The Story of Matthew Buzzington: (New edition)
Paperback
Matthew Buzzington must grapple with an unusual superpower in this riotous, laugh-out-loud adventure from the bestselling author of the Mr Gum series.
Matthew Buzzington has a superpower – he can turn into a fly! It’s just that it hasn’t happened yet, which is pretty bad timing really because there are robbers and flying pineapples out to get him. Can he make his superpower work?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
RRP: £6.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-80090-046-2
Interest age
7+
Reading age
7
Publication Date
01-07-2021
Format
Paperback
Pages
80 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
Matthew Buzzington must grapple with an unusual superpower in this riotous, laugh-out-loud adventure from the bestselling author of the Mr Gum series.
Matthew Buzzington has a superpower – he can turn into a fly! It’s just that it hasn’t happened yet, which is pretty bad timing really because there are robbers and flying pineapples out to get him. Can he make his superpower work?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
Author
Andy Stanton, Illustrated by Ross Collins
Andy Stanton is the multi-award-winning author of the beloved and best-selling Mr Gum series. He was the overall winner of the 2007 Red House Children’s Book Award and in 2008 won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Andy lives in North London and he hosts a podcast, Ask the Nincompoops with Carrie Quinlan. He also wrote the book and lyrics for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical!, a show that premiered in 2019 at the National Theatre.||Ross Collins describes his younger self as looking like a currant bun and being very fond of drawing. He is still fond of drawing and is now an award-winning author and illustrator, but no longer bears any great resemblance to baked goods. His picture book The Elephantom was adapted by the National Theatre. Ross lives in Glasgow.
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-1-80090-046-2
Reading age
7
Interest age
7+
Publication Date
01-07-2021
Format
Paperback
Pages
80 pages
Dimensions
130x198mm
Product Description
Matthew Buzzington must grapple with an unusual superpower in this riotous, laugh-out-loud adventure from the bestselling author of the Mr Gum series.
Matthew Buzzington has a superpower – he can turn into a fly! It’s just that it hasn’t happened yet, which is pretty bad timing really because there are robbers and flying pineapples out to get him. Can he make his superpower work?
Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.
Author
Andy Stanton, Illustrated by Ross Collins
Andy Stanton is the multi-award-winning author of the beloved and best-selling Mr Gum series. He was the overall winner of the 2007 Red House Children’s Book Award and in 2008 won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. Andy lives in North London and he hosts a podcast, Ask the Nincompoops with Carrie Quinlan. He also wrote the book and lyrics for Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical!, a show that premiered in 2019 at the National Theatre.||Ross Collins describes his younger self as looking like a currant bun and being very fond of drawing. He is still fond of drawing and is now an award-winning author and illustrator, but no longer bears any great resemblance to baked goods. His picture book The Elephantom was adapted by the National Theatre. Ross lives in Glasgow.