Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room: The hilarious first children's book from Paddington star, Hugh Bonneville

Author:   Hugh Bonneville
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9781526685957


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   09 October 2025
Recommended Age:   From 7 years
Format:   Paperback
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Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room: The hilarious first children's book from Paddington star, Hugh Bonneville


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Buckle up for the adventure of a lifetime in the hilarious first children's book from Paddington star, Hugh Bonneville Rory Sparkes is a boy with a head full of dreams. He might become a strongman and travel the world with the circus. Or he might try to make it as a cowboy – that would be a fan-tas-tic second best. Although at the moment he’d settle for missing his maths lesson and making his torch work properly. As he plots to help his best friend, Guy, earn enough money to buy the latest top-of-the-line model boat (so they can set sail for South America), the circus rolls into town and everything spirals out of control. With Guy needing help doing odd jobs for the terrifying Madame Lowe, and with Clare, Rory’s annoying older sister, planning a dastardly prank, will Rory’s plans ever work out? Let’s see … Filled with brilliantly funny illustrations from Lorretta Schauer.

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Author:   Hugh Bonneville
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Dimensions:   Width: 12.80cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 19.60cm
Weight:   0.220kg
ISBN:  

9781526685957


ISBN 10:   1526685957
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   09 October 2025
Recommended Age:   From 7 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children's (6-12)
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Rory Sparkes and the Elephant in the Room is heart-warming and very funny. I couldn’t stop reading it. 5 stars * Noah, aged 9 *


Author Information

Just like Rory Sparkes, Hugh Bonneville grew up and went to primary school in South East London. Later on, he studied Theology at the University of Cambridge and became a professional actor in 1985. His career has spanned radio, television, film and stage, including highly acclaimed appearances in David Walliams’s Mr Stink and the voice of Santa in Stick Man, as well as Downton Abbey and the Paddington films. Now grown up and verging on ancient, Hugh would like to make it clear that he loves his sister very much. Even when she sings.

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