The Imaginary
Published on 23. October 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-4088-5727-4 (ISBN)
Description
Rudger is Amanda Shuffleup's imaginary friend. It's a funny old life, not actually being there, but someone's got to do it.
Nobody else can see Rudger - until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda's door. Mr Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumour says that he eats them. And he's sniffed out Rudger.
Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life. He needs to find Amanda before Mr Bunting catches him - and before Amanda forgets him and he fades away to nothing. But how can an unreal boy stand alone in the real world?
Fans of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman will love this unsettling story of love, imagination and not really being there.
Nobody else can see Rudger - until the sinister Mr Bunting arrives at Amanda's door. Mr Bunting hunts imaginaries. Rumour says that he eats them. And he's sniffed out Rudger.
Soon Rudger is alone, and running for his imaginary life. He needs to find Amanda before Mr Bunting catches him - and before Amanda forgets him and he fades away to nothing. But how can an unreal boy stand alone in the real world?
Fans of Roald Dahl and Neil Gaiman will love this unsettling story of love, imagination and not really being there.
Reviews / Votes
Full of comical characters and disastrous situations, it will keep children entertained from beginning to end. * Booktrust on Fizzlebert Stump * [Fizzlebert Stump] is a personal favourite from a relative newcomer on the children's writing scene. AF Harrold writes with a very distinctive, unusual and utterly charming voice in this warm and funny tale of the boy who runs away from the circus to join the library. (Yes, you read that correctly!) Meet the lion with rubber teeth and Fish the sea-lion - all part of Fizzlebert Stump's extended family and what a fine family they are too. Fabulous. -- Jeremy Strong * The Guardian *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Children/juvenile
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 150 mm
Weight
370 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4088-5727-4 (9781408857274)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Book
11/2015
Bloomsbury Childrens Books
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Persons
A.F. Harrold is an English author and poet who writes and performs for adults and children. He is active in schools work, running workshops and slams and doing performances at ungodly hours of the morning, and has published several collections of poetry and three books in the Fizzlebert Stump series. He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats, a few good ideas and one beard. He lives in Reading. He can be found at www.afharrold.co.uk or on Twitter at @afharrold.