A new diary novel which will especially make girls laugh a lot! And it is illustrated by an 11 year old! Wendy tells the three stories about herself and her friends catching the tiny details which make things like the school show - in which Wendy hopes for the lead but ends up as the crocodile’s bottom - familiar but then investing them with a wackiness which makes them original and fresh.
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Reviewed by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E Julia Eccleshare has a lifetime of working within children’s books as a critic, an editor, an author and a commentator. More reviews by Julia Eccleshare M.B.E
About Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's Bottom
Wendy's plans don't always work out but that's never stopped her having the best time ever! When she fails to get the lead part in the school production, Wendy stuns the audience with her debut as a crocodile's bottom! Then Wendy is dragged along to her best-friend Florence's tap-dancing class and somehow manages to wow the teacher with her dancing skills and land a part as a tap-dancing munchkin in their show.
Wendy's plans don't always work out but that's never stopped her having the best time ever! When she fails to get the lead part in the school production, Wendy stuns the audience with her debut as a crocodile's bottom! Then Wendy is dragged along to her best-friend Florence's tap-dancing class and somehow manages to wow the teacher with her dancing skills and land a part as a tap-dancing munchkin in their show.
If Florence Hubert hadn't been allergic, Wendy would have been famous for a whole summer season. And when Wendy dresses up for a school project she makes the headlines, all thanks to Kevin, the school rat, and a 'Primary Plague Fiasco!'
Containing Wendy Quill’s top tips on ‘how to get a little bit famous’ and absolutely jam-packed with Mina May’s brilliant illustrations, created using the Brushes programme on her iPad, Wendy Quill is a Crocodile’s Bottom is perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Clarice Bean.
Evie Young, age 8 The stories are all really funny, I laughed the whole way through, especially at the bit where the school play Peter Pan goes wrong. Click here to read the full review...
Abigail Prior, age 10, I would give this book ten out of ten as it is a laugh a minute! Click here to read the full review...
Sam Harper, age 9 This book is absolutely hilarious. Click here to read the full review...
Gabi, age 11 I also liked the illustrations because they really made me read on. Click here to read the full review...
Mary Murphy, age 13 This book is a 10/10. I would highly recommend it to anyone who loves a book with a bit of excitement and a good laugh. Click here to read the full review...
Author
About Wendy Meddour
Wendy Meddour is a Doctor of English Literature and an internationally successful and award-winning children’s writer. Her debut children’s book, A Hen in the Wardrobe, was selected as one of the Guardian’s ‘Best 50 diverse Children’s Books since the 1950s’ and won the John C Laurence Award for writing that improves relations between races. Wendy is also the author of several picture books, including the highly acclaimed Lubna and Pebble. Wendy also teaches Creative Writing at Exeter University
Wendy grew up in a little seaside town called Aberystwyth. She is an internationally successful children’s writer, with books translated into multiple languages and featured on CBBC Newsround, Cbeebies Bedtime Story, and BBC Woman’s Hour.
Wendy's plans don't always work out but that's never stopped her having the best time ever! When she fails to get the lead part in the school production, Wendy stuns the audience with her debut as a crocodile's bottom!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's Bottom and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's Bottom features in the following genres: Debuts of the Month, Recommendations, Featured Books for 9+ readers, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Recommended Children's eBooks, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 7+ readers
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Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's Bottom was written by Wendy Meddour and published by Oxford University Press
Wendy Quill is a Crocodile's Bottom has 166 pages
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