The Genius Aged 8 1/4: (New edition)
Paperback
A boy genius keeps some hapless adults in hand in this hilarious tale from a master of comic writing.
Silly parents, silly teachers and a very silly Prime Minister! Alfie Popple (real name Squeaky Squawker Redface Slurpbottom) has got his work cut out dealing with a set of very silly adults. Can Alfie get the town of Underpants – and the rest of the country – sorted out?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
RRP: £7.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-947-0
Interest age
7+
Reading age
7
Publication Date
04-02-2021
Format
Paperback
Pages
64 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
A boy genius keeps some hapless adults in hand in this hilarious tale from a master of comic writing.
Silly parents, silly teachers and a very silly Prime Minister! Alfie Popple (real name Squeaky Squawker Redface Slurpbottom) has got his work cut out dealing with a set of very silly adults. Can Alfie get the town of Underpants – and the rest of the country – sorted out?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
Author
Jeremy Strong, Illustrated by Jamie Smith
Jeremy Strong is a former head teacher and multi-award-winning children’s author, a fact recognised by 10 Downing Street when Jeremy was invited to speak to the Prime Minister as a reading ambassador. He launched the popular Read for My School campaign with Book Trust and is their high-profile figurehead for the scheme. His books for Barrington Stoke have sold over 200,000 copies.||Jamie Smith has worked as an illustrator for over 15 years. He says his first art-related memory was drawing a hamster to impress his new teacher. It was a fine hamster, and pencils and paper have been Jamie’s constant companions ever since. He lives in Surrey, where he works in a studio at the bottom of the garden with a spaniel for company.
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-78112-947-0
Reading age
7
Interest age
7+
Publication Date
04-02-2021
Format
Paperback
Pages
64 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
A boy genius keeps some hapless adults in hand in this hilarious tale from a master of comic writing.
Silly parents, silly teachers and a very silly Prime Minister! Alfie Popple (real name Squeaky Squawker Redface Slurpbottom) has got his work cut out dealing with a set of very silly adults. Can Alfie get the town of Underpants – and the rest of the country – sorted out?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
Author
Jeremy Strong, Illustrated by Jamie Smith
Jeremy Strong is a former head teacher and multi-award-winning children’s author, a fact recognised by 10 Downing Street when Jeremy was invited to speak to the Prime Minister as a reading ambassador. He launched the popular Read for My School campaign with Book Trust and is their high-profile figurehead for the scheme. His books for Barrington Stoke have sold over 200,000 copies.||Jamie Smith has worked as an illustrator for over 15 years. He says his first art-related memory was drawing a hamster to impress his new teacher. It was a fine hamster, and pencils and paper have been Jamie’s constant companions ever since. He lives in Surrey, where he works in a studio at the bottom of the garden with a spaniel for company.