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The Funny Life of Pets

by James Campbell, illustrated by Rob Jones

Interest age: 8 to 11
Reading age: 8+

Published by Bloomsbury, 2018

  • Funny
  • Interactive
  • Non-fiction

About this book

Is it fiction or non-fiction? You decide! This highly interactive book mixes together real and made-up facts about pets, with hilarious results. Packed with cartoon-style illustrations, The Funny Life of Pets is a comical take on how to choose and care for a pet but also covers more niche topics such as why (according to this author, at least) big dogs are better than small dogs (small dogs are yappy and annoying), where cats originate from (aliens) and famous pets throughout history (Lord Nelson’s guinea pig).

Rather than reading from cover to cover, readers are encouraged to pick their own route through the book via the different options given to them at the end of each page. This zany and inventive format and the bite-sized chapters make it great for less confident readers, as well as lots of fun of course.

Covering everything a reader could ever need to know about pets, they’ll quickly get lost get lost in its mix of hilarious pet-related misinformation, trivia and educational facts. But be warned: not all the 'facts' are true (but they are all fun!).

About the author

Soon after discovering he could not be a duck James Campbell decided to make children laugh for a living. He now travels around primary schools and literary festivals, telling funny stories and encouraging children to write their own stuff. James has been on the BBC1 show, Child of Our Time, and CBBC’s Blue Peter, where he taught children how to craft their own jokes. Kids love him so much that he has his own Comedy4Kids show called The Funny Thing About… where he talks about his hilarious book.

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