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Manfred the Baddie


School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3

No. of pages 32

Published: 2009

Great for age 0-8 years

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Kidnapping inventors, stealing from art museums, conducting acts of piracy on the high seas. Will Manfred ever learn his lesson? He is even nasty to his own henchmen! John Fardell's inventive story and richly detailed artwork combine to make an exciting, hilarious book that children will want to read time and time again.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 years.

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2009 by Hachette Children's Group .

Cathy Cassidy, John Fardell, Viv French, Keith Gray, Elizabeth Laird, Nicola Morgan, Jonathan Meres, Alison Flett and Alison Prince. Award-winners every one!

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books - Ages 0-7 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 0-7 Years category by the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books.

Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books
This book was recognised by the Royal Mail Awards for Scottish Children's Books.

Roald Dahl Funny Award - Funniest Book For Children Ages 0-6 Years
This book was recognised in the Funniest Book for Children Ages 0-6 Years category by the Roald Dahl Funny Award.

'A gloriously colourful adventure' Scotland on Sunday. * Scotland on Sunday *

 

'Laugh aloud funny...will repay reading time and time again' Bookbag. * Bookbag *

 

'The pace never slows...told with an abundance of realistic detail...This is a wonderful piece of escapism' Daily Telegraph. * Daily Telegraph *

 

'A lightning-paced, skilfully streamlined caper...Demonstrating a sure hand at fantasy, adventure and suspense' Publishers Weekly. * Publisher's Weekly *

 

'A wonderful picture book for pre-schoolers' Independent on Sunday. * Independent on Sunday *

 

'Children will delight in the quirky drawings and love the ending. A classic in the making' The Sun. * Sun *