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Fred the (very demanding) Deer

Pépé Smit

Illustrated by Pépé Smit

Scallywag Press

Hardback

36pp

ISBN: 9781836300595

Fiction

Publication date: 7 May 2026

£12.99

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A hilarious battle of wills between the author and her protagonist, Fred.

Fred the deer loves living in the forest Or does he? No, he says he does not! He is bored, and wants to visit the town! Once there, he wants shoes. Then he wants chips… but he needs hands to eat chips! Read on to see if Pépé will give him hands, and just how the story will end up!

High quality production with cloth spine.

Pépé Smit

Pépé Smit was trained as a visual artist at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and the Sandberg Institute. Her illustrations have appeared in several leading magazines and newspapers, but she has increasingly focused on creating picture books that make young children both laugh and think. Her first, Fred the (Very Demanding) Deer, has become a much-reprinted title and marked the beginning of a successful series.