It's the summer holidays and the Butterfield family is going away to Cornwall. As usual, Mattie has plenty to worry about. What if she loses the luggage she's been put in charge of? What if someone falls over a cliff? And worst of all ... what if they've forgotten someone?
Before writing her first novel, Chris Higgins taught English and Drama for many years in secondary schools and worked at the Minack open-air theatre on the cliffs near Lands End. She now writes full time and is the author of ten books for children and teenagers. Chris is married with four daughters. She loves to travel and has lived and worked in Australia as well as hitchhiking to Istanbul and across the Serengeti Plain. Born and brought up in South Wales, she now lives in the far west of Cornwall with her husband.
Title: My Funny Family On Holiday
Author: Higgins, Chris
ISBN: 9780340989852
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Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Publication Date: 2013-01-03
Number of Pages: 144
Weight: 0.1180 kg
Both sweet and surprising ... fresh and funny ... it is easy to imagine this book being a turning point for independent readers * Books For Keeps *
Well written and beautifully illustrated ... Witty and lively ... a window on to some of the culture and history of Cornwall ... has achieved that difficult balance of being funny and immediate, yet with serious and touching lessons to be learned * School Librarian *
Beautifully told. It can be enjoyed by girls and boys alike * Families Warwickshire *
Charming * WRD Magazine *
Both sweet and surprising... fresh and funny. Easy to imagine this book being a turning point for independent readers. * Books For Keeps *
A charming story with quirky illustrations. * tBk Magazine *
Beautifully told... can be enjoyed by boys and girls alike. * Families *
Well written and beautifully illustrated. Witty and lively... has achieved that difficult balance of being funny and immediate yet with serious and touching lessons to be learned. * School Librarian *
