Max is mixed race and he lives with his moth er and step-sister who are both white. In this hilarious and very contemporary story, Max''s search for the ideal mate fo r his mum proves much harder than he at first thought. '

 

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Hachette Children's Group .

Malaika Rose Stanley grew up in Birmingham. She has worked as a teacher in Zambia, Uganda, Germany, Switzerland and Britain. She is now a full-time writer and the Royal Literary Fund Fellow at the London College of Fashion. She also runs creativity and writing workshops for children and adults. Her publications for Tamarind include Baby Ruby Bawled, Miss Bubble's Troubles and Spike and Ali Enson. Malaika enjoys travel, singing, reading, ballet and football. She lives in North London near her grown-up sons.