"Countdown" - Hugo wants a gerbil, but his dad says it's cruel to keep something in a cage. To prove him wrong, Hugo sets out to stay in a room by himself all day. But can he stand it, or will he crack? "My Brother Bernadette" - Bernard and Sara are off to the summer project. Only problem is, Bernard just wants to do the clothes design course. Big Dan starts calling him Bernardette, but he doesn't reckon on Bernard's skill with a needle and thread. "Snakes and Ladders" - At school, she's called 'Weedy Wendy' - but Wendy isn't afraid of Slinky, Grandad's snake. When she takes Slinky to school and he wriggles out of her school bag, Wendy will brave anything to rescue him.

 

There are 144 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Jacqueline Wilson has written over 70 books for young readers of all ages. She lives in England. Michael Morpurgo has brought together poems by writers as diverse as Spike Milligan and Stevie Smith, John Lennon and Jo Shapcott. Martin Chatterton is a prolific illustrator and writer of children's books. His books include the Nutty series (Puffin), the Bad Dog series (Scholastic) and the where. it's@ series (Egmont). He has illustrated several Sidesplitters books for Kingfisher. Martin is originally from Manchester but now lives in Australia. Tony Trimmer illustrated Sidesplitters: Seriously Silly School Jokes and Ho Ho Ho. All three authors frequent the bestseller lists, and all three have been Children's Laureate. Jacqueline Wilson is current Children's Laureate. Anne Fine is a bestselling author, former Children's Laureate and prize-winner with great profile across the trade, libraries and educational markets. David Roberts was born in Liverpool. He studied fashion and worked in the industry for several years before going on to illustrate children's books. He has also published Dirty Bertie with Little Tiger Press.