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Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie by Kate Temple and Jol Temple is a delightful children's book centred around the charming rivalry between Alice Toolie and her classmate, who find themselves working together for a school project. Through humorous letters and creative antics, the story explores themes of friendship, teamwork, and understanding one another, making it a lively read for young audiences.
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You might enjoy this delightful children's story if you love tales of friendship and fun-filled adventures. It's filled with humorous letters between two pen pals navigating the ups and downs of school life, making it a great read for kids who enjoy light-hearted and engaging stories.

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Meet Alice Toolie - seriously famous youtootuber, and lead jellyfish in the school jazz ballet - and absolutely not a good friend of Jimmy Cook in this stand-alone humorous story from the CBC award-winning writers of the Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers series.

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Something very bad has happened to Alice Toolie. Her secret diary has been read by her worst enemy - Jimmy Cook.

It's war! Until Ms Fennel decides that Alice and Jimmy need to make peace and become pen pals for the term.

And it works. Before long, Alice and Jimmy are planning to make billions of dollars for the school fete - and with a captured ghost and jars full of unicorn vomit, it's sure to be their time to shine.

A laugh-out-loud book filled with sparkle and slime, from the CBCA award-winning writers of the Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers series.

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Yours Troolie, Alice Toolie by Kate Temple and Jol Temple is a delightful children's book praised for its humour and creativity. Reviewers often enjoy the engaging format of notes and letters between the characters, Alice Toolie and Jimmy Cook. The book is appreciated for its witty dialogue and the amusing, relatable dynamics between the characters. Overall, it receives positive feedback for being a fun read for kids.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760523756

Publisher: A&U Children's

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 July 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: A&U Children

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Grace West

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 204g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Kate and Jol are internationally awarded children's authors whose books have been translated into more than 20 languages. Their recent picture book, Room on Our Rock, is an allegory about empathy and refugees. It can be read front-to-back or back-to-front for two different perspectives. The book received the Charlotte Huck Award for outstanding fiction with the potential to transform children's lives. It was also listed as a Notable Book for a Global Society by the International Literacy Association. Kate and Jol live in Sydney, Australia with their two sons. They regularly visit schools and writers' festivals to talk ideas with young readers and writers. When they're not writing, Kate pretends to play the piano and Jol makes little egg-carton shelters for his Star Wars characters.

Grace West is a young illustrator and graphic designer working under the nom de plume North South Grace West. She is passionate about illustration, books, typography and print design.

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