In The Lobster's Birthday and Other Stories, discover what happens when you wake up thirsty in the middle of the night. How do you play a trick on the most insufferable boy in the village, while helping out Aunt Arabelle at the same time? What would you do on your birthday if you were a lobster? Find out when you join Harriet, Just William, and Harold and Gloria in this comical collection of short stories. Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

 

This book is part of a book series called Oxford Reading Tree-Treetops Chucklers .

This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2014 by Oxford University Press .

Robert Forbes joined the family business in 1975 and is now a Vice President as well as President of the lifestyle magazine, ForbesLife. After 25 years in New York City and six in London, he and his wife currently reside in Florida and London. Ronald Searle was born in Cambridge in 1920. He served in WW2 and was one of the few British prisoners-of-war to survive Changi prison and forced labour on the Burma Railway. He delighted millions with his comic creation St. Trinians, and has been a distinguished contributor to numerous magazines around the world, from The New Yorker to Le Monde. Richmal Crompton (1890-1969) was a British short-story writer and humorist. Martin Jarvis is one of Britain's most popular actors and an award-winning audiobook reader. Russell Hoban was born in Pennsylvania in 1925. He went to art school before serving in World War II and was a freelance illustrator eight years before taking up full-time writing. His many works of fiction and poetry for both adults and children have won him many awards. The Mouse and his Child has been hailed as one of the great children's classics of the twentieth century. Catherine Baker has been an editor and writer of teachers' and pupils' literacy materials for over 25 years. Recently she has contributed to the Pearson REVISE Key Stage 2 SATs series for English. Alan Garner was born in Cheshire, where he still lives today. Paul Jennings was the first author to sell a million books in Australia. Morris Gleitzman is one of Australia's and now the world's best-known and loved children's authors who tackles tough subjects in a funny and offbeat way. Jeremy Strong is a multi-award winning author of hilarious children's books, and an expert in both making children laugh and engaging them in reading.