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Find out moreWritten by Tom McLaughlin
Part of the The Day that... Series
Brilliant laugh-out-loud comedy of errors
Tom McLaughlin creates some of the best, and funniest adventures for young readers and this is another hilarious, cleverly structured story. Nine year old Pete just wanted a quiet day watching the snooker on the telly, so how on earth did he end up committing armed robbery (sort of), impersonating a policeman, and driving a tank across his own lawn, before breaking up a gang of admittedly incompetent criminals? Read the book to see how it all begins with his mum’s parsnip bake… It’s part of the joy of the book that even as the plot gets more and more convoluted, and as yet more accidental disasters heap on Pete and his new friend Sammy, there’s a logic to everything that happens. Irresistible page-turning fun, and McLaughlin’s cartoony illustrations are an added bonus.
Readers will want to look out all of McLaughlin’s books, including the equally funny and clever The Day That Aliens (Nearly) Ate Our Brains and the Accidental series.
Nine year old Pete is about to have the worst day ever in this laugh-a-minute illustrated adventure! There's nothing Pete loves more than sitting at home, being quiet and watching the snooker. But when he accidentally bumps into a local gangster, Pete and his super annoying next door neighbour, Sammy, are caught up in a series of events that get worse and worse at each and every turn. Now Pete is in a race against time to prove his innocence - but it's tricky to do that, especially when everyone thinks that you're the most wanted boy in the world.
Some of our Lovereading4kids Reader Review Panel were lucky enough to read and reviewThe Day That Aliens (Nearly) Ate Our Brains. You can read their full reviews by clicking here.
“a story packed with jokes to keep young readers entertained.” – Sunday Express Magazine
“a hilarious romp that moves fast enough to keep young readers on the edge of their seats, [a] brilliant first chapter book.” - BookTrust
ISBN: | 9781406375800 |
Publication date: | 2nd August 2018 |
Author: | Tom McLaughlin |
Publisher: | Walker Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 176 pages |
Suitable for: | 7+ readers, 9+ readers |
Genres: | General Fiction, Humorous |
Recommendations: | eBooks, Reviewed by Children |
Tom McLaughlin has illustrated several books for Bloomsbury, including The Cloudspotter (as read by Tom Hardy on CBeebies Bedtime Stories) and The Story Machine, which has received wonderfully positive reviews and has sparked a number of thought-provoking articles on dyslexia (which Tom understands well, being dyslexic himself). Tom loves drinking tea, eating lunch and drawing (in no particular order). He lives in Devon.
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