Don't Wipe Your Bum with a Hedgehog

by Mitchell Symons

No, really, don't ever wipe your bum with a hedgehog. Or visit a funfair with a full stomach. And, whatever you do, never EVER pick your nose after chopping chillies. These are just three of the hilarious hints, tips and witty words of wisdom brought together in this bumper book of words to live by, from the ever popular Mitchell Symons. Alongside explanations of well known proverbs are Mitchell's top tips to help you get by, ranging from the funny, to the sensible, to the downright ridiculous.

A side-splitting choice for children who love a laugh out loud read and perfect for those who like to dip in and out of a book.

Publisher: Doubleday Children's Books

Mitchell Symons

Mitchell Symons was born in London and educated at Mill Hill School and the LSE, where he studied Law. Since leaving BBC TV, where he was a researcher and then a director, he has worked as a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He was a principal writer of early editions of the board game Trivial Pursuit and has devised many television formats. Currently he writes an award-winning column for the Sunday Express. Mitchell has won the Blue Peter Best Book with Facts Awards twice, for Why Eating Bogeys is Good for You and Do Igloos have Loos?

Mitchell Symons Photo: Random House