LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Framed by a boundlessly boisterous narrative voice that speaks directly to the reader and is all but impossible to resist, Susannah Lloyd's Badgers Are GO! is a sure-fire, read-in-one-sitting winner of a story for 7+-year-olds who adore madcap animal adventures.
“What-ho, young badgers!” So begins this blast of quirky fiction in typically animated fashion as we’re introduced to the TOP SECRET story of Lulu Whifferton-Rear, a badger who receives a letter informing her that she has “a glorious and industrious future! There is work to be done! And it will be your job to do it!”.
Turns out, Lucy is to be trained to be a “dashed fine pilot” at the Rumpington Academy of Badgering ahead of embarking on a “TOP-SECRET MISSION”.
Dancing with high-stakes hi-jinks, much mayhem and many mishaps, Badgers Are GO! also ripples with a whole lot of humour that’s dashingly enhanced by Nici Gregory's characterful illustrations.
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Badgers Are GO! Synopsis
A hilarious, heartfelt story following lovable Lulu Whifferton's first top secret mission. Susannah Lloyd's witty, perfectly-pitched writing and Nici Gregory's standout illustrations combine to make an unforgettable reading experience.
Lulu Whifferton-Rear loves to mind her own badgery business, but when she discovers that important humans are actually BOPs (Badger Operated Persons), she is thrust into the world of the Rumpington Academy of Badgering. There, her catastrophic training leads to the most dramatic of first missions . . . SAVE THE WORLD!
A madcap, heart-warming adventure story about badgers, cheese and tomato sandwiches, staying true to yourself and how 'too much welly' might just be the perfect amount.
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9781788453196 |
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12th September 2024 |
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Susannah Lloyd |
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Nici Gregory |
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David Fickling Books |
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Paperback |
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247 pages |
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Press Reviews
Susannah Lloyd Press Reviews
'Hilarious details in Susannah Lloyd's rumbunctious text and Nici Gregory's drawings burst with adorable badgery warmth. Badger your bookseller for a copy today!' - Philip Reeve & Sarah McIntyre
Praise for Susannah Lloyd:
'Like a Pixar cartoon in book form' - Children's Books Ireland
'The genius of this lively, engaging picture book lies in the superbly clever telling of the story' - Armadillo magazine
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About Susannah Lloyd
Susannah Lloyd is the author of picture books Who Ate Steve, Here Be Giants, Here Be Dragons, Oh Monty, This Book Can Read Your Mind, and The Terribly Friendly Fox. Her books have been translated into ten languages. Badgers Are Go is her first foray into chapter books.
She loves reading stories, especially the ones you find in children's books. Libraries and bookshops are her happy place.
Her favourite book from childhood was Trubloff, The Mouse Who Wanted To Play The Balalaika, by John Burningham. It made her want to play the balalaika too, but, alas, she still cannot.
Her favourite food is trifle and her favourite words are ‘in cahoots’ and ‘hullabaloo’.
She wrote her first ever book when she was five, on her kitchen table, with the help of a large pot of felt tip pens and a stapler. It was about a fox, a wolf, a crow and a stolen balloon. It had a very mysterious ending. This was followed by an ambitious murder mystery series, started aged 11, abandoned aged 12. She is now making up for lost time.
Her books are inspired by old black and white movies, dusty stuffed animals in museums and all things small in the world.
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