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There's A Shark in My Pants

Brief Description
We flew in an airplane, Mum, Boo and me, To a fancy hotel overlooking the sea. We stuffed a big suitcase right up to the brim, With flip flops and snorkels and goggles squeezed in. Flip flops, snorkels, and goggles aren't the only things that one... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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There's A Shark in My Pants

Go on a summer holiday you'll never forget in this laugh-out-loud picture book from beloved author Michelle Harrison and bestselling illustrator David Tazzyman.

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We flew in an airplane, Mum, Boo and me,
To a fancy hotel overlooking the sea.
We stuffed a big suitcase right up to the brim,
With flip flops and snorkels and goggles squeezed in.

Flip flops, snorkels, and goggles aren't the only things that one little girl has brought with her on her summer holiday... There's also something with big white, jagged teeth that is sure to make this trip even more memorable! What could it be?

Find out what happens in this wildly hilarious picture book by much-loved author Michelle Harrison and bestselling illustrator David Tazzyman.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398511552

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 July 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Simon & Schuster Ltd

Illustration: Full Colour

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Tazzyman

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 260.0mm

Height: 260.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Michelle Harrison grew up in Essex and is the youngest of three sisters. Her first novel, The Thirteen Treasures, won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize. She also won the Calderdale Book of the Year Award for The Other Alice. Her work has been translated into over 20 languages. A Storm of Sisters is the fourth adventure in the bestselling Pinch of Magic series. Before she was published, Michelle’s jobs included working in a bar, a bakery, and an art gallery. She was then a Waterstones bookseller before becoming an editorial assistant in children’s books at a publisher in Oxford. She now writes full time and lives with her partner, her son Jack, and cats. www.michelleharrisonbooks.com Find Michelle on Twitter @MHarrison13 and Instagram @elvesden David Tazzyman is an internationally acclaimed award-winning illustrator. Born and raised in Leicester, David wanted to be an artist from the age of 5. He graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 1993, then travelled around Asia with sketchbooks for 3 years, before moving to London in 1997. David worked as a commercial illustrator before falling into children’s publishing in 2006, illustrating Andy Stanton’s Mr Gum series which went on to win numerous awards, including the first Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2008. He has illustrated many children’s books since, including Eleanor’s Eyebrows, You Can’t Take An Elephant On The Bus, The Truth According to Arthur, The Pet, Donut Diaries, Circus Of Thieves and Einstein the Penguin.   He now lives in Leicestershire with his partner and 3 children. David likes drawing a lot. He also likes football, cricket, music, holidays and biscuits. He still does not like celery.  

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