LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
July 2017 Book of the Month | In a nutshell: action-packed, laugh-out-loud inventor adventure
Tom McLaughlin had readers in stitches with The Accidental Prime Minister and The Accidental Secret Agent, but The Accidental Billionaire is possibly his funniest yet. Jasper is a regular kid, though one given to staging ambitious, mostly (highly) unsuccessful experiments. Attempting to split the atom one afternoon, he accidentally gives his cat the power to speak. In no time at all, talking cats are the in thing with people queuing up to pay Jasper to make their cats speak too. Jasper and his nan are rich beyond their wildest dreams but there’s a price to pay: Jasper realises he’s not just made some cats talk, he’s created a feline army! Can he reverse the process before cats take over the world? A brilliantly funny what-if adventure and enormous fun. ~ Andrea Reece
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The Accidental Billionaire Synopsis
Funny by Name. Funny by Nature. Jasper Spam is mad about science, the problem is that all of his experiments tend to end in a BANG, until one day quite accidentally Jasper manages to invent something that will change the world forever ...One crazy experiment involving a shed, a mallet, and a poorly aimed laser beam results in Jasper's cat Rover, becoming the world's first talking cat. Finally an invention that works - the Cat Chat 2000! Soon people are handing over all of their cash to get a talking cat. With his new found wealth Jasper can finally live the life he's always dreamed of - buying a mansion, sports team, and producing a Hollywood blockbuster. But is there a huge price to pay for bringing talking cats to the world, and money won't be able to solve the problem that the Cat Chat 2000 has caused.
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9780192749567 |
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6th July 2017 |
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Tom McLaughlin |
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Tom McLaughlin |
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Oxford University Press |
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Paperback |
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226 pages |
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Press Reviews
Tom McLaughlin Press Reviews
Praise for The Accidental Secret Agent:
'The book was so funny that you are going to fall off your chair in laughter. lovereading4kids.co.uk
The only reason readers will put down this book is because they're laughing too much to hold onto it. BookTrust
This is a truly laugh-out-loud book, which is guaranteed to entertain and amuse both children and adults alike tes.com
A quick, highly entertaining read with the potential to provoke brilliant discussions amongst its young readers. Goodreads
Praise for The Accidental Secret Agent:
“Packed with puns, jokes and action, this is enormous fun.” The Daily Mail
"Packed with laughter and fast -paced action and will be enjoyed by children and adults alike" The School Librarian
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About Tom McLaughlin
Before becoming a writer and illustrator Tom McLaughlin spent 9 years working as political cartoonist for The Western Morning News thinking up silly jokes about even sillier politicians. Then, in 2004 Tom took the plunge into illustrating and writing his own books. Since then he has written and illustrated picture books as well as working on animated TV shows for Disney and Cartoon Network.
Tom lives in Devon and his hobbies include drinking tea, looking out of the window, and biscuits. His hates include spiders, running out of biscuits, and writing biographies.
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