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English Cymraeg

Stink

by Jenny McLachlan

Interest age: 9 to 11
Reading age: 7+

Published by Farshore, 2023

  • Adventure
  • Chapter books
  • Diaries and journals
  • Fantasy
  • Funny

About this book

Danny absolutely does not believe in fairies, so is astounded when he accidentally summons Stink, a feisty green fairy, who causes havoc wherever she goes. Stink promises to return to Fairyland and leave Danny in peace if he helps her earn enough money to buy some state-of-the-art Silver Bullet wings.

The perfect opportunity presents itself when Danny learns that his miserable next-door neighbour, Professor Najin, has an infestation of foxes in her overgrown garden. If they tidy the garden, Stink will earn 100 fairy nuggets for doing a good deed for a human and Danny will save the foxes from extermination at the hands of Pest Control. It’s a mammoth task, so Stink enlists the help of a few creatures from Fairyland. Danny’s stress levels escalate as he tries to deal with a ravenous troll, a murderous gnome and his over-enthusiastic little sister, Sophie.

This hilarious chapter book, written as a series of diary entries, is illustrated throughout by expressive, comical artwork. With a bonkers plot and an imaginative cast of eccentric characters, this laugh-out-loud tale will delight junior readers who enjoy a giggle.

About the author

Jenny McLachlan spent 13 years of her life teaching English: a job that combined her passion for the written word with her passion for showing off. It also provided her with the inspiration for her books. In the summer of 2014 she became a fulltime writer.

Jenny lives by the seaside with her husband and two small but fierce girls. In addition to writing, she enjoys exploring the South Downs, running and, if it will embarrass her husband enough, jiving in any vaguely suitable situation. 

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