Ruff and Tumble - Invasion of the Goblin Horde
Author: Royston G. Wood
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Published: 2013-05-22
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781480179363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFirst book in the Ruff and Tumble seriesIllustrated and written to engage younger readers This book has illustrations and some fancy/exaggerated fonts to engage younger readers. It has been written as a self reader for advanced younger readers or as a story book to be shared by parents with their primary school aged children (and has proved to be as popular with the adult readers as the children). You can view a sample using the Look Inside feature by clicking on the cover illustration above. The story Ruff and Tumble are dogs with jobs: as Pack Protectors they must keep invaders out of the Pack Lands. This is mainly done by barking a lot. But if something really horrible, like a Trolley of Trolls, comes banging on the door they attack with swords and battleaxes. This is just what does happen, except it turns out to be a deliveryman. But that is enough to get Ruff's imagination working wildly. He is soon mixing up all the things that happen to him in the day with the storyline of the book he is reading (The Goblin Horde). He starts dreaming that he is Righteous Rufus, mighty Warrior and hero, who must stop the invasion of the Goblin Horde. Unfortunately he then starts mixing his dreams back into real life. His toys have gone missing and if he doesn't get them back the Goblin Horde will invade the Pack Lands and murder everyone in their beds! Tumble doesn't want to believe in any of it. After all, there are no such things as goblins. But she slowly gets caught up in Ruff enthusiasm to the point where she is chasing goblins through the woods. The Characters Ruff (Rufus) is a Scottish Terrier. He is black and shaggy and gets overly excited. He is also a little nervy. He has far too much imagination for his own good and reads books which only fire him up more. He tends to get a bit confused between real life and his dreams. Tumble (Thumbelina) is a Pembrokeshire Corgi. She describes the breed as, 'an ancient, Welsh, wolf like breed, not overly tall, used for herding cattle, very graceful and beautiful.' She thinks quite a lot of herself but is willing to get her paws dirty to do what is right. She acts like Ruff's older sister. In fact Ruff and Tumble are very much like brother and sister: they tease each other, play tricks and banter a lot, but ultimately they look out for each other. The Ruff and Tumble series If you enjoy Invasion of the Goblin Horde why not try the second book in the series: Invasion of the Dog Eating Yetis