This is a new title in the fantastic First Reading series, aimed at children who are beginning to read. When Mrs Ping´s wish to have a child is granted by a passing fairy, she and her husband become the parents of a little boy who´s just one inch tall. Issy, as they name him, doesn´t grow any taller. But what he lacks in height, he makes up for in ambition. He goes to the Emperor and asks for a job. But is he up to the task of becoming a royal bodyguard? It is developed in consultation with Alison Kelly, who is a senior lecturer in education and an early reading specialist from Roehampton University. It is a great value quality hardback with ribbon marker guaranteed to foster pride in book ownership.