By Sally Nicholls (author) , Sheena Dempsey (illustrator) Part of the Little Gems series
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Interest Age 5-8 | One of our Books of the Year 2016 | July 2016 Book of the Month
Meet the Buttons. Mrs Button runs a shop – the nicest thing about it, she says, is the people – Mr Button runs the post office. The story is set in the days before text messages, emails, the internet and if you want to send a message urgently, a telegram is the way to do it. Young Billy Button longs to be a telegram boy, delivering those important messages on a shiny red bicycle.
He gets to do it too, breaking a few Royal Mail rules but ensuring two people get to live happily ever after in the process. It’s a really happy story, a celebration of communication and of thinking the best of our neighbours, and lovely to look at too.
Easy to read, this brings to mind Allan Ahlberg’s Happy Families series in its charm, warmth and optimism.
When Charlie the telegram boy breaks his leg and can't ride his bicycle, Billy Button sees his chance. He has always wanted to be a telegram boy, delivering messages all over the village on the red Post Office bicycle. Soon Billy is zooming about all over the place with news of new babies, sick sisters and sweethearts coming to visit. He even has a chance to put a few things right with a special 'extra' telegram or two...
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“a charming, whimsical tale” – The Bookseller
Sally Nicholls is a highly acclaimed writer for children, best known for her sensitive portrayal of difficult subjects for a younger age group. Her books have been translated into over 20 languages and her YA novel about the suffrage movement, Things a Bright Girl Can Do was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Sally grew up in Stockton-on-Tees, and after school, travelled the world, working for a period at a Red Cross hospital in Japan. Sally's first novel, Ways to Live Forever , won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and she has been shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Costa Children's Book Award, and the Carnegie Medal, twice.
She lives in Liverpool with her husband and two sons.
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When Charlie the telegram boy breaks his leg and can't ride his bicycle, Billy Button sees his chance. He has always wanted to be a telegram boy, delivering messages all over the village on the red Post Office bicycle.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Billy Button, Telegram Boy and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Billy Button, Telegram Boy features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 5+, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Books Reviewed by our Reader Review Panels, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Billy Button, Telegram Boy was written by Sally Nicholls and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Billy Button, Telegram Boy has 96 pages
Yes it is part of Little Gems series
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