The Quigleys in a Spin

Description

Five more stories about the irrepressible Quigleys (and including a surprise guest appearance from next-door neighbour's cat, Fatbrain). Will makes a huge effort to get on with the sullen Robinson Potts, an unwelcome visitor on the family's weekend away. Lucy desperately hopes that her birthday party will occur without mishap even though Dad is promising to make it an event to remember...and Mum gets stuck on the roof - with Fatbrain. In the fourth book of the series, Simon Mason reveals the charm and humour in the everyday life of an ordinary (yet unique) family. These are perfect stories for reading aloud, and for young children to read by themselves.

Simon Mason has written three adult novels. He is currently working on a Rough Guide to nineteenth century literature. THE QUIGLEYS IN TROUBLE is his fourth book for children. He lives in Oxford with his wife and two children. Helen Stephens studied illustration at Glasgow School of Art before moving to London where she currently lives as a full-time author/illustrator. She has had several picture books published.

" 'Huge fun, It's reassuring too, and shows that even families who drive each other bonkers love each other' - Sunday Times 'A proper little novel for small people...Mason's prose is gently humorous, but he also gets at the often-unspoken truth of family life: that what can go wrong will go wrong, and that however much you plan, things seldom turn out as you expect' - Guardian 'The second book about the Quigleys is if anything funnier and more reflective of family realities than the first. The humour is all human foible-based, and so very warm and not at all brittle. The Quigleys are at large again; long may they roam' - The Horn Book"