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Billy Bramble and The Great Big Cook Off: A Story About Overcoming Big, Angry Feelings at Home and at School

Sally Donovan

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Description for Billy Bramble and The Great Big Cook Off: A Story About Overcoming Big, Angry Feelings at Home and at School Paperback. Billy Bramble is the King, the President and the Emperor of Bad Lucksville. His life is full of problems, all caused by his invisible angry dog Gobber who gives him brain mash and breaks things. Billy wants to do well, but can he escape the slobbering jaws of Gobber and triumph in his school's Great Big Cook Off? Let's find out.. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 5AJ; YFS. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 197 x 130. .
Want to know something else about me? I am Billy Bramble: the King, the President and the Emperor of Bad Lucksville. I am the Chief Executive of Bad Luck Limited, the Bad Luck Champion of the World, the Bad Luck Guinness World Record holder and it's all thanks to my invisible dog Gobber. He's my Bringer of Bad Luck. Billy Bramble likes rude words, smelly farts, loud farts and freestyle sneezing but when BAD THINGS happen, his invisible angry dog Gobber barks in his ears, gives him brain mash and breaks things. One day a competition ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher

Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Format

Paperback

Publication date

2016

Condition

New

Weight

189g

Number of Pages

192

Place of Publication

London, United Kingdom

ISBN

9781849056632

SKU

V9781849056632

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Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days

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99-10

About Sally Donovan

Sally Donovan is a writer, blogger and commentator on parenting and adoption. She has been awarded British Society of Magazine Editors Business Columnist of the Year, Professional Publishing Association Business Media Columnist of the year and is also author of the classic memoir No Matter What: An Adoptive Family's Story of Hope, Love and Healing and The Unofficial Guide to ... Read more

Reviews for Billy Bramble and The Great Big Cook Off: A Story About Overcoming Big, Angry Feelings at Home and at School

An inspiring read which will encourage children to get cooking in order to make delicious food and also gain confidence in their own abilities.
Jo Ingleby, BBC Cook of the Year 2015 and Chef in Residence at Redcliffe Children's Centre I liked the character of Billy.
Thomas, 13 The story is good. It makes you want to read ... Read moreon.
Adam, 12 The book shows even if you are different you can achieve.
Jordan, 14 I love Billy - he is funny and cool and awesome and I understand him. I think he was very brave for entering the competition. The story made me laugh a lot.
JB I like the way Billy has an invisible dog. It is one of the best books I have read.
Sophie, 13 Poor Billy seems to get everything wrong. However hard he tries, somehow or another things never work out well. And secretly Billy knows why - it's him, there is something wrong with him. Sally Donovan's deeply felt story gives us a glimpse of how hard it is for Billy to keep trying and hoping that things might be different. He seems actively to push away all attempts to help him and the adults struggle to know how to do anything of use. With his tricky dog by his side Billy doesn't know how to be close. Until the Cook Off. The accumulation of the months and years of stubborn care provided by kind adults starts to break through and we see the vulnerable parts of Billy (which have been there all along) begin to emerge. This moving and psychologically sound story encapsulates many key themes expressed by vulnerable children and paints a vivid picture of the seeming impossible dilemmas they may be facing. Compelling for children, this book will also be of great value to adults as through Billy they gain insight into the risks children face when they begin to dare to trust.
Dr Vivien Norris, Consultant Clinical Psychologist Brilliant and thoughtful insight into the mind of an eleven year old and the wonderful power of cooking.
Lorraine Pascale Billy Bramble is a fantastic book. It gives you an insight into people who may struggle and how their surroundings can influence their behaviours and attitudes. Billy Bramble is a nice boy with an angry, imaginary dog. Together they battle with certain feelings. I believe everyone can learn something from this book, not least that through persisting, eventually, in spite of hardship, you can achieve.
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