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Win a copy of The Domesday Cows
Closing Date: 30th April 2026
A medieval comedy full of culture clashes, confused cows and sisterly hijinks! Perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Jacqueline Wilson aged 9+.
It’s 1086 CE, and young Nora has a problem. Thanks to her meddlesome mum’s fibbing, a dastardly Norman Earl called the Wolf has taken too much of an interest in their village — and in her sister Githa! Nora definitely can’t let her sister marry a Norman. Her plan? Hide her father’s cattle so their family looks too poor to marry into.
Cue utter chaos.
Nora’s plan starts to unravel faster than wool from a dropped spindle. Welsh rebels in the forest take the cows hostage; her sister takes a liking to the Wolf’s son, and the family servant Caron is hiding a huge secret... Can Nora rescue the cows, fix the mess, and keep her family out of trouble, all without getting caught?
The Domesday Cows by Iszi Lawrence is published by Bloomsbury Education | RRP £7.99
We are giving away five copies of The Domesday Cows. For your chance to win, simply answer the following question:
What language did the Normans speak?
a) Old French
b) Latin
c) Old English
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