Fizzlebert Stump : the boy who ran away from the circus and joined the library
Harrold, A. F., 1975-2020
Book
Total copies: 1
Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang around with acrobats and put his head in a lion's mouth every night, he's bored. But then Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting, when a simple library card application leads to him being kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners! Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Roald Dahl, this highly successful and widely praised series featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness is now available in a bright new package. `Freewheeling frivolity' - Financial Times `Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.' Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang around with acrobats, play the fool with clowns, and put his head in a lion's mouth every night, he's the only kid there - and he's bored. But then Fizz decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting when he is kidnapped by a pair of crazed pensioners! Will he ever see the circus again? A story of a boy, a book, some very bad people, some very brave deeds, and the importance of rubber teeth for lions.
Main title:
Fizzlebert Stump : the boy who ran away from the circus and joined the library / A.F. Harrold ; illustrated by Sarah Horne.
Author:
Harrold, A. F., 1975-, authorHorne, Sarah, 1979-, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2020.
Collation:
249 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.
ISBN:
9781526612038 (pbk)9781408830215 (ebook)
Dewey class:
823.92
Language:
English
Subject:
Stump, Fizzlebert (Fictitious character) -- Juvenile fictionAdventure storiesChildren's storiesFiction 9+Adventure and Mystery StoriesChildren's / Teenage fiction & true storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Action & adventure storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: Humorous storiesChildren's / Teenage fiction: General fictionChildren's / Teenage fiction: Family & home storiesChildren's / Teenage general interest: Drama & performingChildren's / Teenage general interest: Literature, books & writers
BRN:
372933