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Archie's Unbelievably Freaky Week by Andrew Norriss (view source)
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Andrew Norriss is another with brilliant talents too. Structured as seven short stories, with a set pattern in beginning and end, the book, however small, burgeons with wacky invention, cleverness - and, as I say, a delightful amount of humour. Never getting too silly, or slapstick, it just hits the mark and moves on, forever sprightly, always believable, and surprising to the end.
It has a weird fixation on ending up minus your clothes, something thankfully not carried over into the excellent illustrations. All the same , this freaky week is a charming way for youngsters to spend some time. It's a finely-judged success, and on its way to being my favourite title for the under-tens for quite some time.
I must thank the publishers for my review copy. we also have a review of [[Mike by Andrew Norriss]].
[[Pizza Cake by Morris Gleitzman]] has similarly inventive, small tales for small readers, mostly set in and around school.