Author: Snow, Alan
Interest age: from c 8 years,
 
General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Published on 4 September 2014 by OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 256 pages, b&w drawings
 
201 x 140 (mm) | 186g
 
Meet the Boxtrolls! The book that inspired the film! There's an emergency in Ratbridge! Only orphan Arthur and his new friends Willbury Nibble QC, Marjorie the inventor, a timid cabbagehead, and some very excitable boxtrolls can save the day! But are they really up to the job? Why has the evil Snatcher taken up residence in Cheese Hall? Who has stolen Marjorie's latest invention? And who knew that rats were so good at removing stains? Find out in this amazing, fun, and highly-illustrated romp!