A high-energy, laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated adventure story by much-loved actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist Anita Mangan. A king wakes up one morning, stretches, and farts – and his wife, who was poised to remind him to wish the Prime Minister a happy birthday at their meeting that morning, is so annoyed with him that she forgets. This very small and smelly act sets off a chain of events that build and build into an all-out national crisis. It’s up to the young prince and a girl who works at the palace to restore order and save the day. Wildly funny and endlessly surprising, this is delightfully imaginative, surreal storytelling with a message that small events can trigger big change, and children can be heroes! Packed with pictures by Stephen Mangan’s sister Anita. Escape the Rooms is one of the most loved and bestselling debuts of 2021.