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Deze humoristische serie dompelt de lezer onder in de eigenaardige wereld van een bijzondere familie, waar het alledaagse vaak botst met het ronduit bizarre. Elke aflevering belooft nieuwe, eigenzinnige avonturen vol excentrieke personages die je meteen in het hart sluit. Het is een heerlijke ontsnapping voor wie op zoek is naar luchtige lectuur vol onverwachte wendingen en unieke humor.

The Children who Smelled a Rat
The Children Who Smelled a Rat
The Man Who Wore All His Clothes
The Cat Who Got Carried Away

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  • The Cat Who Got Carried Away

    4,5(2)Tarief

    The third book of Allan Ahlberg's mini-masterpieces for early readers. Welcome to the latest grand and gripping Gaskitt story, in which Gus and Gloria have a lot of running to do, Mrs Gaskitt hardly ever gets out of bed and something dreadful happens to Horace! (Also starring: a brainy rat named Randolph; a barking pram; and a considerable number of penguins.) What more do you want? "Huge fun and ideal for early readers." The Independent on Sunday "Ahlberg's direct and funny storytelling style makes reading as near-effortless as possible." The Guardian "A delight from beginning to end. The pictures are outstanding and mark the advent of a really inspired illustrator." The Financial Times

    The Cat Who Got Carried Away

  • The Man Who Wore All His Clothes

    3,3(4)Tarief

    The first of Allan Ahlberg's mini-masterpieces for early readers, with striking illustrations by Katharine McEwen. Winner of the Red House Children's Book Award, this book is the first in a series of brilliantly funny early readers by Allan Ahlberg. One morning Mr Gaskitt puts on all his clothes, Mrs Gaskitt picks up a robber in her taxi, Gus and Gloria have trouble with a teacher, Horace the cat goes to a friend's house to watch TV and the car radio gets things wrong. What follows is an action-packed, massively swift-paced and farcical romp as different plots interweave and end in a thrilling car chase with Mr Gaskitt saving the day! With lively illustrations by Katharine McEwen."A delight from beginning to end. The pictures are outstanding and mark the advent of a really inspired illustrator." The Financial Times"Ahlberg's direct and funny storytelling style makes reading as near-effortless as possible." Guardian "Huge fun and ideal for early readers." Independent on Sunday

    The Man Who Wore All His Clothes

  • The Children Who Smelled a Rat

    In this thrilling, thunderous (and extra-long) Gaskitt story, Mrs Gaskitt finds a parcel, Mr Gaskitt loses a baby, Horace has mixed feelings about a bird, and the twins' teacher, Mrs Fritter, is - ooer! - not herself. Why? How? When? Why? (again). The children smell a rat!

    The Children Who Smelled a Rat

  • The Children who Smelled a Rat

    Features a Gaskitt story. Mrs Gaskitt finds a parcel, Mr Gaskitt loses a baby, Horace has mixed feelings about a bird, and the twins' teacher, Mrs Fritter, is not herself. Why? How? When? Why?. The children smell a rat!

    The Children who Smelled a Rat