The Adventures of Alfie Onion — Vivian French

Black-and-white illustrations throughout; full of hilarious characters; written by a well-loved and poular author; marks the beginning of a new series of stand-alone comic novels.In this stand-alone comic adventure for younger readers, Alfie Onion has just set off on a great adventure but only to carry his brothers luggage. Its his elder brother, Magnifico Onion, whos destined to win their family a Happily Ever After. But when it turns out Magnifico isnt half the hero hes cracked up to be, it falls to Alfie to save the day with a little help from his loyal dog, a talking horse, and a couple of meddling magpies.