A hilarious rollercoaster ride of pure entertainment for 9+ readers everywhere, Birthday Boy is the new Baddiel Blockbuster: featuring David’s inimitable and award-winning combination of wish-fulfilment, heart and hilarity, all brought to life by regular collaborator Jim Field’s witty, stylish illustrations.
What if it was every day?
This is the story of Sam Green, who really, really, really loves birthdays. He loves the special breakfasts in bed. The presents. The themed parties. Blowing out the candles on his cake. Everything.
He is so excited about his 11th birthday, in fact, that he wishes it was his birthday every day.
So, at first, it’s quite exciting when his birthday happens again the next morning. And again. And again. And again…
But it’s not long before things start to go wrong. Soon, disaster strikes, threatening something Sam loves even more than birthdays.
Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for…
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A hilarious rollercoaster ride of pure entertainment for 9+ readers everywhere, Birthday Boy is the new Baddiel Blockbuster: featuring David’s inimitable and award-winning combination of wish-fulfilment, heart and hilarity, all brought to life by regular collaborator Jim Field’s witty, stylish illustrations.
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Reviews for The Person Controller:
“A perfect combination of humour, magic and a happy ending.” Charlotte Norman, Waterstones Bookseller
“A real page turner… a compelling story with relatable characters and meaningful life lessons." Huffington Post
Reviews for The Parent Agency:
“Funny, sometimes moving, always engaging” Guardian
“I love this book because it really made me laugh! The best book I’ve read since I was born!” Tom, 11, LoveReading4Kids
“Exciting and funny – I didn't want to put it down!” Daisy, 10, LoveReading4Kids
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A thrilling children's chapter book for ages 9+ from the Sunday Times bestseller
A thrilling children's chapter book for ages 9+ from the Sunday Times bestseller
• A brand new novel from highly acclaimed British comedian, novelist, television presenter and author David Baddiel
• David Baddiel has a fantastic media profile and is a respected and acclaimed literary novelist as well as being a television personality
• David’s debut The Parent Agency has sold over 20,000 copies so far! (February 2015)
Competition: Moone Boy, House of Secrets, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, David Walliams
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780008200510
Publisert
2018-05-17
Utgiver
Vendor
HarperCollins Children's Books
Vekt
370 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
31 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
416
Forfatter
Illustratør
Biographical note
David Baddiel is an author and comedian. His children’s novels The Parent Agency, The Person Controller and AniMalcolm have been runaway bestsellers and The Parent Agency was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9 to 13-year-olds at the inaugural Laugh Out Loud Awards. David’s children’s books have sold over 1 million copies.