The Wobbly Life of Scarlett Fife

Name: The Wobbly Life of Scarlett Fife
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781444957778
Price: 19.99 NZD
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By Maz Evans

Series: The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife

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Summary

The Wobbly Life of Scarlett Fife by Maz Evans is a delightful children's book that follows the adventures of Scarlett, a young girl navigating the ups and downs of her day-to-day life. As Scarlett encounters various challenges, she struggles to manage her emotions, often leading to funny and unexpected situations. The story combines humour and warmth, offering young readers a relatable and engaging exploration of feelings and friendships.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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Scarlett Fife has BIG feelings. And she's about to get into BIG trouble. From the bestselling Maz Evans comes a heartfelt and hilarious story about anxiety, friends and family, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl's Matilda.

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Praise for Scarlett Fife: 'A laugh-out-loud story full of warmth, Big Feelings and explosive results' Dominique Valente, author of Starfell

'So funny, you'll explode with laughter' Sam Copeland, author of Charlie Changes into a Chicken

Scarlett Fife has BIG FEELINGS. And when she tries to squash them down, they come back up with shocking results!

Scarlett knows she should be happy about all the big news that her family wants to share. But the worry is making her dizzy, and being dizzy is making her worried ...

Feelings are like slime in a party bag. No matter how much someone tells you to keep it in, it'll always find its way out. And very soon, Scarlett notices that every time she pushes her worries down, they shake her world. Literally.

It might be a huge vase full of pet ashes. Or 2669 sugar cubes in a world record-breaking attempt ...

Laugh-out-loud action for every child and parent who has ever lost control of their feelings, this is the second heart-warming Scarlett Fife book, beautifully illustrated throughout by the fantastic Chris Jevons.

Series: The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife

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The Stormy Life of Scarlett Fife

Scarlett Fife has BIG feelings. And she's about to get into BIG trouble. From the bestselling Maz Evans comes a heartfelt and hilarious story about sadness, happiness, friends and family, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl's Matilda. Praise for Scarlett Fife: 'A laugh-out-loud story full of warmth, Big Feelings and explosive results' Dominique Valente, author of Starfell'So funny, you'll explode...

By Maz Evans

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The Wobbly Life of Scarlett Fife

Scarlett Fife has BIG feelings. And she's about to get into BIG trouble. From the bestselling Maz Evans comes a heartfelt and hilarious story about anxiety, friends and family, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl's Matilda. Praise for Scarlett Fife: 'A laugh-out-loud story full of warmth, Big Feelings and explosive results' Dominique Valente, author of Starfell'So funny, you'll explode with...

By Maz Evans

Paperback

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444957778

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Contributors:

Illustrated by Chris Jevons
Illustrated by Chris Jevons

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 240

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Maz Evans Series: The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife Young Adult

About the Author

Maz Evans (Author)

Maz Evans is one of the funniest authors writing today. She visits hundreds of schools, libraries and festivals across the world each year to talk about her books. She has been an award-winning songwriter, TV journalist and scriptwriter. As an author, she has won the hearts of thousands of children. As a nuclear physicist, she has been completely rubbish.

Chris Jevons (Illustrator)

Chris Jevons is an award-winning children's book illustrator with a passion for character design and storytelling. He began his career studying art and design at college and 3d animation at university. Chris now scribbles picture books and fiction titles for a living and has illustrated books for fantastic authors such as Peter Bently, Maz Evans, Lucy Rowland and Kes Gray. Chris's books include the bestselling Superpoop, Onesie Party, The Exploding Life of Scarlett Fife and 101 Bums - winner of The Laugh Out Loud Book Award 2023.

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