{"product_id":"only-children-three-hilarious-short-stories","title":"Only Children: Three Hilarious Short Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBest Book for Children 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrom million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud collection of three short stories for readers of 8 and up, brilliantly illustrated by Jim Field and Steven Lenton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMEET ALFIE… THE BOY WHO COULD DO WHAT HE LIKED!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePreviously published for World Book Day 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlfie has a routine. To be honest he has a lot of routines.\u003cbr\u003eBut then one day Alfie’s babysitter is unavailable, and Alfie’s parents get Mrs Stokes instead. Mrs Stokes doesn’t do routines. Instead, she just tells Alfie to do what he likes. And that’s when things start to go weird.\u003cbr\u003eDoes everything get hilariously out of control? Yes.\u003cbr\u003eDoes Alfie learn a valuable lesson? Nah. This isn’t that kind of story…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDISCOVER CHRISSIE… THE GIRL WHO HAD NEVER BEEN ON A TRAIN!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChrissie loves trains. She has train books, train pictures – and, of course, model trains. But Chrissie has never been on an actual train. In part, because Chrissie doesn't find getting around as easy as other people. Then, Chrissie finally gets on a train, with her Grandpa Henry, to go down to London for an important operation. Her parents and Henry hope the journey will take Chrissie's mind off things.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd they're right: but in a way they couldn't possibly imagine. Because Chrissie's trip from Scotland to London turns out to be quite literally magical – and changes her life forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMARVEL AT ARIEL… THE CHILD WHO HAD NEVER BEEN ON HOLIDAY!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEvery year, Max, Lily and Jack are taken to Snoring-On-Sea for their holiday – quite possibly the most boring town in the world. There’s nothing to do and nothing to see – even the beach at Snoring-on-Sea is dull and grey.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this year, something DOES happen. The children meet someone on a tiny island out at sea – a mysterious child called Ariel. Ariel claims to have never left their tiny island, and to Ariel, everything about Max, Lily and Jack’s lives is amazing – fish and chips, fizzy drinks… even the view of the brick wall out of their bedroom window.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd their new friend forces Max, Lily and Jack to see Snoring-On-Sea in a whole new light…\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThree hilarious, heart-warming and adventure-filled stories that will have you laughing out loud!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53717677670733,"sku":"9780008222505","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/9147\/6557\/files\/81CwAW47c_L._SL1500.jpg?v=1779380162","url":"https:\/\/thebookbus.co.uk\/products\/only-children-three-hilarious-short-stories","provider":"The Book Bus","version":"1.0","type":"link"}