`'Cocktail of dastardly dragons, mechanical and otherwise, wily and determined child characters and a rip roaring adventure' ' Jill Bennett `'Very funny picture book... detailed illustrations adding to the story' ' Debbie Williams, Primary Times `'A storybook land full of humour'' Armadillo Magazine `'A rollicking and thoroughly entertaining story'' Read it Daddy! book blog

Illustrated by Elys Dolan - creator of the hilarious picture book Weasels Set in an exciting and immersive world, which has been mapped for readers on the end papers The artwork is packed with hilarious details and sub-plots that families will love to pore over A 'proper' story with strong characters, an action-packed plot, and empowering themes about children succeeding where adults have tried and failed. The technical detail in the drawings will help to maximise the clockwork dragon's appeal

Jonathan Emmett is a popular children's author. His books have won several awards including the Red House Children's Book Award for Pigs Might Fly and the Kiekeboekprijs for Bringing Down the Moon. Elys grew up in a part of Sussex that consists almost entirely of trees and cows and she was named after a department store in Wimbledon. She's never let either of these things hold her back and Elys recently graduated with distinction from the MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. Since then, Elys has created the hilarious picture books Weasels and Nuts In Space and been nominated by several major prizes, including the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Waterstones Prize, and the Kate Greenaway Medal. Based in Cambridge, when Elys is not drawing she grows cacti, collects pocket watches and spends altogether too much time in the company of other illustrators.

Illustrated by Elys Dolan - creator of the hilarious picture book Weasels Set in an exciting and immersive world, which has been mapped for readers on the end papers The artwork is packed with hilarious details and sub-plots that families will love to pore over A 'proper' story with strong characters, an action-packed plot, and empowering themes about children succeeding where adults have tried and failed. The technical detail in the drawings will help to maximise the clockwork dragon's appeal