Pearson writes with breezy wit, successfully creating a comic romp packed with record-breaking stunts and satire

The Times, Children's Book of the Week

Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling.

David Baddiel, author of The Parent Agency

One of the juiciest ideas for a story you've ever seen and super-miraculously Jenny Pearson makes it every bit as funny and tender as it could ever be.

Frank Cottrell-Boyce, author of Runaway Robot

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Another feel good adventure, packed with laugh-out-loud moments.

Irish Examiner

A laugh-out-loud and record-smashing adventure, following Lucy and Sandesh's journey to happiness. Pearson is a rising star.

The Bookseller Buyer's Guide

A record-smashing, feel-good adventure packed with heart, humour and Guinness World Records from Costa Award-shortlisted JENNY PEARSON, and Kid Normal illustrator Erica Salcedo Lucy is a fixer of broken things. But there's one thing she can't fix and that's her unhappy mum. Until she comes up with an INCREDIBLE plan. Along with her best friend, Sandesh, Lucy is going to SMASH a world record. Because she's convinced that starry Paul Castellini - Record Smashers TV host and singing legend - is the answer to her mum's problems. But breaking a world RECORD when watermelons, kumquats, two baddies and a 30 cm shatter-resistant school ruler are involved isn't quite as easy as Lucy thought. Can she learn that sometimes happiness doesn't come with a plan?"Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling." David Baddiel"One of the juiciest ideas for a story you've ever seen and super-miraculously Jenny Pearson makes it every bit as funny and tender as it could ever be." Frank Cottrell-Boyce
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A laugh-out-loud, record-smashing adventure packed with heart, humour and a whole lot of kumquats, from JENNY PEARSON, the breakout talent of 2020, illustrated by Erica Salcedo.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781474974059
Publisert
2021-04-29
Utgiver
Vendor
Usborne Publishing Ltd
Vekt
280 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
130 mm
Dybde
22 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Illustratør

Biographical note

Jenny Pearson has been awarded six mugs, one fridge magnet, one wall plaque and numerous cards for her role as Best Teacher in the World. When she is not busy being inspirational in the classroom, she would like nothing more than to relax with her two young boys, but she can't as they view her as a human climbing frame. Jenny has been shortlisted for the Costa Children's Book Award, the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Week Junior Book Award and was the winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Award.