LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Unloved and unappreciated, Mum’s Cronky Car is on the verge of being scrapped and abandoned.
Then one morning, on the school-run, the Cronk is living
 up to his name being overtaken by a disability scooter! Then out
 of nowhere he does something he’s never done before, something unbelievable. And from that moment on he’s the family favourite and their adventures are just beginning…
Each of the author's launch titles - Pancake Pandemonium, My Monster Mayhem, Mum's Cronky Car and Oh, What A Tangle - have been brilliantly illustrated by a different artist and the result in each one is a riot of colour and comic flair as the kids take on Mums, Dads, and a few messy monsters, and pancakes, clothes and even cars come flying off the page. There's even some scary stuff in My Monster Mayhem.
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Mum's Cronky Car Synopsis
A young girl and her brother nearly die with embarrassment every time their Mum drives them to school in her old ‘Cronky’ car. Then one day, the ‘Cronk’ does something unbelievable and their adventures together begin.
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780957308701 |
| Publication date: |
31st October 2012 |
| Author: |
Anita Pouroulis |
| Illustrator: |
Jon Lycett-Smith |
| Publisher: |
Digital Leaf |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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Press Reviews
Anita Pouroulis Press Reviews
'All four books [Pancake Pandemonium, My Monster Mayhem, Mum's Cronky Car and Oh, What A Tangle] are all written by Anita Pouroulis] are a visual and storytime treat... they are absolutely wonderful and in parts I laughed out loud.' Sunday Times
‘Mum’s Cronky Car! Is a modern Chitty, Chitty, Bang, Bang for the suburbs.’ Gez Walsh, poet and radio presenter
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About Anita Pouroulis
Anita Pouroulis was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1969. She grew up there, the eldest of three siblings.
After finishing school she couldn’t decide whether to study art or education… and chose the education route! She completed a Bachelor Degree in Primary Education at the University of the Witwatersrand, continuing to draw and paint in her spare time.
Anita worked as a primary school teacher for many years, both in South Africa and in the U.K. While teaching, she developed a passion for children’s books and read every single book in each and every school library! She also studied part time, completing an Honours Degree in Psychology. She then moved out of teaching for a while, landing what she calls her ‘best job ever’, writing and copy-editing for a teenage girls’ magazine based in Johannesburg.
Anita now lives in Spain with her husband, their daughter and dogs.
“My daughter is an incredible source of inspiration for my stories,” she says, “As well as the memories of all my ‘other’ children I taught so many years ago!”
Anita also lets on that some of her stories relate to similar experiences she had as a child…“Most certainly the cronky car story!” she concedes. “My next books are totally inspired by my daughter… and her dogs!” she says. “And this time I’m doing the artwork myself!”
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