A Sunday Times Best Book for Children 2023 From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud collection of three short stories for readers of 8 and up, brilliantly illustrated by Jim Field and Steven Lenton. MEET ALFIE�?� THE BOY WHO COULD DO WHAT HE LIKED!Previously published for World Book Day 2016Alfie has a routine. To be honest he has a lot of routines. But then one day Alfie�?Ts babysitter is unavailable, and Alfie�?Ts parents get Mrs Stokes instead. Mrs Stokes doesn�?Tt do routines. Instead, she just tells Alfie to do what he likes. And that�?Ts when things start to go weird. Does everything get hilariously out of control? Yes. Does Alfie learn a valuable lesson? Nah. This isn�?Tt that kind of story�?� DISCOVER CHRISSIE�?� THE GIRL WHO HAD NEVER BEEN ON A TRAIN!Chrissie loves trains. She has train books, train pictures �?" and, of course, model trains. But Chrissie has never been on an actual train. In part, because Chrissie doesn't find getting around as easy as other people. Then, Chrissie finally gets on a train, with her Grandpa Henry, to go down to London for an important operation. Her parents and Henry hope the journey will take Chrissie's mind off things. And they're right: but in a way they couldn't possibly imagine. Because Chrissie's trip from Scotland to London turns out to be quite literally magical �?" and changes her life forever. MARVEL AT ARIEL�?� THE CHILD WHO HAD NEVER BEEN ON HOLIDAY!Every year, Max, Lily and Jack are taken to Snoring-On-Sea for their holiday �?" quite possibly the most boring town in the world. There�?Ts nothing to do and nothing to see �?" even the beach at Snoring-on-Sea is dull and grey. But this year, something DOES happen. The children meet someone on a tiny island out at sea �?" a mysterious child called Ariel. Ariel claims to have never left their tiny island, and to Ariel, everything about Max, Lily and Jack�?Ts lives is amazing �?" fish and chips, fizzy drinks�?� even the view of the brick wall out of their bedroom window. And their new friend forces Max, Lily and Jack to see Snoring-On-Sea in a whole new light�?� Three hilarious, heart-warming and adventure-filled stories that will have you laughing out loud!; 304 pages; 11/05/2023
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