Books

My Funny Family On Holiday

Chris Higgins, Author

Lee Wildish, Illustrator

Paperback

Series: My Funny Family

Imprint: Hodder Children's Books

Publication date: January 3, 2013

Category: Self-esteem

ISBN: 9780340989852

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It’s the summer holidays and the Butterfield family is going away to Cornwall. As usual, Mattie has plenty to worry about. What if she loses the luggage she’s been put in charge of? What if someone falls over a cliff? And worst of all … what if they’ve forgotten someone?

Reviews

Beautifully told. It can be enjoyed by girls and boys alike

Families Warwickshire

Charming

WRD Magazine

Both sweet and surprising... fresh and funny. Easy to imagine this book being a turning point for independent readers.

Books For Keeps

A charming story with quirky illustrations.

tBk Magazine

Beautifully told... can be enjoyed by boys and girls alike.

Families

Well written and beautifully illustrated. Witty and lively... has achieved that difficult balance of being funny and immediate yet with serious and touching lessons to be learned.

School Librarian

Both sweet and surprising ... fresh and funny ... it is easy to imagine this book being a turning point for independent readers

Books For Keeps

Well written and beautifully illustrated ... Witty and lively ... a window on to some of the culture and history of Cornwall ... has achieved that difficult balance of being funny and immediate, yet with serious and touching lessons to be learned

School Librarian

Chris Higgins

Before writing her first novel, Chris taught English and Drama for many years in secondary schools. She also worked at the Minack, the open-air theatre on the cliffs near Land’s End, but now writes full-time.

Chris has won a number of awards including Young Minds, the Lancashire Book Award, the Lincolnshire Young People’s Book Award, the KYBA, and she has been shortlisted twice for Queen of Teen.

She lives in the far west of Cornwall with her husband.

Lee Wildish

Lee Wildish is an acclaimed illustrator. His Spooky, Spooky House won the Overall Red House Children’s Book Award, his Spaghetti with the Yeti was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Book Prize, and he has been shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Award and the Sheffield Children’s Book Award.