By Jonathan Meres (author) , Hannah Coulson (illustrator) Part of the Little Gems series
"Laughter, adventure, surprises - Jonathan Meres delivers them all"
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There’s poignancy as well as humour in this new story from Jonathan Meres. Young Frank is desperate for a new bike, but he knows that money doesn’t grow on trees, so when his big sister offers to pay him to help with her paper round, he agrees. Despite the 6.00am starts, it’s actually good fun and both Frank and Lottie are excited when they make friends with an old lady as they deliver papers to her care home.
Their friendship proves very important as the story reaches its end. There’s lots to enjoy here, the story is short but very rewarding and Meres’ understanding of his readers is spot on.
All Frank wants is a new bike, but bikes cost money ... So he better start saving! When he settles on helping his sister, Lottie, with her paper round, the last thing Frank expects is to meet an old lady wearing a cowboy hat and boots - she's not like anyone he's ever met before. But Frank's new friend seems a bit muddled, and when she needs help, he's the only one there to lend a hand.
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A gentle exploration of Dementia and a touching tale of forging friendships across generations.
Jonathan Meres was born in Nottingham and spent many years sailing the seven seas as a merchant seaman. He gave it up to be a rock star but ended up being an ice cream van driver and comedian instead. As a comedian he won the Time Out award and in the '90s was nominated for the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh Festival. As a writer he is best known for being the author of over 30 books for children and in particular his bestselling, award-winning series, The World Of Norm , with over 800,000 copies sold in UK. He has also been a World Book Day Author. Jonathan lives in Edinburgh with his wife and children.
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All Frank wants is a new bike, but bikes cost money ... So he better start saving!
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Special Delivery and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-8 years old
Special Delivery features in the following genres: Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 5+, Recommendations, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), PSHE: Health , Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Body and health, Featured Books for 5+ readers
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Special Delivery was written by Jonathan Meres and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Special Delivery has 93 pages
Yes it is part of Little Gems series
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