By Tom McLaughlin (author) , Tom McLaughlin (illustrator)
"Right Royal cock-up leads to wonderfully comic adventures"
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Interest Age 8+ Reading Age 8 | November 2020 Book of the Month
Tom McLaughlin’s new story stars a royal family, but as you’ve never imagined them before! When hapless Bertie, the Queen’s brother, gambles away their entire estate on a game of Happy Families, the whole family are turfed out. It seems no-one is particularly sorry to see them go either, they’ve been stuck-up, selfish and entitled.
Life in their new home in King Street, Windsor takes some getting used to, but mixing with the hoi-polloi, aka their new neighbours, teaches the former royals to be much nicer people (as well as giving them a taste for Pot Noodle). It’s delightfully silly and very funny, but actually full of useful life lessons too.
Published by Barrington Stoke, this is accessible to all readers including those reluctant, struggling or dyslexic.
Unlucky Bertie has only gone and gambled away the entire family fortune. It's the last in a long line of disasters, and nobody is going to save the Montgomery family this time. But this is no ordinary family - this is the royal family, and Bertie is the Queen's brother. So it's goodbye to the palace and hello to a little house on King Street for these royals.
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Who knew getting jobs and fitting in with the neighbours could be so hard? It's time to sink or swim! A hilarious Barrington Stoke debut from Tom McLaughlin, author of The Accidental Prime Minister.
Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant or dyslexic readers aged 8+
Before becoming a writer and illustrator Tom McLaughlin spent 9 years working as political cartoonist for The Western Morning News thinking up silly jokes about even sillier politicians. Then, in 2004 Tom took the plunge into illustrating and writing his own books. Since then he has written and illustrated picture books as well as working on animated TV shows for Disney and Cartoon Network.
Tom lives in Devon and his hobbies include drinking tea, looking out of the window, and biscuits. His hates include spiders, running out of biscuits, and writing biographies.
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Unlucky Bertie has only gone and gambled away the entire family fortune. It's the last in a long line of disasters, and nobody is going to save the Montgomery family this time.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Queen of King Street and determined it is suitable for children aged 9-12 years old
Queen of King Street features in the following genres: Books of the Month, Recommendations, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 7+, Dyslexia Friendly Books for Interest age 9+, Stories about Family and Friends, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Funny, PSHE: Family Issues, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE), Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Queen of King Street was written by Tom McLaughlin and published by Barrington Stoke Ltd
Queen of King Street has 98 pages
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