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Colin’s Castle (A Colin and Duck Story)
Colin’s Castle (A Colin and Duck Story)
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By Holly Swain
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4 reviews
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 THELOO. 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.
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I like the picture and I think the books is really good
23 Jul 2025
It was very good.
17 Jul 2025
I thought the duck was funny and all the little ducklings were cute
02 Nov 2024
Colin the vampire has moved into his new castle but Duck thinks he lives there. In spite of constant evictions, Duck keeps popping up in the house while Colin is trying to settle in. Nice, fun picture book with lovely illustrations.
