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Astonishingly Good Stories

Twenty short stories from the bestselling author of Friday Barnes
By R.A. Spratt
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Astonishingly Good Stories by R.A. Spratt is a delightful children's book filled with quirky tales that capture the imagination. Each story offers a blend of humour, mystery, and whimsy, featuring a cast of engaging characters and unexpected twists. It's a perfect read for young minds eager for unique adventures and laughter.
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You might enjoy this book if you love quirky and humorous tales that thrill young readers with unexpected twists and giggles. It's perfect for children who delight in stories full of imaginative adventures and clever mischief. This entertaining collection will engage readers with its witty narrative and charming illustrations.

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Astonishingly Good Stories

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A lovestruck merpig, a peppermint-stick Parthenon, a vegetarian spider and so much more!

From R.A. Spratt, bestselling author of Friday Barnes and Shockingly Good Stories, comes this collection of twenty terrific tales perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Paul Jennings.

Featuring Greek myths and fractured fairytales as told by Nanny Piggins (the world's most glamorous flying pig), a mystery investigated by Friday Barnes (girl detective) and a series of tales so tall they will give you altitude sickness.

This book will delight children from four to one hundred and four. Just the thing for reading at bedtime, when you're supposed to be doing your homework or when you've been chased up a tree by an escaped rhinoceros and you're waiting for the zookeeper to arrive.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761345043

Publisher: Penguin Random House Australia

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 November 2023

Country: Australia

Imprint: Puffin

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 240

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Penguin Books R.A. Spratt Young Adult

About the Author

R.A. Spratt was born in the UK and lived in Dursley, Gloucestershire - a town immortalised by Harry Potter's deeply unpleasant relatives - until she was two years old. Then, like many ambitious English people cursed with regional accents so strong no other British person can take them seriously, her family moved to Australia. The tedium of growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney was fertiliser to the growth of R.A.'s imagination. The only thing for a kid to do was get on a bicycle and go to the library, so R.A. Spratt did just that. Once there, she read everything, devouring the books of Arthur Ransome, Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl, Robin Klein and Judy Blume, and audiotapes of Shakespeare productions and Sherlock Holmes dramatisations. And so, her young mind was formed, and set on the path of becoming the extraordinary author she is today. Now based in Bowral NSW, she's the bestselling writer of dozens of absurd and witty books including Friday Barnes, The Adventures of Nanny Piggins, The Peski Kids and the Shockingly and Astonishingly Good Stories collections. Her podcast, Bedtime Stories with R.A. Spratt, has had over 4 million downloads and connects R.A. with story-lovers across the globe. For more information, visit raspratt.com

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