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Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 29 January 2026
- Run Time
- 4 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality, equity and inclusion
What to expect
Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Roald Dahl, this highly successful and widely praised series featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness is now available in a bright new package.
‘Freewheeling frivolity’ – Financial Times
‘Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.’ Fizzlebert Stump lives in a circus and it's the great Circus of Circuses competition, but Fizzlebert Stump has no act. He's no longer the Boy Who Puts His Head In The Lion's Mouth (the lion retired) and putting his head in a crocodile's mouth instead didn't work out for some reason. Can Fizz find a new act in time?
A story of circus rivalry, learning who you really are, and the problem of oddly shaped vegetables. Brilliantly bonkers and perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Lemony Snicket.
Critics Review
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Freewheeling frivolity
Financial Times on FIZZLEBERT STUMP
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Stuffed with laughs
Jeremy Strong on FIZZLEBERT STUMP
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Children will love the Stanton/Ardargh-esque authorial tone
Telegraph on FIZZLEBERT STUMP
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Details
- Author
- A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Sarah Horne
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Duration
- 4 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781037205651
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Diversity, equality, equity and inclusion
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Fizzlebert Stump and the Girl Who Lifted Quite Heavy Things by A.F. Harrold read by Joe Jameson Perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Roald Dahl, this highly successful and widely praised series featuring a boy, a circus and a lot of silliness is now available in a bright new package.‘Freewheeling frivolity’ – Financial Times‘Once, and once only, there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.’ Fizzlebert Stump lives in a circus and it's the great Circus of Circuses competition, but Fizzlebert Stump has no act. He's no longer the Boy Who Puts His Head In The Lion's Mouth (the lion retired) and putting his head in a crocodile's mouth instead didn't work out for some reason. Can Fizz find a new act in time? A story of circus rivalry, learning who you really are, and the problem of oddly shaped vegetables. Brilliantly bonkers and perfect for fans of Mr Gum and Lemony Snicket.
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