Betsey's Birthday Surprise
- Paperback
64 pages
- Release Date
15 August 2014
Summary
It’s Betsey’s birthday! But where are all the presents? Find out in this fantastic collection of short stories, perfect for new readers.
Join Betsey, the little girl with big ideas, as she surprises everyone on her birthday, learns to be a guard dog, moves house and even becomes a TV star in these four warm and funny adventures.
This book is one of five short story collections featuring Betsey from Children’s Laureate, Malorie Blackman, beautifully illustrated by Jamie Smith, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781782951889 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1782951881 |
| Author: | Malorie Blackman, Diane Ewen |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Imprint: | Red Fox |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 15 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 55g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 128mm x 4mm |
| Series: | The Betsey Biggalow Adventures |
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Somewhere between Pippi Longstocking and Tracy Beaker is Betsey Biggalow, who stars in these short, pacey stories, is an imaginative and enquiring girl who is sometimes mischievous but always endearing * Guardian *
About The Author
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z’s entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children’s books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children’s Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children’s in summer 2019.
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