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Follow the Queen on a hilarious wild-swan chase around the British Isles, in pursuit of her missing handbag. A brilliantly funny picture book story, featuring favourite British landmarks.

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A hilarious picture book story, featuring the royal family, plus favourite British landmarks.

What does the Queen do when a sneaky swan snatches her handbag? Gives chase, of course. By car, motorbike, plane and more! Hold on to your hats (and handbags) for a whirlwind trip around the British Isles.

Featuring favourite British landmarks, including Windsor Castle, the Angel of the North and the Giant´s Causeway.

"This is a book brimming with Britishness and it puts on a jolly good show." The Bookbag
"If this book doesn´t make you smile and adore the Queen even more, nothing else will." London Mums Magazine

Steve Antony is a Waterstones Prize shortlisted author, a Kate Greenaway Medal nominee and the creator of the much-loved Mr Panda books.

Collect all four books in The Queen Collection series: (each with a shiny foil cover!)
The Queen´s Hat - Winner of the Evening Standard Oscar´s Book Prize
The Queen´s Handbag
The Queen´s Present
The Queen´s Lift-Off

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Superbly illustrated, with a muted palette that suits the story perfectly...Even the endpapers are full of humour´ Parents In Touch

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Antony, Steve

Steve Antony - a graduate from the prestigious Children´s Book Illustration MA at the Cambridge School of Art - is the author-illustrator of The Queen´s Hat and Please Mr Panda. Only debuting in 2014, Steve has had enormous success: The Queen´s Hat won the Evening Standard´s Oscar´s First Book Prize, and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children´s Book Prize. Please Mr Panda was chosen as Picture Book of the Month by US retailer Barnes & Noble, who held over 650 Panda events over one weekend.

Steve aims to create picture books that are slightly ´off the wall´, books that children will laugh at and adults will tweet about, but most of all, books that he enjoys.

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