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What To Do, Pernickety Boo?
- Author
- Sally Gardner
- Narrator
- Roger May
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 24 September 2026
- Run Time
- 3 hours 12 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
What to expect
Beautifully written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner, and filled with heart, humour and imagination, What To Do, Pernickety Boo is the magical sequel to Pernickety Boo – the story of a very unusual umbrella
Sometimes in life, you have to believe in the impossible – especially when the impossible is Pernickety Boo.
Pernickety Boo, the well-educated umbrella with unexplored magical powers, is very happy in his new life at 3 Rose Terrace with his beloved owner, Sylvie Moonshine, and best friend Jimjam the cat – even if the occasional mishap does some times occur.
And when a diamond tiara stolen from a princess suddenly comes into Pernickety's possession, he embarks on an exciting new time-travelling adventure in order to clear his name and reunite the tiara with its proper owner.
From multi-award-winning author Sally Gardner, and perfect for fans of A Bear Called Paddington, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Mary Poppins, What to Do, Pernickety Boo? is the extraordinary sequel to the instant modern classic, Pernickety Boo – a magical book for the whole family to share.
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- Author
- Sally Gardner
- Narrator
- Roger May
- Duration
- 3 hours 12 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 September 2026
- ISBN
- 9780008602703
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Witches, wizards and magicians, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Friends and friendships
Synopsis
Beautifully written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner, and filled with heart, humour and imagination, What To Do, Pernickety Boo is the magical sequel to Pernickety Boo – the story of a very unusual umbrella Sometimes in life, you have to believe in the impossible – especially when the impossible is Pernickety Boo. Pernickety Boo, the well-educated umbrella with unexplored magical powers, is very happy in his new life at 3 Rose Terrace with his beloved owner, Sylvie Moonshine, and best friend Jimjam the cat – even if the occasional mishap does some times occur. And when a diamond tiara stolen from a princess suddenly comes into Pernickety's possession, he embarks on an exciting new time-travelling adventure in order to clear his name and reunite the tiara with its proper owner. From multi-award-winning author Sally Gardner, and perfect for fans of A Bear Called Paddington, Winnie-the-Pooh, and Mary Poppins, What to Do, Pernickety Boo? is the extraordinary sequel to the instant modern classic, Pernickety Boo – a magical book for the whole family to share.
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