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Synopsis
Five more stories about the irrepressible Quigleys (and including a surprise guest appearance from next-door neighbour's cat, Fatbrain). Will makes a huge effort to get on with the sullen Robinson Potts, an unwelcome visitor on the family's weekend away. Lucy desperately hopes that her birthday party will occur without mishap even though Dad is promising to make it an event to remember...and Mum gets stuck on the roof - with Fatbrain. In the fourth book of the series, Simon Mason reveals the charm and humour in the everyday life of an ordinary (yet unique) family. These are perfect stories for reading aloud, and for young children to read by themselves.
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About the Author
Simon Mason has written three adult novels. He is currently working on a Rough Guide to nineteenth century literature. THE QUIGLEYS IN TROUBLE is his fourth book for children. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two children. Helen Stephens studied illustration at Glasgow School of Art before moving to London where she currently lives as a full-time author/illustrator. She has had several picture books published.
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Grade 2-4-Each member of the Quigley family is highlighted in one of four short chapters, with a fifth story about a neighbor's cat. Dad's Big Toe chronicles a nail polish fiasco; Lucy's Big Day shows how even the worst birthday party can be memorable. In Will's Big Effort, Mum invites a sick friend's unpleasant son to spend the weekend. Finally, the family goes to a fair where the fast and wild rides are no fun for her. Young readers may have trouble getting past the heavy British vocabulary; not many kids opt to play pass the parcel, make moustaches from a goat-skin purse, have ever eaten a chessboard sandwich, or would vote for rock-pooling. The chapter on Lucy's birthday party is totally unbelievable and goes on for too long. A marginal purchase.
-Cheryl Ashton, Amherst Public Library, OH
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- PublisherYearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books)
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 044087100X
- ISBN 13 9780440871002
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages192
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Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books), 2014
ISBN 10: 044087100X
ISBN 13: 9780440871002
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