Wonky wand mishaps, froggy fiascos, and water fights! When it's a super hot sunny day, there's only one thing to do with all your friends . . . have a WATER FIGHT! For Nixie the naughty fairy this is the perfect opportunity to come up with some of her ingenious inventions to make the fairies' swimming party really go with a splash . . . and a BANG! Oops! Her wonky wand is up to its usual tricks and soon the peaceful pond becomes a froggy fiasco! Bumblebees' bottoms - Nixie's in trouble . . . again! Perfect for readers who like their fairies with a bit of mischief!
Cas spent many years having a fabulous time, and a great deal of fun, working in children's television drama with CBBC. She made lots of award winning programmes like: The Story of Tracy Beaker, Jackanory: Muddle Earth and the Magician of Samarkand, Big Kids, and Kerching! Now she's having a fabulous time, and a great deal of fun writing books for children and mucking about with her family. She's also author of the Harvey Drew books, comedy adventures about space trash, published by Hot Key Books. She's Patron of Reading at a local primary school and does lots of school visits and festivals, which she loves. Cas has four children and lives in Oxfordshire with her family, some chickens, a couple of cats and a daft dog called Bramble. Nixie is based on her tomboy daughter who liked to wear her fairy costume with wellington boots and a green plastic army hat. It was a great look. Ali Pye grew up in the Herefordshire countryside and moved to London when she w
Title: Nixie: Splashy Summer Swim
Author: Lester, Cas
ISBN: 9780192744852
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Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication Date: 2016-05-05
Number of Pages: 128
Weight: 0.1996 kg
I absolutely love Nixie, a funny little fairy with attitude. This is a stylishly told, delightful story for girls just starting to tackle chapter books - or a brilliant bedtime story to be read aloud. * Jacqueline Wilson *
Children who love books about mischievous characters will love this - so perfect for Horrid Henry or Angela Nicely fans. * Amazon reviewer *
Nixie is a fairy with attitude! * Waterstones reviewer *
Nixie is the coolest fairy ever, although I would not like to have her wand. * Caitlin, age 7, for lovereading4kids.co.uk *
I really like Nixie because she gets into lots of trouble which makes me laugh. * Darcey, age 7, for lovereading4kids.co.uk *
A refreshing new slant on the wonderful world of fairies * The Lancashire Evening Post *
