Bumpfizzle the best on planet Earth / Patricia Forde ; illustrated by Elina Braslina.
Material type: TextPublisher: Dublin, Ireland : Little Island Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2018Description: 120 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1915071216
- 9781915071217
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's Science Fiction/Fantasy | FORDE PATRICIA | Available | 33111010846620 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A new book from the author of The List
Praise for Bumpfizzle:
"So hilarious! Patricia Forde is definitely the high queen of Irish comedy." -- Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl
"Forde's inventive wordsmithing and her instinct for the ridiculous will have kids in stitches." - The New York Times
Bumpfizzle is an alien sent to Earth on a mysterious mission from Planet Plonk. Or is he a ten-year-old boy who is jealous of all the attention his parents are giving to The Baby?
Bumpfizzle's confusion at Earthling behaviours, as reported in his diary and his frequent reports back to Plonk, are hilarious, and his adventures are ridiculous, from eating the cat's food to biting his teacher (to check if humans would make a good source of food for Plonkers) and attempting to sacrifice a goat. Elina Braslina's playful, Quentin Blake-like illustrations bring Bumpfizzle's adventures on Earth delightfully to life.
"Bumpfizzle is an alien, sent to Earth from Planet Plonk on a research mission. Or is he really just a ten-year-old boy who is feeling a bit disgruntled at all the attention his parents are lavishing on The Baby? It is up to readers to make up their own minds. Either way, Bumpfizzle's confusion at Earthling behaviors, as reported in his diary and his frequent reports back to Plonk, are hilarious, and his adventures are ridiculous, from eating the cat's food (it makes him throw up, always good for attention) to biting his teacher (to check if humans would make a good source of food for Plonkers) and attempting to sacrifice a goat (he soon discovers what goats' horns are for)."--Publisher description