Roverandom

J .R. R Tolkien, Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond

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HarperCollins
04 June 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945); Adventure; Myth & legend told as fiction; Fiction: special features; Fantasy

Brand-new paperback edition of J.R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy story about the adventures of a bewitched toy dog, written before The Hobbit.

While on holiday in 1925, four-year-old Michael Tolkien lost his beloved toy dog on the beach at Filey in Yorkshire. To console him, his father, J.R.R. Tolkien, improvised a story about Rover, a real dog who is magically transformed into a toy and is forced to seek out the wizard who wronged him in order to be returned to normal.

This charming tale, peopled by a sand-sorcerer and a terrible dragon, by the king of the sea and the Man-in-the-Moon, was Tolkien’s first full-length children’s book, written before The Hobbit. Now, nearly 100 years later, the adventures of Rover – or, for reasons that become clear in the story, ‘Roverandom’ – are published in this delightful new paperback edition. Rich in wit and wordplay, Roverandom is edited and introduced by Tolkien experts Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond, and includes Tolkien’s own delightful illustrations.

By: J .R. R Tolkien
Edited by: Christina Scull, Wayne G. Hammond
Imprint: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 140g
ISBN: 9780008737689
ISBN 10: 0008737681
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 04 June 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was a distinguished academic, though he is best known for writing The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, plus other stories and essays. His books have been translated into over 80 languages and have sold many millions of copies worldwide.

Reviews for Roverandom

‘This is an old-fashioned story, yet it still speaks freshly today… would leap to life when read aloud to a child’ Independent ‘Lord of the Rings buffs will enjoy picking out bits of Nordic mythology and will relish Tolkien’s fabulous sense of landscape’ The Times