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The Funny Life of Pets

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The Funny Life of Pets by James Campbell offers a humour-filled exploration of the secret lives and quirks of pets, making it ideal for children. Packed with jokes and fun illustrations, the book delves into what pets might do when humans aren't looking, all while providing laughter and wit for young readers.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you love delightful and humorous insights into the lives of pets presented in an engaging and lively manner. This book is perfect for young readers fascinated by animals and keen to explore their quirks through fun, amusing anecdotes and illustrations.

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Whether you love pets, want a pet, own a pet, or you don't like pets at all but you enjoy laughing so much that you actually fall on the floor - THIS is the book for you!

Whether you love pets, want a pet, own a pet, or you don't like pets at all but you enjoy laughing so much that you actually fall on the floor - THIS is the book for you!

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A hilarious book from bestselling author and stand-up comic James Campbell, who has visited over 3,000 primary schools to tell stories and encourage children to write their own.

Uncover the sidesplitting life of cucumber scaredy-cats, non-stop pooping hamsters, exploding fish and everything in-between (and some things that have nothing to do with pets but are still ridiculously funny). This hilarious book answers all the big questions, like: do sausage dogs eat sausages? Why has my cat done a poo behind my wardrobe? And how can I persuade my parents to get me a pet? For real-life pet facts, imaginary stories, and a generally laugh-so-hard-snot-comes-out-your-nose read, this is the only pet book youโ€™ll ever need!

Written by the outstanding childrenโ€™s comedian James Campbell, prepare yourself for The Funny Life of Pets! But be WARNED โ€“ this IS NOT a normal bookโ€ฆYou read a normal book by starting on page one and reading to the end (BORING). You can read this book forwards, backwards, sideways, and in approximately 861,000 different ways in-between.

This is a book with outrageous facts, hilarious jokes, insanely funny online videos and brilliant stories all about pets, the author, and all sorts of other things.

WARNING: Anything you think you might have learned from this book might not be very accurate so should not be used in a school project or as part of homework. Unless of course, you are made of stardust and are as brave as sunshine.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408889947

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 June 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Rob Jones

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 190.0mm

Weight: 240g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Soon after discovering he could not be a duck, James Campbell decided to make children laugh for a living. He now travels around primary schools and literary festivals, telling funny stories and encouraging children to write their own stuff. James has been on the BBC1 show, Child of Our Time, and CBBCโ€™s Blue Peter, where he taught children how to craft their own jokes. Kids love him so much that he has his own Comedy4Kids show called The Funny Thing Aboutโ€ฆ where he talks about this hilarious new book.

Rob Jones is an extremely funny young illustrator. In May 2015, his first book Bernard won The People's Book Prize. When he's not drawing, he makes toys and puppets (mostly characters from his books). He doesn't have a pet but he could have an imaginary one.

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