Too Hot to Hug! - Tapa dura

When Rupert finds a golden egg, he takes it home to show to Mum and Dad. Then suddenly: Tap! Tap! Crack! out hatches a baby fire dragon! From then on, Crumpet the dragon is Rupert's best friend. But soon Crumpet starts to grow. And as he grows, he gets ...HOTTER! An original and amusing text with a touching message of belonging and acceptance. Both children and adults will love the adorable hero of this heart-warming tale. The characters are brought to life by the illustrator of Gruff the Grump and Bumble.

Steve Smallman lives in Staffordshire with his wife and the two youngest of his four children. He has been illustrating books for over 25 years, and writing his own stories for the past two. Steve won the Sheffield Children's Book Award in 2009 with Smelly Peter: The Great Pea Eater