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AniMalcolm
- Author
- David Baddiel
- Narrator
- David Baddiel
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 29 September 2016
- Run Time
- 3 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children’s books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal…
Malcolm doesn’t like animals.
Which is a problem because his family love them. Their house is full of pets. What the house is NOT full of is stuff Malcolm likes. Such as the laptop he wanted for his birthday.
The only bright spot on the horizon is the Year Six school trip, which Malcolm never thought his parents would pay for. And yet there he is, on the bus, heading to… oh no. A farm.
Over the next days, Malcolm changes. He learns a lot about animals. More, in many ways, than he would like. He learns what it’s really like to be an animal. A whole series of animals, in fact…
It does make him think differently. And speak differently. And eat differently. And, um, smell differently. But will he end up the same as before?
Because sometimes the hardest thing to become is… yourself.
Critics Review
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Reviews for The Parent Agency:
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“Funny, sometimes moving, always engaging” Guardian
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“I love this book because it really made me laugh! The best book I’ve read since I was born!” Tom, 11, LoveReading4Kids
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“Exciting and funny – I didn't want to put it down!” Daisy, 10, LoveReading4Kids
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Reviews for The Person Controller:
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“A perfect combination of humour, magic and a happy ending.” Charlotte Norman, Waterstones Bookseller
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“A real page turner… a compelling story with relatable characters and meaningful life lessons." Huffington Post
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Details
- Author
- David Baddiel
- Narrator
- David Baddiel
- Duration
- 3 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 September 2016
- ISBN
- 9780008191023
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children’s books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal… Malcolm doesn’t like animals. Which is a problem because his family love them. Their house is full of pets. What the house is NOT full of is stuff Malcolm likes. Such as the laptop he wanted for his birthday. The only bright spot on the horizon is the Year Six school trip, which Malcolm never thought his parents would pay for. And yet there he is, on the bus, heading to… oh no. A farm. Over the next days, Malcolm changes. He learns a lot about animals. More, in many ways, than he would like. He learns what it’s really like to be an animal. A whole series of animals, in fact… It does make him think differently. And speak differently. And eat differently. And, um, smell differently. But will he end up the same as before? Because sometimes the hardest thing to become is… yourself.
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