Yikes! A Mummy's Got My Granny!

‘What happened to Pharoah Ptolemy XIII really was one of the greatest mysteries of the Ancient World. Until now’.

Best friends Stan and Zoe are helping Stan’s Mum giving donkey rides on Plimpton beach, when out of nowhere they are caught up in a huge swirling sandstorm, which disappears as quickly as it arrived. Once they can see around themselves, they realise that all their donkeys have disappeared during the storm, other than Fred who is found standing on top of the ice cream van! To add to the weirdness, Stan is sure that he saw a red-eyed, scary character dressed in bandages running around in the sand, although he had lost his glasses, so can’t be fully sure.

Stan and Penny try to take their minds off the missing donkeys by going for a swim in the local lake and accidentally stumble on the entrance to a secret underground cave. What are these strange bottles of Klim Yeknod and why is there a sarcophagus hidden down there?

What happens next is a fast paced, madcap adventure involving mysterious hideaways, secret potions, a two thousand year old pharaoh, a magical amulet, armies of mummies, motorbike and helicopter chases, not to mention Fangs the crazed fish! Chris White’s cartoon-like illustrations add the perfect touch of additional humour to this bonkers tale, which will keep you guessing right to the end.

Children with a love of history will enjoy the facts about Ancient Egypt interspersed throughout the story and especially the Glossary of Ancient Egyptian terms at the end of the book, but all readers will enjoy the hilarious and sometimes crazy ride as the mysterious past meets our current world.

You will never enter a coffee shop again without wondering what might be happening behind the scenes! A fun-packed read of family, friendship and adventure, perfect for KS2 and above.