Hiya! This book is about Odd Street School where I go along with mad Ivy who always jumps down stairs four at a time WAHOO! And Martha who is big and jolly and can sort out boys. The oddest teacher we've got is Miss Barking who wears goggles and gloves to use a pencil sharpener. The story is about when she tried to execute Martha with a floppy cardboard axe, but instead Martha's head floated off and exploded ha ha brilliant! Don't worry. Martha ends up eating an ice cream...but if you want to know how, then you'll have to read the insides, won't you? WOW how exciting - da-da-darrrrrrh! As well as stories you'll get the full gory guide to school life, such as Miss Barking's daft plan to hold a sports day without any winners, how to make the most of just having one line in the school play, the secret teacher beauty competition and how to cure a highly infectious outbreak of invisible spots. Hope you like it, and thanks for reading this BLURB!
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"'Agatha Parrot is the most exciting new character I've seen since Mr Gum, which is why we wanted to matchmake Kjartan with such a talented illustrator. I have high hopes for Agatha!' (Leah Thaxton, Senior Publisher)"
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Agatha Parrot says: 'So far I've written out most of the words in my spelling book. I've also filled about 12 numeracy books, 9 literacy books and once did a project about how the sun makes plants grow which Miss Barking gave me a gold star for. This book took me AGES though! Well I didn't exactly write it, I just talked and the old man typed it out, but it took almost the whole afternoon. It would have been quicker if he hadn't kept stopping to check if he'd got any emails, but he never had. (What a loser!)' David Tazzyman lives in South London with his girlfriend, Melanie, and their son, Stanley. He likes football, cricket, biscuits, music and drawing. He dislikes celery. He is the renowned illustrator of the Mr Gum series.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Agatha Parrot is a brilliant character with a bright and witty voice. She narrates her own story (which is why the book is described as 'typed out neatly by Kjartan Poskitt' - Agatha is the author and Poskitt has just recorded her story for her). As a first-person story, Agatha introduces us to her friends before the story properly begins, and she is able to lead the reader through in quite an explicit way, which is good for newly independent readers as well as fitting with her quirky style.
The plot concerns Agatha's class, who are going to be taken on a special trip as a reward for all having full attendance for the half term. Agatha's friend Martha has an incident with a crazy pizza (octopus paste...) and gets sick. Naturally, Agatha has to pretend that Martha is not sick and is at school, with the help of a balloon, Martha's coat and some newspaper-stuffed trousers. Hilarity ensues as she battles to save the class trip.
This series is bound to be compared with Mr Gum, as they share an illustrator, but I would say that this book is somewhat gentler in its humour than Mr Gum. At the same time, although the main characters are girls, this is not a girly-girl book - Agatha is too feisty for sparkly pink princessy fluffiness, I should think! The plot is crazy and hilarious, but it isn't as far-fetched as Mr Gum, possibly due to its school setting. I felt it was more like Kes Gray's recent Daisy chapter books in tone and style.
Overall, I found this a really entertaining read, which had us laughing out loud in a couple of places (I shared it with my seven-year-old daughter). The plot is appropriately simple and linear and although I knew what was likely to happen (my daughter didn't of course), the delivery itself was so funny and well-delivered.
The plot concerns Agatha's class, who are going to be taken on a special trip as a reward for all having full attendance for the half term. Agatha's friend Martha has an incident with a crazy pizza (octopus paste...) and gets sick. Naturally, Agatha has to pretend that Martha is not sick and is at school, with the help of a balloon, Martha's coat and some newspaper-stuffed trousers. Hilarity ensues as she battles to save the class trip.
This series is bound to be compared with Mr Gum, as they share an illustrator, but I would say that this book is somewhat gentler in its humour than Mr Gum. At the same time, although the main characters are girls, this is not a girly-girl book - Agatha is too feisty for sparkly pink princessy fluffiness, I should think! The plot is crazy and hilarious, but it isn't as far-fetched as Mr Gum, possibly due to its school setting. I felt it was more like Kes Gray's recent Daisy chapter books in tone and style.
Overall, I found this a really entertaining read, which had us laughing out loud in a couple of places (I shared it with my seven-year-old daughter). The plot is appropriately simple and linear and although I knew what was likely to happen (my daughter didn't of course), the delivery itself was so funny and well-delivered.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this for my 8-year old daughter for Christmas and she loved it. She really related to the characters and spent a long time explaining to me which of her friends were most like the different girls in the story. She devoured it in two evenings even though she is not the most enthusiastic reader. That is the only negative point - it was over too quickly; there are 190 pages but not many words on each page. It does mean she is keen to get the sequel with her Christmas money.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By suzerobo
Format:Paperback
My 6 year old and I stumbled across this book the week it was published and have loved reading it together. Brilliantly illustrated and told in the first person by Agatha Parrot, the direct-to-reader voice really appeals and the antics are harmless, fun and believable. Definitely makes a welcome change from Horrid Henry - and this is one for the girls. Reminds me a bit of Lauren Child's Clarice Bean, but different enough to stand on its own. We ended up rationing the chapters to make the story last and it made the nightly bedtime read more entertaining all round. Even our cats came in to listen! Looking forward to the next in the series.
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Well-deserved AWARD WINNER!
This book was the overall winner in the 2012 Sheffield Children's Book Awards.
Perfect for both young girls and boys, and the website has extra games and quizzes to keep the... Read more
Perfect for both young girls and boys, and the website has extra games and quizzes to keep the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by A-Z Reviewer
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Brilliant fun
My 8 year old girl sat on the sofa and read this book almost from cover to cover in 1 read. This was a first for a girl who likes having stories read to her but rarely reads for... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Love a good book
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Not just for girls!
My 8 year old son read this book and thought it was hilarious! It's the first book he has read independently in bed and it has totally switched him on to reading. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Alice Murray
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