"The delightful tale of a finickety, pernickety, time-travelling umbrella."
Only Sally Gardner could have conjured up Pernickety Boo, a wonderfully innocent, more than slightly magical talking umbrella with the ability to time travel, and a penchant for eating gloves; and aren’t we lucky she has!
Left behind on an underground train by his absent-minded owner, a sorcerer who has equally absent-mindedly brought him to life, Pernickety is sent from the Lost Property Office to a jumble sale where he is found by exactly the right person, a little girl named Sylvie Moonshine, someone who holds onto him, even when he’s soggy.
His adventures with Sylvie, and separately with her cat Jimjam, are full of charm, whether they are time-travelling or taking on nasty scoop-chasing journalist Ada Moore and Pernickety’s idiosyncratic understanding of the world brings a special degree of humour and unpredictability to every situation. Chris Mould’s illustrations are equal to the sparkling originality of the story, and this is a delight.
Written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner and beautifully illustrated throughout by Greenaway-shortlisted artist Chris Mould, Pernickety Boo is the unforgettable story of a very unusual umbrella.
| Reading age: | 7+ |
| Primary Genre | Young Adult Fiction |
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Written by Carnegie and Costa Award-winning author Sally Gardner and beautifully illustrated throughout by Greenaway-shortlisted artist Chris Mould, Pernickety Boo is the unforgettable story of a very unusual umbrella. 'Hello,' said the umbrella.'Gosh,' said the boy.
Pernickety Boo is aimed at readers aged 7 and over.
Pernickety Boo features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Magical realism / Magical fantasy
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Pernickety Boo was written by Sally Gardner and published by HarperCollins Children's Books an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pernickety Boo has 203 pages
Yes it is part of Pernickety Boo series
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