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The best kind of silly
Observer
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Cleverly daft storytelling at its very, very best
Maz Evans, author of Who Let The Gods Out?
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Hysterically funny!
Jeremy Strong, author of My Brother's Famous Bottom
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Full of heart and humour, wit and wisdom, and rivers of rhino poo
Sophie Anderson, author of The House With Chicken Legs
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Wonderfully heart-warming and absolutely hilarious
Cat Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island
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Laugh out loud funny, with an important underlying message on how to cope with anxiety
Abie Longstaff, author of How To Catch a Witch
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Fresh and funny – this reads like a modern-day Dahl
Christopher Edge, author of The Many Worlds of Albie Bright
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In the words of Jean-Claude the pigeon, I am in love with this most delicious, beautiful and delectable book and I wish to fly away with it!
Laura Ellen Anderson, author of Amelia Fang and Witch Wars
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Brilliant, laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely moving
M.G. Leonard, author of Beetle Boy
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So good you’ll CLUCK with laughter!
Pamela Butchart, author of Baby Aliens Got My Teacher
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I laughed out loud at the part about yin and yang and win and wang. Oh, and the rhino poo – giant poo will never not be funny.
Lara Williamson, author of A Boy Called Hope and The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean
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One of the most hyped children’s debut of the decade.. Here is the modern masterpiece: a book that is full of laughs, while also exploring childhood anxiety.. This is a touching and engaging story. This savvy, comic tale ticks every box.
The Daily Telegraph
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This really is one of the funniest, freshest debuts I’ve read in a long time. Delightfully silly and utterly heartfelt.. Comedy is hard to do right, but Copeland’s enviable timing and knack for properly laugh-out-loud jokes set this apart. Charlie’s experiences in animal form are comedy gold… it is just genius. A real delight and deserves to be huge.
The Bookseller
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An adventure of fantastical proportions.. a comic novel which fans of Kid Normal will flock to
The Irish Times
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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
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Very funny indeed.
Robin Stevens, author of the Murder Most Unladylike Series
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Charlie Changes Into a Chicken is a gloriously fun, madcap adventure with a celebration of friendship at its heart.
Anna James, author of Pages & Co: Tilly and the Book Wanderers
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A clever and hilarious story with a hero you’ll love… I’m already looking forward to the next one
Parents In Touch
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A brilliant debut . . . laugh-out-loud funny
The Mail on Sunday
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Gloriously silly, gleefully naughty and totally entertaining
Michelle Harrison, author of A Pinch of Magic
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For readers of about seven-plus, Sam Copeland’s debut Charlie Changes Into a Chicken (Puffin) is a stand-out star, offering belly-busting hilarity and a loving, light touch take on childhood anxiety . . . A supportive cast of friends (fiendishly clever Flora in particular), subtly planted strategies for coping with worry, and some joyfully silly metanarrative tricks (including a publisher’s letter of apology) place Charlie head and shoulders above the competition; Sarah Horne’s wild-haired, twitch-eyed illustrations add another layer to the fun.
The Guardian
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An essential talent, full of the best of Roald Dahl and David Walliams
Elle (France)
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Fantastically ridiculous and silly in equal measures . . . will have readers snorting with giggles
The Northern Echo
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“One of the most hyped children’s debut of the decade.. Here is the modern masterpiece: a book that is full of laughs, while also exploring childhood anxiety.. This is a touching and engaging story. This savvy, comic tale ticks every box.”
The Daily Telegraph, Books of the Year
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“A stand-out star, offering belly-busting hilarity.. Head and shoulders above the competition.”
The Guardian, Children's Books of the Month
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“A brilliant debut… a book that is not only laugh-out-loud funny but offers important advice about coping with anxiety.”
The Mail on Sunday, Children's Books of the Month
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“The best kind of silly.”
The Observer, Children's Books of the Month
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“An essential talent, full of the best of Roald Dahl”
Elle
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“This is one of the best children’s tales we’ve come across in years… hilariously funny but with proper heart.. providing laughter on every page, it’s a sure-fire debut hit.”
Waterstones, Book of the Month
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“This really is one of the funniest, freshest debuts I’ve read in a long time. Delightfully silly and utterly heartfelt.. Comedy is hard to do right, but Copeland’s enviable timing and knack for properly laugh-out-loud jokes set this apart. Charlie’s experiences in animal form are comedy gold… it is just genius. A real delight and deserves to be huge.”
The Bookseller, Books of the Month
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“An adventure of fantastical proportions.. a comic novel which fans of Kid Normal will flock to”
The Irish Times
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“A great example of a kids’ book with lots of humour.”
The Sun
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“Sam Copeland’s debut is brilliant, laugh-out-loud funny and genuinely moving. However, Charlie Changes into a Chicken is not just a joyous read, through its relentlessly hilarious narrative it ingeniously communicates an important message for children who struggle with anxiety or are confronted by difficulties in their life. A great debut is one that you feel must have always existed, and this is one of those books. Every school library needs to have multiple copies and may I recommend it to every single parent out there.”
MG Leonard, author of Beetle Boy
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“Fresh and funny – this reads like a modern-day Dahl.”
Christopher Edge, author of The Infinite Lives of Maisie Day
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“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
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“This is a glorious debut from an exciting new voice in children’s comedy fiction. Sam Copeland WILL turn into a megastar on the strength of this first outing. Cleverly daft storytelling at its very, very best.”
Maz Evans, author of Who Let The Gods Out
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‘Very funny indeed.’
Robin Stevens, author of A Murder Most Unladylike series
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“Wonderfully heart-warming and absolutely hilarious.”
Catherine Doyle, author of The Storm Keeper's Island
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So good you’ll CLUCK with laughter
Pamela Butchart
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“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
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“Charlie Changes Into a Chicken is a gloriously fun, madcap adventure with a celebration of friendship at its heart.”
Anna James, author of Pages & Co: Tilly and the Book Wanderers
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“Hysterically funny!”
Jeremy Strong
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“A heart-warming story that has led to comparisons with such celebrated authors as David Walliams and David Solomons. But this is no ordinary children’s story. … (it) doesn’t just entertain his readers but can actually help them to deal with their anxieties.”
The Irish Examiner
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“In the words of Jean-Claude the pigeon… I am in love with this most delicious, beautiful and delectable book and I wish to fly away with it!”
Laura Ellen Anderson, author of the Amelia Fang series
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“A clever and hilarious story with a hero you’ll love… I’m already looking forward to the next one”
Parents In Touch
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“Laugh-out-loud funny, with an important underlying message on how to cope with anxiety.”
Abie Longstaff
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“A side-splitting debut… fantastically ridiculous… will have readers snorting with giggles.”
Press Association
