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Barry Loser and the Holiday of Doom
Barry Loser (Related to this series)
- Author
- Jim Smith
- Narrator
- Huw Parmenter
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 12 May 2022
- Run Time
- 1 hour 24 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning series, perfect for fans of Dennis the Menace, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Mr Gum.
‘My best friend Bunky is sort of like my pet dog, so it was weird when he suddenly started fancying a cat one day.’
Barry can’t wait to tell his friends that they’ve been invited on his family caravan holiday to Plonkton. But the weekend by the sea doesn’t turn out to be the keelfest Barry was hoping for. It’s all his best mate Bunky’s fault for going and falling in love. OH. MY. UNKEELNESS!
Have you got all of Jim Smith’s amazekeel books?
I am not a Loser
I am still not a Loser
I am so over being a Loser
I am sort of a Loser
Barry Loser and the holiday of doom
Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton
Barry Loser’s ultimate book of keelness
Future Ratboy and the attack of the killer robot grannies
Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and went on to create the branding for a sweet little chain of coffee shops. He also designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.
Critics Review
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Praise for the BARRY LOSER Series!
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‘The review of the eight-year-old boy in our house . . . "Can I keep it to give to a friend?' Best recommendation you can get', Observer
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'Hugely enjoyable surreal chaos', Guardian
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'I laughed so much that I thought I was going to burst!', Finbar, aged 9
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‘Very funny and very cheeky’, Booktictac, Guardian Online Review
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‘What’s not to love?’, The Sun
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‘Will make you laugh out loud, cringe and snigger at the same time’, LoveReading4Kids
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‘If you love Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid, you’ll love these too!’, Sam, aged 10
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Details
- Author
- Jim Smith
- Narrator
- Huw Parmenter
- Duration
- 1 hour 24 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 May 2022
- ISBN
- 9780008505455
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Humour: Funny cartoons and comic strips, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories
Synopsis
Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning series, perfect for fans of Dennis the Menace, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Mr Gum. ‘My best friend Bunky is sort of like my pet dog, so it was weird when he suddenly started fancying a cat one day.’ Barry can’t wait to tell his friends that they’ve been invited on his family caravan holiday to Plonkton. But the weekend by the sea doesn’t turn out to be the keelfest Barry was hoping for. It’s all his best mate Bunky’s fault for going and falling in love. OH. MY. UNKEELNESS! Have you got all of Jim Smith’s amazekeel books? I am not a Loser I am still not a Loser I am so over being a Loser I am sort of a Loser Barry Loser and the holiday of doom Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton Barry Loser’s ultimate book of keelness Future Ratboy and the attack of the killer robot grannies Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and went on to create the branding for a sweet little chain of coffee shops. He also designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.
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