There can’t be a mum in the country who doesn’t identify with Mrs Large, wrapped in her comfortable dressing gown, doing her best to get away from her children for just five minutes peace (and managing a scant three minutes forty-five seconds)! It is 30 years since the book was first published – this handsome new hardback marks the anniversary – and it’s just as funny, accurate and real a portrait of family life as it was when it first came out. Jill Murphy’s comic timing – in words and pictures – is impeccable, and this is a book that truly deserves its status as a classic.
One morning Mrs Large, needing some peace and quiet away from her boisterous children, decides to take refuge in the bathroom. She fills herself a foamy bubble-bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast - but finds her peace is to be very short-lived.
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One morning Mrs Large, needing some peace and quiet away from her boisterous children, decides to take refuge in the bathroom. She fills herself a foamy bubble-bath and takes in a tray of her favourite breakfast - but finds her peace is to be very short-lived.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Five Minutes' Peace and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Five Minutes' Peace features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Funny, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
Paperback, Hardback, Board book. Not Available.
Five Minutes' Peace was written by Jill Murphy and published by Walker
Yes it is part of The Large Family series
