'It(1)s brilliant that a book written in 1933 can still make a modern kid laugh like a drain' CHARLIE HIGSON

Still one of the immortals of children's literature - Professor Branestawm's continues to amuse generations of young readers.

The wonderfully nutty, fabulously entertaining mishaps of Professor Branestawm. He's madly sane and cleverly dotty. Professor Branestawm is the most absent-minded inventor you'll ever meet and no matter how hard he tries his brilliant ideas never seem to keep him out of crazy scrapes.

A wonderful children's classic, complete with original W. Heath Robinson illustrations throughout and now brought to the sceen in a feature length BBC film starring Harry Hill.

About the Author
Norman Hunter was born in 1899 in Sydenham, London. After leaving school and finishing what he described as a 'course of all-in wrestling with typewriters', he became an advertising copywriter. He also began, in 1915, giving performances of conjuring, and made over two hundred appearances at Maskelyne and Devants. His first Branestawm book was published in 1933. After the Second World War, Norman Hunter moved to South Africa, where he continued to work in advertising. Conjuring was still one of his spare time occupations. He returned to England in 1969 where he lived near the river at Staines until his death in 1995.

Reviews
A triumph of child-friendly chaos * Irish Examiner *



Book Information
ISBN 9781862307360
Author Norman Hunter
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Red Fox
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 170g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 15mm