Noah's Gold: From the UK Children's Laureate 2024–2026

'Brilliantly entertaining & thought provoking . . . I am in total awe.' David Walliams

'Proper, sparkly, witty, enticing storytelling . . . It's perfect.' Hilary McKay

Packed with mystery, adventure and laughs, Noah's Gold is the exciting novel from the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of Millions and Cosmic, Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Fully illustrated in black and white throughout by Steven Lenton, this is perfect for readers of 9+.

Being the smallest doesn't stop you having the biggest ideas.

Eleven-year old Noah sneaks along on his big sister's geography field trip. Everything goes wrong! Six kids are marooned on an uninhabited island. Their teacher has vanished. They're hungry. Their phones don't work and Noah has broken the internet. There's no way of contacting home . . . Disaster!

Until Noah discovers a treasure map and the gang goes in search of gold.

'A writer of comic genius - he has something of Roald Dahl’s magic, but more heart' – Sunday Telegraph

'Joyous writing. Wonderful characters. Authentic humour. Heart & soul. So Much Fun. And, oh, the dialogue! Just love it! Pure class' Jenny Pearson, author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

© 2021 Macmillan Children's Books (Audiobook): 9781529048292

Release date

Audiobook: 13 May 2021