Will Shakespeare Mysteries:

The Stinky Stolen Toenails

Loki meets Horrible Histories in Stratford-upon-Avon starring history’s favourite genius, a young Will Shakespeare.

My name is Will Shakespeare and I SHOULD be . . .
Cleaning out the enormous pile of POO in our privy
Collecting the CHRISTMAS PIE from the butcher's

But I'm REALLY ...
Solving the MYSTERY of Henry VIII's stolen STINKY toenail clippings
Trying to get Ronaldo and Judy back together, because Ronaldo keeps crying like a baby
Hiding from my parents because of the poo (see above) and I may have lost the pie.

I'm in a turnip-load of TROUBLE ...

The Stinky Stolen Toenails is the first book in the Will Shakespeare Mysteries series and marks my debut as a children’s book illustrator.

Perfect for ages 8+.

Release date March 26, 2026

Written by Kaz Penney and Published by Andersen Press

ISBN: 9781839137594

Buy from:

Waterstones  | Foyles  |  Bookshop.org  |  Find your local indie bookshop

Meet the characters

  • Cat the Cat

  • Will

    Will

  • Tybalt

  • Ronaldo

  • Judy

  • Master Catapult

  • Mistress Moundsofgoo

  • Gilbert

  • Master De Veevil

  • Fair Rosaline

  • Will's Dad

  • Will's mum

  • Laurence Fryer


Take a peek inside

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Reviews

'I loved this book! It manages to be charming and disgusting at exactly the same time, with knowing jokes, twists and turns and piles and piles of unwashed pants'

Louie Stowell

'Well this is joyful! Funny, fast, witty and perfectly illustrated!’

Perdita Cargill

'A fast-paced, fun, and fantastically illustrated trip to Shakespeare's England, complete with a merrie old mystery, a missing pie, and a problem privy! A riotous, rib-tickling read'

Sinéad O'Hart

'A fast-paced adventure that fizzes with mischief and wit’

Clare Harlow