Elizabeth Honey's eccentric story about a poor little rich girl who outwits her kidnappers.
A funny modern princess-in-a-tower story about a poor little rich girl, some rotten robbers, a Harley Davidson motorbike, family, friendship, money, computers, books and babysitters. It's also about wanting a dog.
Author bio:
Elizabeth Honey is the hugely popular, award-winning author of poetry, picture books and junior novels. Her playful humour, originality and energy strike a chord with kids everywhere. Her books are published in the USA, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Hungary, Bulgaria, Korea, Taiwan and China.
Category:
Children's
ISBN:
9781865080895
Awards:
Short-listed NSW Premier's Awards, Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature 1999 AU
Table Of Contents:
1 The pet house
2 Bean - the name
3 The roller-coaster taxi ride
4 The Blue Boat
5 Neither use nor ornament
6 Mr Gerard Fogglight
7 Walls of glass
8 Settling-in day
9 The next day
10 The day after that
11 Parramatta Road
12 Open sesame
13 Eyes in the sky
14 The Bricklayer's Arms
15 The too-hard basket
16 Wednesday or was it Tuesday?
17 A knock at the door
18 Dido's mob
19 What's going on here?
20 Andy's Window Cleaning & abseiling
21 Lite glass
22 The book
23 Once upon a time
24 Tell someone close to you
25 Through the looking glass
26 Inner resources
27 The wonderpants
28 He who rides a tiger is afraid to dismount
29 Christmas is postponed
30 Walls have ears
31 Hash! Hash! Hash!
32 At breakneck speed they galloped
33 What is this obnoxious thing?
34 You big baby!
35 Coming, ready or not!
36 If in doubt, don't
37 Slavedriver
38 Fogg on Hog
39 Fogg on Hog with dog
40 New Year's Eve
41 The parcel
Publisher:
A&U Children's
Imprint:
A & U Children
Pub Date:
September 2000
Page Extent:
168
Format:
Paperback - B format
Age:
7 - 12
Subject:
Children's, Teenage & educational