Birthday Boy

Birthday Boy
David Baddiel

Jim Field

A hilarious rollercoaster ride of pure entertainment for 9+ readers everywhere, Birthday Boy is the new Baddiel Blockbuster: featuring David’s inimitable and award-winning combination of wish-fulfilment, heart and hilarity, all brought to life by regular collaborator Jim Field’s witty, stylish illustrations.What if it was every day?This is the story of Sam Green, who really, really, really loves birthdays. He loves the special breakfasts in bed. The presents. The themed parties. Blowing out the candles on his cake. Everything.He is so excited about his 11th birthday, in fact, that he wishes it was his birthday every day.So, at first, it’s quite exciting when his birthday happens again the next morning. And again. And again. And again…But it’s not long before things start to go wrong. Soon, disaster strikes, threatening something Sam loves even more than birthdays.Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for…

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HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2017

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Text copyright © David Baddiel 2017

Illustrations copyright © Jim Field 2017

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Cover illustration copyright © Jim Field 2017

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Source ISBN: 9780008200473

Ebook Edition © 2017 ISBN: 9780008200497

Version: 2018-09-18

To Grandpa Colin

Contents

Cover (#u4fcb2b4e-c90a-5e2b-ad04-9193c8575ebc)

Title Page (#u2af40492-899a-531c-9013-6f4f83542aec)

Copyright (#ue0269eb2-0fc9-5529-8e45-e9ceb4ea3106)

Dedication (#u2c33f41e-e5f1-5eb5-858c-db2bce7496eb)

Part 1: For he’s a jolly good fellow … (#u26389b6f-e737-5736-a45b-03504f7445be)

Chapter 1: Birthday Boy (#u251ee627-33d9-59c3-8c78-58dcc2e423c5)

Chapter 2: Um … (#ub76c4a62-02b6-565b-98f5-780c2fb8f289)

Chapter 3: The Star-Watcher Explorer (#u7ef83e3f-34a7-51a7-a3da-65b976ca284b)

Chapter 4: 11.59PM (#uc603c28b-cd6c-515f-807c-8b86c1935950)

Chapter 5: When you wish upon a star (#uafee117e-cdeb-5e27-8f5f-afec00ef969a)

Chapter 6: Birthday Two (#u9fe61428-9668-5859-ac63-f7519a7fab7a)

Chapter 7: Everyday magical (#udd8aeef9-6345-5a78-b6b2-d0242b74c3b4)

Chapter 8: New kid (#u66ab4d2c-8e7d-547e-b87a-02b08471550f)

Chapter 9: This could get complicated (#u0d5e7b10-6c76-58c3-bef4-367382e84f5d)

Chapter 10: The whole school (#uc6138e90-44dd-5683-93d0-9a5a4572c3d0)

Chapter 11: Hodgepodge (#u668cc3fc-dcd5-57d3-ae01-31f4296c9043)

Chapter 12: A packet of Werther’s Originals, some shoelaces and a jar of Duraglit (#u366c1f42-b8eb-5d63-bfcc-26f73e4e9131)

Chapter 13: It always just points straight back at me (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14: Can’t make out what you’re saying there at all (#litres_trial_promo)

Part 2: For he’s a jolly good fellow … (#litres_trial_promo)

Part 3: For he’s a jolly—oh. (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15: Too much (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16: You’ll what? (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17: Feeling a bit low (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18: Sir Guinea Pig and the Green Knight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19: Nobody knows (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 20: Never mind (#litres_trial_promo)