Rezension
“Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and sever Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence” (Publishers Weekly)
“Full of humour, this is great for newly confident readers” (The Children’s Bookseller)
“This is a great book to encourage new readers and to bring on those who enjoyed the previous Daisy books” (Waterstone’s Books Quarterly)
“I would recommend this book” (Junior Education)
“Highly recommended” (The School Librarian)
Synopsis
Daisy and the Trouble with Life. Kes Gray (Illustrated By Nick Sharratt). Keynote – Daisy’s guide to life – cheeky, extremely readable and funny young fiction, now with fabulous CD read by Jadie-Rose Hobson and James Goode. Description – The trouble with life is it’s sooooooo not fair. And the trouble with being grounded is it’s sooooooo boring. You absolutely can’t go anywhere at all. No hopping jumping, flying or parachuting …Daisy’s got ever so much time to think about what she’s done. Really, if her pocket money hadn’t run out and if someone hadn’t dropped a strawberry dib-dab on the pavement and if strawberry dib-dabs weren’t Daisy’s absolutely favourite sweet …Who knew that it had invisible red germs that are so totally teensy and that Auntie Sue says give you tummy trouble? Daisy’s trips to the loo are interspersed with hilarious musings about the trouble with everything, from her goldfish Freddie who thinks it’s a dolphin, to the school name-caller Jack Beechwhistle, and hosepipes that don’t do as they’re told. Now, if only Daisy can find a word to rhyme with hippopotamus, she and Gabby can magic next door’s cat into a hippo.
When she’s un-grounded and off the loo, of course …
From the Back Cover
It’s SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO unfair. Daisy’s been grounded. No HOPPING or SKIPPING, FLYING or PARACHUTING. She’s lucky she’s even been allowed out of her bedroom after what she’s done. But what HAS she done that is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO naughty?
That’s the TROUBLE with the back covers of books. You just have to read the inside to find out!
Über den Autor
Kes Gray (Author)
Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.
Nick Sharratt (Illustrator)
Nick Sharratt has written and illustrated many books for children including Shark in the Park, You Choose und Pants. He has won numerous awards for his picture books, including the Sheffield Children’s Book Award and the 2001 Children’s Book Award. He has also enjoyed stellar success illustrating Jacqueline Wilson’s books. Nick lives in Hove.
Garry Parsons (Illustrator)
Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry’s illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.
The trouble with life is it’s SOOOOOOOOO unfair. Daisy’s been grounded. No HOPPING or SKIPPING, FLYING or PARACHUTING. She’s lucky she’s even been allowed out of her bedroom after what she’s done. But what HAS she done that is SOOOOOOOOOOO naughty? You’ll have to read the book to find out!