Maddy Yip's Guide to Life
A laugh-out-loud illustrated story!
Published on 5. August 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-83913-049-6 (ISBN)
Description
A madcap new story from Sue Cheung, winner of the Diverse Book Award, filled with belly-laughs and packed with drawings! Perfect for fans of Tom Gates and Sam Wu.
Maddy Yip is perfectly happy in life, until she realises that everyone she knows has a talent - except for her! Maddy is determined to change that, with the help of her brothers, bewildered grandad and her best friend Dev. There are disastrous attempts at breakdancing and playing the recorder, revolting cakes, and a magic disappearing trick that ends up with an escaped guinea pig. Will Maddy ever find her true calling?
Maddy Yip is perfectly happy in life, until she realises that everyone she knows has a talent - except for her! Maddy is determined to change that, with the help of her brothers, bewildered grandad and her best friend Dev. There are disastrous attempts at breakdancing and playing the recorder, revolting cakes, and a magic disappearing trick that ends up with an escaped guinea pig. Will Maddy ever find her true calling?
Reviews / Votes
A highly illustrated, frequently hilarious start to a new series * Guardian * Fans of Tom Gates will find much to enjoy in this story filled with doodle art about Maddy and her family * The i * Packed with energetic comic-styles illustrations that provide some of the biggest laughs * BookTrust * fast-paced, fizzing with fun and introducing a character readers will adore... The laughs come thick and fast as Maddy careers from one attempt to another, cartoon style illustrations by the author adding to the general liveliness. Readers who love Tom Gates or Konnie Huq's Cookie series will thoroughly enjoy Maddy's adventures and will put the book down feeling she's a real friend -- Andrea Reece * LoveReading4Kids *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 8 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Black and white illustrations throughout
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 128 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
225 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83913-049-6 (9781839130496)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
08/2021
Andersen Digital
€6.49
Available for download
Person
Sue Cheung was born in the Midlands and spent her early years clowning about and busily scribbling and drawing. At the age of 16 she seized her chance to become an artist by winning a scholarship to the London College of Fashion. Later, Sue went into advertising and worked her way up to Art Director. She now freelances as a designer from her home in Bournemouth, where she writes and illustrates children's books. She also writes under the name of Sue Pickford. For more information visit suecheung.co.uk