Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever

Description

Harold is turning seven years old. He's never had a real birthday party. His parents are too grumpy. But this year is going to be different. Thanks to an amazing man named Mr. Ponzio, something incredible is going to happen on Harold's birthday - and it's going to be absolutely extraordinary

Beatrice Alemagna is an author and illustrator of children's books. She is the winner of numerous awards, including the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

'A colourful tale executed in Beatrice Alemagna's own inimitable style' - Picture Books Blogger 'Extraordinary ... beautifully told and illustrated' - Parents in Touch 'Striking images, with muted colours but comic exuberance, make this picture book about a magical seventh birthday, at which the guests are animals, a treat' - Sunday Times 'Tremendously touching ... and just a little bit different' - BookTrust 'Simply marvellous ... A brilliant book to be enjoyed over and over again' - Parenting without Tears 'Her [Beatrice Alemagna's] quirky style with its expressive lines and atmospheric use of soft colour wash is ideally suited to the humour of the story as we move from chaos in the house to the joyous expanse of the park' - Books for Keeps (Book of the Week) 'Utterly fabulous' - Read It Daddy 'Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever is further evidence of Alemagna's brilliant eye for the absurd ... earth-toned, intricately patterned illustrations' - Observer 'The illustrations are stunning, the message is sweet, and the journey is a fun one' - Babyccino