What’s a royal family to do when they find themselves down on their luck and suddenly expected to be... normal?
The Montgomeries – better known to the general public as The Royal Family – were once revered, loved and idolised.
But after Uncle Bertie lost the family fortune in a high-stakes game of Happy Families, they find themselves penniless and out of options. It’s time for the royal family to move out of Buckingham Palace to a two-up two-down on King Street.
Suddenly they’re expected to find work and make an honest living, but what career options are open to a former Queen of England, her husband, and her sister’s unruly family? The locals are none too keen on the new additions to their tight-knit community either.
But the Montgomeries are nothing if not adaptable – andmaybe both sides have important life lessons they can learn from each other...
Tom McLaughlin studied illustration at Falmouth College of Arts, after which he worked as a political cartoonist at the Western Morning News. He began illustrating picture books and eventually pursued writing and illustrating full time. Tom is best-known now for his ‘Accidental’ series for OUP which has been translated into 10 different languages. Titles so far include The Accidental Prime Minister, Secret Agent, Billionaire and Rock Star and they have been nominated for over a dozen awards. He’s also been nominated for the Greenaway Medal for his picture book, The Story Machine. As well as writing middle grade chapter books for Walker, Tom has written and illustrated picture books for Simon & Schuster, Egmont, Scholastic and Bloomsbury.
Tom McLaughlin | author and illustrator
Extent: 104 pages
UK Publisher: Barrington Stoke (June 2020)
UK Editor: Ailsa Bathgate
Primary Agent: Caroline Walsh
Film/TV Rights: DHA (Penelope Killick)
Rights Sold: ****All rights available
Co-Agents: Chinese - Bardon Chinese Media; Japanese - Tuttle-Mori
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Tom McLaughlin reads from his book 'The Accidental Prime Minister' (2015), and shows us how to draw his unlikely hero Joe.
Draw Along with Tom!
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