The Coming of the Iron Man : The classic children's story as you've never seen it before

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Author: Hughes, Ted Picture storybooksPublished on 14 August 2025 by FABER & FABER in the United Kingdom.Paperback | 48 pages294 x 241 x 7 | 284g This gorgeous abridged edition bri ngs The Iron Man to a picture book audience for the very first time! A landmark publication. The Iron Man isn't scary - he's just very, very hungry . . .It's not until he starts chomping on fence posts and tractors that he comes to the attention of the angry farmers - who trap him in a hole with the help of a little boy called Hogarth.Then Hogarth comes up with a new plan - it turns out that the scrap yard, with its metal bedsteads, broken down cars and old cookers is the perfect home for a hungry Iron Man. Show more