When they hear about a competition to find the worlds worst mother, Bruno and Sophie and Emily are all delighted to volunteer their annoying mothers. Their mothers duly disappear and are replaced by ideal Aunt Annas, who cook only the kids favourite foods and never make them do their homework or tidy their rooms. But the children soon discover that there is something sinister about these Aunt Annas, and they set out to rescue their real mums from the clutches of a crazy toymaker on a remote island. A fishy tale of betrayal, intrigue and adventure on the high seas and the dog gets shot!Sabine Ludwigis an award-winning childrens author and translator.

 

 

There are 240 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by Little Island .

Chris Judge is an established artist and has had four solo exhibitions in Dublin as well as taking part in group shows in Ireland, UK and U. S. A. He has had several picture books published by Andersen Press. He lives in Dublin. Sabine Ludwig was born in Berlin in 1954. After graduating, she worked as a radio editor. She is now one of Germany's most successful writers for children, and she also translates the books of authors such as Eva Ibbotson and Kate DiCamillo from English into German. She lives in Berlin with her husband and daughter.