The Stanley Bagshaw series
Mother Goose Award -Short-listed
Stands in a class of it's own -British Book News
Preposterous comic-strip stuff for the reluctant reader -The Observer
Satisfies both the child's aesthetic sense and taste for words as well as giving pleasure and delight - The School Librarian
Hamish Hamilton 1981 (ISBN-0241106346) Puffin 1982
(ISBN-0140503889)
Republished by BARN OWL BOOKS 2004 (ISBN 1-903015-40-5)
It's a joyous lark The Times
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Bang on target for the six to eight year olds.
British Book News
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The pictures are wonderfully varied and have in
the quality of the painting, a touch of Tin Tin.
Signal Review
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It's difficult not to laugh out loud. Mother Magazine
Good Book Guide 1981 - selected
Hamish Hamilton 1983 (ISBN-0241108128) Puffin 1983
(ISBN-0140504389
Republished by BARN OWL BOOKS 2006(ISBN 1-903015-50-2)
Good, nostalgic, Northern fun....Genuine wit is the magic ingredient.
Times Ed Supplement
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The text demands to be read aloud....should delight readers and listeners of seven to ten years.
British Book News
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A winner for the over nines
Signal Selection
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FCBG Pick of the year - selected
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Hamish Hamilton 1985 (ISBN-0241112303) Puffin 1987 (ISBN-0140505814) Republished by BARN OWL BOOKS 2003(ISBN 1-903015-31-6)
Stunning illustrations - Observer Education
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Quite brilliant! Books For Keeps
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I can't imagine boys being able to resist it -
The School Librarian
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It will bring the house down when read aloud - Children's Book News
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We love this book. It's one of the true classic children's picture books Amazon Customer Review
Child Education - Book of the Month
Kurt Maschler Award - Short listed
Kate Greenaway medal - nominated
Hamish Hamilton 1986 (ISBN-0241117836) Puffin 1988
(ISBN-0140506608)
Republished by BARN OWL BOOKS 2003(ISBN 1-903015-26-x)
Ideal for struggling new readers.
Woman's Realm
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Written in wonderful rolling verse which reads aloud beautifully. This book shows what a good vehicle strip cartoon can be.
Children's Books of the Year
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The illustrations have their usual charm, from the opening panorama of Huddersgate to the lovingly drawn old fashioned wooden radio at the end. Eccentric characters abound, the daft surgeon a real treat.
Slings & Arrows
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Hamish Hamilton.1988 (ISBN-0241124190) Penguin 1989 (ISBN-0140508686)
Another splendid Stanley Bagshaw story. In the final frames a radio broadcasts a critic's review of the book.:- "The use of idiomatic language, the pleasingly pedantic quatrains, full of lambent alliteration, coupled with deceptively naive illustrations..." I couldn't have put it better myself. Incredibly it's all true.
Raymond Briggs - Times Ed Supplement
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Surpasses previous titles for inventiveness and wit.
The Sunday Times
Kurt Maschler Award - Short listed
Hamish Hamilton 1990 (ISBN-0241127475) Penguin 1992 (ISBN-0140542477)Kurt Maschler Award - Short listed
Full of wonderful ribald humour - we all roared with laughter! An irresistible book with humour crammed into every page. Strongly recommended.
Children's Book Review
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You'll be glued to every page so as not to miss a detail in the illustration or a snippet of wit in the text.
Books For Keeps
Kurt Maschler award - Short listed.
FCBG Selected 'Pick of the Year'
CBF - Children's Book of the Year
Junior Education - Best Books of the Year
Hamish Hamilton 1992 (ISBN-0241127602) Penguin 1995 (ISBN-0140507574)
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Another hilarious adventure featuring the world's most unassuming hero.
Burnley Express
For if comic-strip form is your fancy, Here's one you'll be glad that you bought.
Books For Keeps
Hamish Hamilton 1996
(ISBN-0241132312) Penguin 1997 (ISBN-0140380248)
Young readers will just love the illustrations.
Ulster Newsletter
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It's full of action packed fun.
Yorkshire Post
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Adults should get hold of this one before the kids do. It's very funny.
Herald Express
Penguin. Nov 1998 (ISBN-014038023x)
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