The Boy Who Could Do What He Liked
David Baddiel
Written especially for WBD 2016, this is a fabulously entertaining and touching novella from David Baddiel, author of the bestselling THE PARENT AGENCY and THE PERSON CONTROLLER.Illustrated by the hugely talented Jim Field, winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize.Alfie has a routine. To be honest he has a lot of routines.But then one day Alfie’s babysitter is unavailable, and Alfie’s parents get Mrs Stokes instead. Mrs Stokes doesn’t do routines. Instead, she just tells Alfie to do what he likes. And that’s when things start to go weird.Does everything get hilariously out of control? Yes.Does Alfie learns a valuable lesson? Nah. This isn’t that kind of story…
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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2016
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Source ISBN: 9780008167806
Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780008164911
Version: 2016-02-01
To the real Mrs Stokes …
Contents
Cover (#udc6aee57-4e87-5aa2-a8e3-562cea41dfd5)
Title Page (#u5f8a620d-4fd6-5e89-b46f-9d105d130e5e)
Copyright (#ub55e2092-d0e1-5811-bd09-f77ee29220dd)
Dedication (#ubafaf146-b3e2-5694-a8e8-34db881b12af)
Part 1 (#u1eafbb0b-cada-5f5a-bb21-c3115b157cb8)
Chapter 1: 3.32pm (#u1cca89f3-c490-51df-9d1b-af3a5bd486a4)
Chapter 2: 5.30pm (#u268aa407-eb7c-5686-9fd5-a860eb112ec9)
Chapter 3: 6.00pm (#ua9e47f87-4b46-58b8-9995-f7d6907b26bf)
Chapter 4: 6.15pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 5: 6.35pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 6: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
End of Part 1 (#litres_trial_promo)
Interlude (#litres_trial_promo)
Part 2 (#litres_trial_promo)
Time Stop: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Having-Tea: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Clearing-up-After-Tea: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Homework: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Limited-Amount-of-Tv: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Bath: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Cleaning-his-Teeth-in-the-Evening: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Getting-Undressed-and-Putting-Pyjamas-on: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Going-to-Bed: 6.49pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Part 3 (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 7: 10.25pm (#litres_trial_promo)
Read an extract from The Parent Agency (#litres_trial_promo)
Also by David Baddiel (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
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