Bone Head: Guardian of the Underworld

by Gregory, Jamie | Interest age: from c 8 years
Published 04/06/2026 by Scholastic in the United Kingdom
Paperback | 256 pages
129 x 199 x 20mm | 412g

The chaos and anarchy of Bunny vs Monkey meets

the diary format of Loki and the sparring character dynamics

of Blackadder in this two-colour, highly illustrated,

laugh-out-loud debut!

The underworld is a dangerous place.

It's all fiery and there's marauding dragons and all sorts of

other critters you wouldn't want to run into. Demise, aka Bone Head,

isn't bothered about any of this.

Why?

Because he's a skeleton guardian of the underworld

- and not just any guardian. He thinks he's the BEST and is

determined to prove it... with catastrophic results...

Demise just wants to impress his Big Boss, Hades, god of the underworld.

Problem is, Hades barely knows he exists. After an attempt

to get attention backfires horribly, causing the gates of Hades'

castle to disintegrate, Demise and Mort are demoted to dog-sitting

duty. And the dog in question? Cerberus, the famously ferocious

three-headed dog of the underworld.

What could possibly go wrong with two creatures made out

of bones trying to keep a massive mythological dog under control?

The funniest, most high-energy and must-have new illustrated children's

fiction launch of 2026

Every page is laugh-out-loud and will get your kid loving reading!

Striking, personality-packed two-colour art throughout

PRAISE FOR BONE HEAD:

“Fans of Louie Stowell's Loki will find much to enjoy

here, but so will comic fans who eagerly devour the Phoenix every

week. Bone Head is compulsively readable, so will appeal to reluctant

or easily distracted readers, but its intelligence and wit

will gain it fans from children who adore reading longer, more

complicated books too.”- The Bookseller, Children's

Book of the Month

“Bone-afide comedy gold. Make no bones about it - this

is one hell of a funny ride! Absolutely hell-arious!”-

Tom Vaughan, author of the bestselling Hercules

series

“Lively illustrations, madcap hilarity and witty commentary

made this a truly enjoyable read! Perfect for fans of comedy,

mythology...and not so dynamic duos!”- Jen

Carney, author of The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.