Author:Roger Hargreaves,Arthur Lowe
Mr Funny's car is a shoe! It looks very funny when he drives to the zoo. But can he cheer up the animals? Mr Dizzy always gets things confused, until one day he happens upon a wishing well... Mr Bump tries his hand at many jobs, but keeps getting fired! Will he ever bump into one that's suitable for him? Mr Fussy is a fussy old fusspot who dusts his flowers and irons his shoelaces! So how will he cope with Mr Clumsy? Mr Topsy-Turvy manages to turn a whole town upside down! Mr Small goes job hunting and finds, after all, he's perfect as he is.
Joan Aiken’s Felix trilogy is definitely the kind of reading material you can never have enough of. It’s got everything; adventure of almost every kind you could dream of, friendship, romance, history, travel . . . To me these books are timeless, and every generation needs them.
—— BookwitchWilson captures the vulnerable, bolshy tone of young girls, and offers humour and honesty too
—— Independent on SundayJacqueline Wilson is refreshingly committed to fulfilling children's expectations, and this is her enduring strength. Secrets captures a truth of childhood: that life is full of secrets, partly because so much is unknown and unexplained
—— GuardianAnother brilliant book by Jacqueline Wilson
—— ScribblerJust One Day is a character rich exploration of that time in life when you need to re-examine who you are. It’s about clarity, and love, and heartbreak, and angst. It’s the reason I love reading Gayle Forman’s world.
—— Victoria State Library BlogAuthor Forman explores “the line between true self and feigned self,” the multiple personae, roles and identities that coexist in a single soul.
—— KirkusSweepingly romantic, this book is a living, breathing memory of the whirlwind of emotions that go hand in hand with falling in love.
—— SugarscapeJacqueline Wilson writes the kind of books you just can't put down, making you feel so many emotions that you don't know whether to laugh or cry . . . a must-read for teenagers
—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening ChronicleChosen by a reader as her favourite book
—— Go GirlMoving and intense story involving domestic violence and breast cancer but which manages to be uplifting about both.
—— Bournemouth Daily EchoYet another brilliant book that you never want to put down.
—— Newcastle Upon Tyne Evening Chronicle