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Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Did P.E. in his Pants
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 29 January 2026
- Run Time
- 3 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Life skills and choices, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes
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.’
Going to school isn't very exciting, is it? Well for Fizzlebert Stump it's a whole new adventure because he lives in a circus. He is usually found training to be a strongman, or being taught history by a magician, or playing football with a sea lion, but not today. After being lost in the woods and mistaken for a very rude girl, here he is, at the back of the class confusing the teacher. Will anyone believe Fizz is telling the truth? Can he find his way back to the circus? Or will he be forced to sit up straight and pay attention forever?
Critics Review
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Freewheeling frivolity
Financial Times
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Stuffed with laughs
Jeremy Strong on FIZZLEBERT STUMP: THE BOY WHO RAN AWAY FROM THE CIRCUS (AND JOINED THE LIBRARY)
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Children will love the Stanton/Ardagh-esque authorial tone
Telegraph on FIZZLEBERT STUMP: THE BOY WHO RAN AWAY FROM THE CIRCUS (AND JOINED THE LIBRARY)
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Details
- Author
- A.F. Harrold, illustrated by Sarah Horne
- Narrator
- Joe Jameson
- Duration
- 3 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 January 2026
- ISBN
- 9781037205668
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage: Chapter books (transitional storybooks), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Life skills and choices, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes
Synopsis
Bloomsbury presents Fizzlebert Stump: The Boy Who Did P.E. in his Pants by A.F. Harrold read by Joe JamesonPerfect 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.’Going to school isn't very exciting, is it? Well for Fizzlebert Stump it's a whole new adventure because he lives in a circus. He is usually found training to be a strongman, or being taught history by a magician, or playing football with a sea lion, but not today. After being lost in the woods and mistaken for a very rude girl, here he is, at the back of the class confusing the teacher. Will anyone believe Fizz is telling the truth? Can he find his way back to the circus? Or will he be forced to sit up straight and pay attention forever?
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