Description
Millie's cousin Geraldine is a show-off and a pain. So Millie plots revenge. She tells Geraldine about the ghost with red eyes who lives in the garden shed and comes out at night - but manages to scare herself silly in the process! Everyone is furious, but Millie and Geraldine end up the best of friends!
A brilliant story about making friends with a funny, slightly spooky twist.
Millie's cousin Geraldine is such a goody-two-shoes. Millie has had enough! So she hatches a plan to scare Geraldine out of her wits. Perhaps then she will be a bit nicer to live with...
About the Author
Michael Morpurgo has written more than 60 books for every age group. The Wreck of Zanzibar won the Carnegie Medal in 1996. The Butterfly Lion (Collins) won the Smarties Gold Award. He has been short listed for all the major awards, with King of Cloud Forest, War Horse, My Friend Walter (all Mammoth), to name but a few. Kensuke's Kingdom (Egmont) won the Children's Book Award in 2000. Tony Ross was born in London and studied at the Liverpool School of Art and Design. He has worked as a cartoonist, a graphic designer, as the Art Director of an advertising agency, and as Senior Lecturer in Art at Manchester Polytechnic. Tony is one of the most popular and successful children's illustrators of all time, best known for illustrating Horrid Henry and the works of David Walliams. Tony's books have been translated into 40 languages in over 100 countries. He lives in Macclesfield.
Reviews
A gripping and funny story that's never patronising * Mail on Sunday *
A gripping and funny story that's never patronising, and witty illustrations by Tony Ross * Mail on Sunday *
Funny, fast-moving and truthful * School Librarian *
Morpurgo writes in a direct, chatty style, in the first person. Ross's sketches are witty and full of fear ... or fury ... or fun. Just right for newly-independent readers. * Books for Keeps *
A brilliant story about making friends with a funny, slightly spooky twist * Parents News *
Book Information
ISBN 9780340687536
Author Michael Morpurgo
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Hodder Children's Books
Publisher Hachette Children's Group
Weight(grams) 97g
Dimensions(mm) 196mm * 131mm * 4mm