Roverandom by JRR Tolkien, Christina Scull (Editor), Wayne G Hammond (Editor) A classic children&39;s story by the author of The Hobbit Rover should never have bitten the wizard&39;s trousers His punishment was to be transforician so he can be returned to normal His adventures will take hi hierous - creatures Inspired by the loss of his own child&39;s favourite toy, this char before The Hobbit, yet remained unpublished for more than 70 years This new paperback edition includes a full introduction and detailed notes about the story This is an old-fashioned story, yet it still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 y and will relish Tolkien&39;s fabulous sense of landscape - THE TIMES Cover illustration by JRR Tolkien