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chosen by Helen Paiba ; illustrated by Alan Snow
Funny stories for eight year olds
234 pages
illustrations
First published: 1998 Contents: UFD / Paul Jennings -- Count Bakwerdz on the caroet / Norman Hunter -- Bad news bear / Anne Fine -- Laughing gas / P.L. Travers -- Grimble's Monday / Clement Freud -- Burnt offering / Anthony Buckeridge -- Who's the lucky bride? / Judy Blume -- Not just a witch / Eva Ibbotson -- The enchanted toad / Judy Corballis -- How not to be a giant killer / David Henry Wilson -- Mrs Anancy, chicken soup and Anancy / James Berry -- Send three and fourpence we are going to a dance / Jan Mark -- George speaks / Dick King-Smith -- The jelly custard surprise / Morris Gleitzman -- Hamish goes swimming / Humphrey Carpenter