My Funny Family Gets Funnier

Description

Nine-year-old Mattie is excited. Uncle Vez's brother and his wife have come to visit! With their Australian guests, life in the Butterfield household is even more chaotic than usual. Mattie just has one worry on her Worry List ... Has Grandma met her match in Aunty Sheila?

Chris Higgins (Author) Before writing her first novel, Chris taught English and Drama for many years in secondary schools. She also worked at the Minack, the open-air theatre on the cliffs near Land's End, but now writes full-time. Chris has won a number of awards including Young Minds, the Lancashire Book Award, the Lincolnshire Young People's Book Award, the KYBA, and she has been shortlisted twice for Queen of Teen. She lives in the far west of Cornwall with her husband. Lee Wildish (Illustrator) Lee Wildish is an acclaimed illustrator. His Spooky, Spooky House won the Overall Red House Children's Book Award, his Spaghetti with the Yeti was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Book Prize, and he has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award and the Sheffield Children's Book Award.

Praise for the My Funny Family series: 'Higgins writes in a relaxed, accessible style, ideal for new readers. - The Glasgow Herald Endearing ... A fun, funny slice of family life. - Junior Sweet and surprising ... fresh and funny.' - Books for Keeps Hilarious - The Guardian