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Wilf the Mighty Worrier Saves the World: Book 1


Wilf the Mighty Worrier

School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

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No. of pages 192

Published: 2015

Great for age 6-12 years

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARDS!Meet Wilf. He worries about everything. He is a Mighty Worrier. And now the most evil man in the world has moved in next door...Things Wilf was worried about before:1. Stuffed animals. 2. Peanut Butter.3. Creepy crawlies that have waggly feeler things instead of eyes.Things Wilf is worried about now:4. The most evil man in the world.5. The most evil man in the world living next door.6. Anyone called Alan.When Alan, a self-styled Evil Lunatic, moves in next door with his grumpy robot sidekick and his silent right-hand-dog, Kevin Phillips, Wilf knows he will have to find a way to overcome his anxiety and fears. And soon he realises: only he can stop Alan's ridiculous yet still Quite Evil plan to destroy the world...Join Wilf for a fantastically funny adventure, illustrated throughout by Jamie Littler!

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called Wilf the Mighty Worrier .

This book has been graded for interest at 6-8 years.

There are 192 pages in this book. This book was published in 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

Jamie Littler graduated from the Arts Institute at Bournemouth in 2008. He has won a High Commendation Award at the Macmillan Children's Book Awards and is the creator of 'Cogg and Sprokit', which is serialised in the PHOENIX. He has worked on high-profile projects including The Famous Five . Follow him on Twitter @jamieillustrate or visit his website at http://jamielittler. co. uk/ Georgia Pritchett is a comedy writer who has written for a number of TV comedies and comedians including The Thick Of It , Veep , Miranda , Have I Got News For You , Smack the Pony , Graham Norton, Jo Brand, Paul Merton, Lenny Henry, Ronnie Corbett, Wallace and Gromit and several other real, fictional and occasionally plasticine people. Wilf the Mighty Worrier is Georgia's first work for children. She lives in London with her partner and two children.

 

This book is in the following series:

Wilf the Mighty Worrier

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Lollies - Ages 6-8 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 6-8 Years category by the Lollies.

Lollies - Grades K-2
This book was recognised in the Grades K-2 category of the Lollies . This book was recognised by the Lollies Award. The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards celebrates the best and funniest childrens books in the UK and Ireland, voted for by children.

A lively, funny story that should delight and reassure many children who are worriers themselves * Jacqueline Wilson *

 

Genuinely touching and wonderfully funny. A total delight of a, what I call, book. * Miranda Hart *

 

Funny, imaginative and adventurous...anyone should read this to turn their frown upside down. * Guardian Children's Book Reviews *

 

An endearing story that will have worriers everywhere cheering for this unlikely hero * Mother Daughter Bookclub *

 

With fantastic attention to all the funny details that make Wilf's life (and his nemesis, Alan) so worrisome, this is a truly laugh-out-loud read that also has a reassuring message for children who worry about the world -- Anna Loudon * Booktrust *