell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"jdgm-rev__body\" style=\"margin: 0px; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0px; line-height: 1.4;\"\u003eCharming, clever, witty .. and that's just the story. The illustrations are delightful, magical, laugh out loud silly. I love all Chris Riddell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"READERS WAREHOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39376941383795,"sku":"9781509881550","price":119.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/ottoline-and-the-purple-fox-print-544.jpg?v=1752719610"},{"product_id":"9781485313090","title":"Kroniek Van Die Wolkperde","description":"","brand":"READERS WAREHOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39421783310451,"sku":"9781485313090","price":265.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/products\/kroniek-van-die-wolkperde9781485313090-551971.jpg?v=1752716458"},{"product_id":"9781529009392","title":"Mermaid's Diary","description":"","brand":"READERS WAREHOUSE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43193049284723,"sku":"9781529009392","price":265.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/91YM3yuxKLL._SL1500.jpg?v=1752475171"},{"product_id":"9781035067886","title":"Ottoline at Sea","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Ottoline at Sea By Chris Riddell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOttoline and Mr Munroe do everything and go everywhere together. That is, until the day Mr Munroe mysteriously disappears, leaving a strange clue written in string . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArmed with her Amateur Roving Collectors' travel pass, Ottoline sets off on a journey over, under and on top of the sea to find her hairy best friend - and bring him back home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PUBLISHER STOCK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44813772685427,"sku":"9781035067886","price":170.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/91NEBgveaNL._SY466.jpg?v=1777019478"},{"product_id":"9781035067893","title":"Ottoline Goes to School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Ottoline Goes to School By Chris Riddell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOttoline is off to the Alice B. Smith School for the Differently Gifted, but she is rather worried that she doesn't have a special gift. 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Chris Riddell brings them to life with his exquisite, intricate artwork in this beautiful anthology.\n \n This perfect gift features famous poems, old and new, and a few surprises. Classic verses from William Shakespeare, Lewis Carroll, W. B. Yeats, and Christina Rossetti sit alongside poems from Nick Cave, Leonard Cohen, Carol Ann Duffy, Neil Gaiman, and Roger McGough to create the ultimate collection.\n \n Also available: Poems to Save the World With and Poems to Fall in Love With.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945446797427,"sku":"9781509814381","price":284.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/15166063482725.jpg?v=1789767884"},{"product_id":"9781529009408","title":"A Mermaid's Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003eDive into a mermaid's diary and discover all the underwater secrets in this fantasy adventure from award-winning Chris Riddell. 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This funny sequel to Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse is packed with gorgeous black-and-white illustrations throughout, and is perfect for girls and boys aged 8 to 11!\n\nPacked full of beautiful black-and-white illustrations from author Chris Riddell, Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death follows the adventures of Ada Goth in the sequel to the award-winning Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse.\n\nPreparations for the Ghastly-Gorm garden party and bake off are under way. Celebrity cooks are arriving at the hall for the big event and, true to form, Maltravers, the indoor gamekeeper, is acting suspiciously. Elsewhere at Ghastly-Gorm Ada's wardrobe-dwelling lady's maid Marylebone has received a marriage proposal. 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So begins Tiggy's quest to find Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba – the lost Guardians and their beautiful Cloud Horses – the only people, she believes, who can save Thrynne from the curse of endless winter.","brand":"BOOKSITE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45358863482995,"sku":"9781035035083","price":233.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2291\/7991\/files\/13871593482556.jpg?v=1787567590"},{"product_id":"9781529009361","title":"Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians","description":"Brand new dangers and adventure await in Tiggy Thistle and the Lost Guardians, the sequel to Guardians of Magic, and the second book in Chris Riddell's action-packed duology featuring the mysterious flying cloud horses.\n \n Zam, Phoebe and Bathsheba, the three guardians of magic, disappeared with no warning nearly ten years ago, leaving the Kingdom of Thrynne in the icy grip of a powerful sorceress. 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