Bert lives with his dad and his dad's friend Liz often comes to visit. Bert likes Liz a lot - but he doesn't like Geraldine Elliot much. She lives next door to Bert and they often argue. But she can't spoil his best news that Liz and Dad are going to get married.

 

There are 64 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 1999 by Walker Books Ltd .

Sam McBratney was born in Belfast in 1945. He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and taught for many years before becoming a full time writer.