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The story itself is ridiculously simple: brat wants 'Fing' as pet. Parents acquiesce. Parents find said potentially destructive pet. (SPOILER!!) Destruction occurs. A World's Worst Children-like 'serves-you-right ending for spoilt brat' also occurs. zebra dung. It was the only thing she could think of that began with a “z”. One thing Myrtle didn’t have any of was books. Despite her parents being librarians, she DETESTED books and thought they were B-O-O-O-R-R-R-I- I-I-N-N-N-G-G-G!* The girl had all this stuff, a universe of junk, but still she wanted something more. The funny thing was that she just didn’t know what. RATTLE! Books would fly off the shelves. W H O O S H ! BONK! Pictures would fall off the walls. DUNK! SHATTER! Plaster would shower down from the ceiling. C R U M B L E ! DUNK! Poor Mr and Mrs Meek would be hurled out of bed. DOOF! DOOF! They would scramble to their feet, and immediately run around doing their daughter’s bidding. They gave Myrtle everything. But everything was never, ever enough. Oh no. The girl wanted one more “FING”. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing -

We spotted our beloved Raj twice (once as a graphic on a bus, and once Walliams shoehorns him in, even saying he's done it to place the beloved newsagent in the story). Always a highlight, but certainly not enough to help raise this up from 'meh' rating to the bestselling status it will instantly earn without the merit of Walliams' previous heartfelt and genuinely funny inventions. In the same vein as Tom Gates and Captain Underpants… with written text but also much pictures… and humor that’s awesome for kids from 9 years old to ? Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > Stretchable jaws allow the green anaconda snake to swallow its prey whole, no matter the size. It eats wild pigs, deer and even jaguars.I found some things to be kinda funny but otherwise I just found the book being mostly too much. But then again this book isn’t for me but for kids. Little Britain’, which he co-created with Matt Lucas, started on Radio 4 and soon progressed to BBC1. The show has won numerous international awards including three BAFTAs, and now plays in over 100 countries. ‘Little Britain Live’ performed to a million people in the UK, Ireland and Australia. David and Matt followed ‘Little Britain’ with the hugely popular spoof airport documentary series 'Come Fly With Me'. The BBC Radio 2 Book Club announced on 24 January that its new home is on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show.

The jaw-achingly funny children’s book from No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams – a deliciously daft Tall Story of a child who had everything, but still wanted more. Illustrated by artistic genius, Tony Ross. David Walliams is the New York Times bestselling author of Demon Dentist, The Midnight Gang, and Grandpa's Great Escape.His novels have sold over eighteen million copies worldwide and have been translated into over fifty-three languages. David’s books have achieved unprecedented critical acclaim—with many reviewers comparing him to his all-time hero, Roald Dahl. In addition to being a bestselling author, David is an actor, comedian, and television personality. In 2017, he was awarded an OBE for services to charity and the arts. He lives in the UK. Zijn er kinderen die (nog) niet graag lezen, dan is David Walliams wat mij betreft de way to go. In de bieb raadde ik Fing (Dinges) graag aan met bijna altijd mooie succes verhalen. Added to all this, David’s books have achieved unprecedented critical acclaim: Awful Auntie, Ratburger and Demon Dentist won the National Book Awards Children’s Book of the Year and in France David was awarded the popular Tamtam for Mr Stink and the prestigious Le Prix Du Livre De La Jeunesse for Ratburger, so it comes as no surprise that countless broadsheet reviewers have compared David to his all-time hero, Roald Dahl. Myrtle Meek ’ s parents give her everything she could possibly want, and will do anything to keep her happy. But when Myrtle declares she wants a Fing, there ’ s one big problem … What IS a Fing? !

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Me and my nine year old sister had Greta debates about very important details such as: is the girls name Myrtle pronounced Mir-it-Al (my idea) or mur-tul ( her idea). I think she’s right. I’m too stubborn to admit that though. I love his sense of humour, brilliant narration and his unique way of storytelling including the funny footnotes Myrtle has almost everything in the world that a child would want, and more. However, this is still not enough. On her birthday she wants a ‘fing’, and Mr and Mrs Meek have to first find out what exactly a ‘fing’ is, and secondly poor Mr Meek has to go on a fearsome, long and tiring pursuit to get his ‘princess’, a ‘fing’.

As well as being a No.1 best-selling Children’s author, David Walliams is one of Britain's most popular writers and comic actors. Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn’t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there’s only one problem... What is a FING? Elf. Finger puppets of every king and queen of England from 1066 to the present day. Gravel collection. It was the biggest in Europe. But as an experienced reader and librarian, it's pretty weak I'm afraid. This is the author's first novel with no hero/heroine. As Myrtle is a World's Worst Child in all but book title, she's actually also a minor character for most of the book. Spoiled by her librarian parents (oh what a terrible example they set for my profession!), she's a stereotype of an indulged brat with no personality anyway - nobody will be dressing up as her next World Book Day.

And Mr and Mrs Meek themselves are spineless simpering cliches, calling each other 'Mother' and 'Father'. There's nothing to them and they don't grow or do anything of note throughout the entire book. This follows on from the success of Grandpa’s Great Escape, Awful Auntie, Demon Dentist, Ratburger and Gangsta Granny. All went straight to Children’s number one on release with Gangsta Granny and Billionaire Boy selling over a million copies to date. This is another classic and funny children’s story by well known author David Walliams. Walliams has been said to be today’s Roald Dahl, and already has a host of other titles in his children’s series, including, The World’s Worst Children trilogy, as well as Mr Stink, Gangsta Granny and The Boy in the Dress which have been made into children’s films. He has many other titles and is a strong reading advocate for children’s literacy. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

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