Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. The Fart that Changed the World is a hilarious adventure story by beloved actor Stephen Mangan, fully illustrated by his sister Anita Mangan.

From classic comedy such as Green Wing, Episodes and I’m Alan Partridge and acclaimed drama such as The Split, Stephen also presents Portrait and Landscape Artist of the Year and regularly appears on stage, most recently as a highly praised Ebeneezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol.In The Fart that Changed the World, I wanted to tell a story that shows how the smallest (and, in this case, smelliest) action can have BIG consequences. We're always happy to answer any questions or queries you might have, please get in touch using one of the methods below. Anita Mangan is a celebrated graphic designer and illustrator who has designed over 60 books including for Leon Restaurants, Gizzi Erskine and Fearne Cotton. As the banquet descends into a food fight and processions catapult out of control, Frank finds himself in an all-out farty farce. The Fart that Changed the World is billed as a "high-energy, laugh-out-loud story bursting with incredible illustrations".

His small and smelly fart looks like it will kick off a crisis… Frank – a kitchen boy with a big imagination – is drafted in as an emergency butler.

Escape the Rooms[the duo's first book together]is one of the breakout children’s fiction debuts of 2021 and we are so thrilled and proud to be continuing our publication adventure with Stephen and Anita. If you’d like to retain your premium access and save 20%, you can opt to pay annually at the end of the trial. Like his writing, I make my pictures as funny, weird and wonderful as possible and I am loving illustrating the characters that he has created in The Fart that Changed the World. Looking for help, Fabian drafts Frank as his emergency butler, a kitchen boy with a wild imagination. He has been a member of the judging panels for the Costa Book of the Year prize and The Laugh-Out-Loud Awards (The Lollies).

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. While there’s certainly no shortage of fart-themed books for children, and no sign that the perennial appeal of parps is waning among contemporary readers, actor and comedian Stephen Mangan’s The Fart that Changed the World is a satisfyingly surreal addition to the canon of flatulence-themed fiction. You may also opt to downgrade to Standard Digital, a robust journalistic offering that fulfils many user’s needs. BOOK OF THE MONTH - the much awaited latest installment in this popular diary-style series for ages 7+.The queen, poised to remind him to wish the prime minister a happy birthday that morning, is so disgusted that she forgets. Premium Digital includes access to our premier business column, Lex, as well as 15 curated newsletters covering key business themes with original, in-depth reporting. His wife is so angry that King Fabian panics and blames the butler, who is dragged away to the dungeons. Leaving behind a big problem: Fabian isn’t really the brains behind the crown: it is the butler… how will dithery Fabian manage to pull off this high-pressure event alone?