Ben Pole is on the run from school bully Monty Grabbe, when he discovers an amazing secret wood. There's rope swings, water slides, a wombat called Herbert - and best of all, KING COO - a genius full of secrets, mysteries and incredible inventions.Ben, Herbert and King Coo will need all their wits about them to thwart Monty Grabbe's dastardly ways . . . Cow-pat-a-pults at the ready!

Adam Stower is well known as the illustrator of David Walliams' fiction and picture books. He is renowned for his strong cover artwork and charming inside illustrations, and won the Alligator's Mouth Award in 2020 for Illustrated Early Fiction. Adam works with publishers in the UK and the US and his picture books have been translated into many languages around the world.