Too Small To Fail

Nov 17, 2024 7:40 AM

Author:Morris Gleitzman

Too Small To Fail

1 boy. 1 girl. 1 camel.

Squillions of dollars.

A plan that can't fail. Or can it?

Oliver's parents own a bank. This makes them very rich, very important and very busy. Oliver, on the other hand, is terrible at maths and aspires to nothing more than owning the puppy that he frequently visits at his local pet shop.

When a mysterious woman buys the puppy and threatens to harm it if Oliver can't return her thousand of dollars (unfortunately, Oliver's parents seem to have misplaced her life savings. Something to do with some stuff on the news.) Oliver hatches a plan which will take him further than he ever imagined...

Reviews

Morris Gleitzman has a rare gift for writing very funny stories and an even rarer gift of wrapping very serious stories inside them

—— The Guardian

Morris Gleitzman gives form to human faith - gives it a clear sweet voice and a gaze of perfect directness. His story hovers above the fathomless atrocities it recounts, speaking the truth simply, to devastating effect. 'Once' and 'Then' are books for all ages and all times

—— Meg Rosoff, author of How I Live Now

Hilarious!

—— Sunday Telegraph

The most hotly anticipated children's book of the year is here - Diary of a Wimpy Kid

—— Big Issue

Skillfully delivered, hugely popular, continuously funny and utterly unique

—— Guardian

The spiritual lovechild of Tommy Cooper and Steve Martin, if such a thing were possible

—— The Stage

Bursting with silly situations and hilarious antics

—— Bournemouth Daily Echo

A real delight

—— Bournemouth Daily Echo

The perfect book to provoke a smile.

—— Daily Express

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