Confession number two: When I started writing, I didn't set out to write about a child suffering from anxiety.

Fantastically ridiculous and silly in equal measures . . . will have readers snorting with giggles - The Northern EchoKirja on lämminhenkinen ja helposti luettava, tietyllä tavalla jopa sarjakuvamainen. Siitä tulee monella tavalla mieleen Roald Dahlin kirjat ilman ilkeyttä tai "väärin" meneviä moraalisia asioita. Kirjan taustalla olevat vakavammat aiheet tekevät kirjasta tietyllä tavalla myös opettavaisen. Kuvitus on hyvää ja sopii kirjaan erinomaisesti. The third hilarious adventure for Charlie McGuffin, the boy who changes into animals when he gets nervous. Sam Copelandin esikoiskirja Sami muuttuu kanaksi asettuu kuivanhumoristisen ja nonsensella ilottelevan brittiläisen lastenkirjallisuuden perinteeseen heti Andy Stantonin ja David Walliamsin väliin: Walliamsin tavoin mukana on myös vakavampia teemoja, mutta usein pitkälle polveilevat metavitsit lähestyvät Herra Gummi -kirjoja. Parhaiten kirja sopii hiekkalaatikkotason pierukakkahuumoria arvostaville tokaluokkalaisille, mutta toimii myös erinomaisesti pienemmille ääneen luettavaksi ja isommille 3-4 -luokkalaisille tirskuttavaksi. When Pip@256X#YY.3_7, who lives in 3020, arrives in 2019 through an XL toilet seat, Rahul, genius child-inventor, faces a race against time to return Pip to her own world.

I only touch lightly on difficult issues, and the choice is there for adults to open up further conversation if the time and place is right. The anxiety thread could easily be ignored. Kasper maakt zich erg druk om de gezondheid van zijn oudere broer, SuperMove. Zo heet hij natuurlijk niet, maar zo noemen we hem in de rest van deze recensie. SuperMove ligt al een hele tijd in het ziekenhuis en de uitslag van een bepaalde scan is heel erg belangrijk! Kasper mist hem enorm en is bang voor wat er misschien gaat gebeuren. Olly is flabbergasted when a horde of hamsters appear in his bedroom after crash-landing their spaceship in his neighbour’s garden pond. This hilarious sci-fi adventure highlights the importance of friendship and having the courage to face your fears.Fresh and funny - this reads like a modern-day Dahl Christopher Edge, author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright Laugh-out-loud funny, with an important underlying message on how to cope with anxiety. - Abie Longstaff As I continued writing, and I understood what my mind had done, I realised if I could weave in amongst the poo and wee jokes something about general anxiety for children - how it can feel and what you can do about it - then it might be of some small help. Illustrations by Sarah Horne are an absolute delight and I enjoyed this read from the first chapter.

Ladybird, Puffin and Penguin are imprints of Penguin Random House UK. Across their extensive list, we believe there is a story for every child, everywhere. Gloriously silly, gleefully naughty, totally entertaining. So good, in fact, that I HAD to finish it once my son was asleep! - Michelle Harrison, author of A Pinch of Magic When Charlie McGuffin gets stressed, something a little bit different happens: he turns into an animal! Trouble is, it only happens when he gets worried, and right now, Charlie has quite a lot to worry about:Previously published as 'THE MUSLIMS', this was the winner of the Little Rebels Award in June 2018. The text has been revised, expanded and re-illustrated.* This is a book that isn't what you expect, cleverly portraying ways of dealing with stress and anxiety..This is a brilliant and positive debut from Sam Copeland - Booktrust