Looking After Murphy - Hardcover

Rix, Jamie; Bendall-Brunello, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764154664 ISBN 13: 9780764154669

Publisher: Barrons Juveniles, 1656

Granny Lally is quite a character, and kids who open this book are in for plenty of laughs. Granny Lally can't stop telling tall tales—and her grandchildren never know when to believe her. When the kids go off on vacation with their parents, Granny Lally promises to take care of their pet hamster. All goes well for several days—until Granny starts singing a song while taking her bath. It's all too awful for the hamster, who runs away. Granny searches high and low, but she can't find the hamster anywhere. What is she going to do? The wacky solution that Granny Lally finally dreams up brings this comical story to a super-hilarious climax. The full-color illustrations on every page are as funny as the story itself.

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From the Back Cover:

Granny Lally is looking after Murphy the hamster. Granny promises not to take her eyes off him, but looking after Murphy is a full-time job and something is bound to go wrong . . . A wonderfully witty tale about every adult?s worst fear: the lost pet!

Granny Lally loves to tell tall tales—and her grandchildren never know when to believe her. When the kids go on vacation with their parents, Granny Lally promises to take care of Murphy, their pet hamster. All goes well at first—until Granny starts singing a song while taking her bath. It?s just too awful for the hamster, who runs away. Granny searches high and low, but she can?t find the hamster anywhere. What is she going to do? Tell another tall tale?

About the Author:

The author: Jamie Rix's first children's book, Grizzly Tales for Gruesome Kids, was published in 1990 and was the Smarties Book Prize Children's Choice. Since then he has adapted Grizzly Tales and his other collections of cautionary tales into an award winning animation series on CITV. He is married and lives in South London with his two grown up sons. The illustrator: Since leaving college John has worked for lots of different publishers both in England and the USA Illustrating numerous books and making contributions to many more.

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