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  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409014935
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

Daisy and the Trouble with Life




Daisy's guide to life - cheeky, extremely readable and very funny young fiction from the bestselling author behind the hilarious OI FROG series.

The trouble with life is it's SOOOOOOOOO unfair. Daisy's been grounded. No HOPPING or SKIPPING, FLYING or PARACHUTING. She's lucky she's even been allowed out of her bedroom after what she's done. But what HAS she done that is SOOOOOOOOOOO naughty? You'll have to read the book to find out!

  • Published: 1 September 2010
  • ISBN: 9781409014935
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 240

About the authors

Kes Gray

Kes Gray is one of the UK’s bestselling writers for children, with over two million copies of his stories sold. He is the author of the award-winning DAISY picture books and fiction, as well as the creator of the chart-topping OI! series with illustrator Jim Field. Kes lives in Essex.

Nick Sharratt

Nick Sharratt has written and illustrated many books for children including Shark in the Park, You Choose and Pants. He has won numerous awards for his picture books, including the Sheffield Children's Book Award and the 2001 Children's Book Award. He has also enjoyed stellar success illustrating Jacqueline Wilson's books. Nick lives in Brighton.

Garry Parsons

Garry Parsons is an award-winning illustrator of books for children, including the bestselling The Dinosaur That Pooped series. Garry’s illustrations have accompanied the words of many prestigious picture-book authors, including Kes Gray, Ian Whybrow and Peter Bently. He has also illustrated the popular fiction series The Dragonsitter by Josh Lacey and the space adventure series George’s Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy and Stephen Hawking for slightly older readers. Garry lives in London with his young family and old dog.

Praise for Daisy and the Trouble with Life

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and sever Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence

Publishers Weekly

Full of humour, this is great for newly confident readers

The Children's Bookseller

Highly recommended

The School Librarian

I would recommend this book

Junior Education

This is a great book to encourage new readers and to bring on those who enjoyed the previous Daisy books

Waterstone's Books Quarterly