|
The Battle of Bubble and Squeak
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Battle of Bubble and Squeak
|
Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Philippa Pearce
|
Series | A Puffin Book |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:144 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
|
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141368610
|
Classifications | Dewey:823.914 |
---|
Audience | |
|
Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Random House Children's UK
|
Imprint |
Puffin
|
Publication Date |
7 July 2016 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
|
Description
A Puffin Book - stories that last a lifetime Sid, Peggy and Amy adore the two gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but their mother detests them. A major family battle results, and it's clear life is never going to be quite the same again. But after a near fatal encounter between Bubble and Ginger the cat, Mrs Sparrow begins to see that life with 2 gerbils might not be so bad after all.
Author Biography
Philippa Pearce is the daughter of a miller and grew up in a mill near Cambridge. The house, the river and the village feature in many of her best-loved children's books. She was educated at the Perse Girls' School in Cambridge and then at Girton College, Cambridge, where she read English and History. In addition to writing a great many books, she has also worked as a scriptwriter-producer for the BBC, a children's book editor, a book reviewer, a lecturer, a storyteller and as a freelance writer for radio and newspapers. Her now classic books for Puffin include Carnegie Medal winner Tom's Midnight Garden, What the Neighbours Did and A Dog So Small. The Battle of Bubble and Squeak won the Whitbread Award.
|