Light-hearted comedy from an award-winning author about a pesky uncle who won't seem to leave! Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+

Light-hearted comedy from an award-winning author. When Uncle Ron comes to visit, he just won't seem to leave! Ian, Mum and Dad don't quite know what do with him - if he's not eating them out of house and home, he's chattering away to the spirits of the dead. But not interesting spirits. All they ever seem to talk about is the colour of doors and what's stuck behind the fridge. So Ian hatches a plan to get rid of Uncle Ron once and for all - Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+

About the Author

An acclaimed and award-winning author of books for both adults and children, Anne Fine was the second Waterstones Children's Laureate holding the post from 2001 to 2003. Fine began writing in the 1970's and since then has written more than seventy books for children of all ages as well as novels for adults. Amongst her best-known works are Goggle-Eyes, which won both the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the coveted Carnegie Medal, Flour Babies, which also won the Carnegie, Madame Doubtfire, later adapted into the hit children's film Mrs Doubtfire, and Bill's New Frock. In 2003 Anne Fine was inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and was awarded an OBE.

Reviews

Book Information
ISBN 9781781122853
Author Anne Fine
Format Paperback
Page Count 64
Imprint Barrington Stoke Ltd
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 120g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 130mm * 4mm