The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting

The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting
Author: Joanna Simmons
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2011-02-15
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 1407064029

This brilliantly alternative A - Z of parenting is essential reading for all mums and dads who 'really love their kids, but...' A is for Anxiety, Alcohol and awful Activities. B is for Bedtime, Baking and Boredom. C is for Childcare and Cooking With Your Coat on. The Aargh to Zzzz of Parenting puts two fingers up to the idea that motherhood is the most rewarding experience a woman can have. Taking a laugh-out-loud look at life with young children, it taps into the very normal, but hard-to-admit frustrations that many parents feel.

I Lost My Granny in the Supermarket

I Lost My Granny in the Supermarket
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2021-07-22
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781526620460

Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Solomons, this is a new, hilarious adventure from the author and illustrator of the bestselling I Swapped My Brother on the Internet. Harry - known as Harry the Hulk to his friends, because he is freakishly tall for an 11-year-old - is desperate for a dog. His mum has said if he can earn 500 Puppy Points then he's allowed to get one. And today she has offered him 50 points if he takes Gran to the Caught Short Awards, where she has won the Lifetime Achievement Award for services to Loo Roll. All Harry has to do is take her for a haircut and then to the ceremony. It should be easy! It should be a piece of cake. But what Harry doesn't know is that Gran has her own agenda in mind, and after a stop at the supermarket for some toffees (the sweet she is BANNED from having!) things go very wrong indeed!

My Parents Cancelled My Birthday

My Parents Cancelled My Birthday
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1526606607

Perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart and David Baddiel's Birthday Boy – a hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to Tom can't wait for his LUCKY BIRTHDAY. It's an EPIC family tradition and he's dreamed up an UNFORGETTABLE party! Only, after several disasters involving a flattened Chihuahua and a curse from the tooth fairy, it's been CANCELLED. But Tom won't give up. With the help of his friends (and a pig painted like a zebra), Tom decides to throw himself the party he deserves. What could possibly go wrong?

I Swapped My Brother On The Internet

I Swapped My Brother On The Internet
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2018-01-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408877767

'I can get a new brother? On the internet?' Jonny muttered. 'Oh sweet mangoes of heaven!' Everyone has dreamed of being able to get rid of their brother or sister at one time or another – but for Jonny, the dream is about to become a reality with SiblingSwap.com! What could be better than someone awesome to replace Ted, Jonny's obnoxious older brother. But finding the perfect brother isn't easy, as Jonny discovers when Sibling Swap sends him a line of increasingly bizarre replacements: first a merboy, then a brother raised by meerkats, and then the ghost of Henry the Eighth! What's coming next?! Suddenly old Ted isn't looking so bad. But can Jonny ever get him back? A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to – perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency.

The Dodo Made Me Do It

The Dodo Made Me Do It
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2018-08-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408877783

SUMMER HOLIDAYS = BORING! And Danny's dreading another one at his gran's. He's desperate for action, fun and adventure! And this year – amazingly and unbelievably – he gets it all, when he finds a dodo on a tiny island. A what? Yes! This is going to be the wildest summer holiday ever! (It might even be more than he can handle.) Are you in? A hilarious tale of wish fulfilment gone wrong that every child will relate to – perfect for fans of Pamela Butchart, My Brother Is a Superhero and David Baddiel's The Parent Agency.

Have the Relationship You Want

Have the Relationship You Want
Author: Rori Gwynne
Publisher:
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2006-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9781411661554

A step-by-step guide for women to tranforming your love life practically overnight.

Super Loud Sam

Super Loud Sam
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Scholastic Fiction
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2015-05-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1407155776

Meet Super Loud Sam! He's the best (and loudest) superhero around and in this thrilling illustrated adventure he's here to save the day! Parents, teachers, random strangers - they're always telling Sam to SHUSH! But when a sinister new teacher, Mrs Sandy Mann, starts at Sam's school and only Sam's shouty voice save the day...

Pip Street 1: A Whiskery Mystery

Pip Street 1: A Whiskery Mystery
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2014-09-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1407146653

Bobby Cobbler's family have only just moved to Pip Street when his beloved cat Conkers goes missing. As a mammoth-sized search begins, Bobby makes friends with the tiny and fizzy Imelda who lives next door. He is determined to solve this whiskery mystery, but little does he realize that the culprit won't rest until Pip Street is completely catless!

The Reluctant Vampire Queen

The Reluctant Vampire Queen
Author: Jo Simmons
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2022-07-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1471411796

SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDS 2024! Meet Mo Merrydrew - independent young woman, Mini Battenburg fan, president of the debating society - and reluctant vampire queen ... Fifteen-year-old Mo Merrydrew isn't exactly expecting to be asked to be Vampire Queen of Great Britain when she's cycling home from school one wet Tuesday evening. Apparently, she is 'the Chosen One'. Aside from being uncomfortable with the idea of unelected power (not very democratic), there's the blood drinking to consider (Mo is a vegetarian), and frankly it's just not really the sort of role Mo's looking for (she wants to aim for a real job in politics). But - if you're Vampire Queen, you probably don't have to do PE any more, and when the dreamy Luca, a vampire familiar, turns up, it all suddenly starts to look a bit more appealing ... Geek Girl meets Buffy in a brilliantly funny new teen series from bestselling author Jo Simmons