Childish
Will be published approx. on 27. August 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-241-84336-9 (ISBN)
Description
Small choices can change your world! A brand-new story from the best-selling author of Once and Loyal Creatures, Morris Gleitzman.
It took a while for Arkie to get used to city life. Until he discovered Dot, his new best friend - and the delicious dumplings from her parents' Chinese take-away. Maybe the city isn't so bad after all ...
But when Dot breaks her arm after her bike hits a pothole, Arkie is devastated. Even worse: the adults aren't even trying to fix it! It's always 'too complicated' or 'too expensive'. Typical!
So it's up to Arkie, Dot and their handy plasticine to bring the community together and fix their pothole problem. Who cares if the adults think they're being childish?
Sometimes, being childish is the only way to get things done!
It took a while for Arkie to get used to city life. Until he discovered Dot, his new best friend - and the delicious dumplings from her parents' Chinese take-away. Maybe the city isn't so bad after all ...
But when Dot breaks her arm after her bike hits a pothole, Arkie is devastated. Even worse: the adults aren't even trying to fix it! It's always 'too complicated' or 'too expensive'. Typical!
So it's up to Arkie, Dot and their handy plasticine to bring the community together and fix their pothole problem. Who cares if the adults think they're being childish?
Sometimes, being childish is the only way to get things done!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 7 to 12 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
133 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-84336-9 (9780241843369)
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Person
Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface and Once.
Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen. He was a frozen-chicken thawer, sugar-mill rolling-stock unhooker, fashion-industry trainee, student, department-store Santa, TV producer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now he's one of Australia's most popular children's authors. Visit Morris at his website: href='http://www.morrisgleitzman.com/'>morrisgleitzman.com
Morris Gleitzman grew up in England and came to Australia when he was sixteen. He was a frozen-chicken thawer, sugar-mill rolling-stock unhooker, fashion-industry trainee, student, department-store Santa, TV producer, newspaper columnist and screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience. He wrote a novel for young people. Now he's one of Australia's most popular children's authors. Visit Morris at his website: href='http://www.morrisgleitzman.com/'>morrisgleitzman.com