An out-of-this-world funny book from master storyteller Frank Cottrell Boyce, with illustrations throughout by Steven Lenton, shortlisted for the 2017 Carnegie Medal and selected for the Tom Fletcher Book Club.
Frank Cottrell Boyce is an award-winning author and screenwriter.
Millions, his debut children's novel, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal.
He is also the author of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again,
Cosmic, Framed and The Astounding Broccoli Boy. His books have been
shortlisted for a multitude of prizes, including the Guardian
Children's Fiction Prize, the Whitbread Children's Fiction Award
(now the Costa Book Award) and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.
Frank is a judge for the BBC Radio 2 500 Words competition and,
along with Danny Boyle, devised the Opening Ceremony for the London
2012 Olympics.
He lives in Merseyside with his family.
Light-hearted and profound
*Sunday Times Book of the Week*
Full of heart and emotion that might just bring a tear to your eye.
If it doesn’t though it’s still got lightsabers and alien space
dogs.
*Tom Fletcher, Tom Fletcher Book Club*
Wholly original and exceptionally funny
*The Bookseller Book of the Month*
a spiky, effervescent treat, like Spielberg's ET put in a blender
with a bottle of Irn-Bru.
*The Financial Times*
A touching tale . . . told with wild humour and panache
*Telegraph*
A wonderful and exciting story about friendship and appreciating
what you have.
*Independent*
whimsical, heart-wrenching and hilarious.
*Scotsman*
...classic Cottrell Boyce: zany, lay-out-loud funny and with a very
strong emotional heart.
*INIS reading guide*
This is an out-of-this world adventure that is also a heartening
story about the importance of friendship and family.
*The Week Junior*
Sure to be a hit with young enquiring minds, this is a tale which
is heart-breaking and hilarious in equal measure.
*The School Librarian*
Will send your imagination into orbit!
*Mr Ripley's Enchanted Books Blog*
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