When Sid's mother discovered he was harbouring a pair of gerbils - Bubble and Squeak - she was adamant that they had to go. However, Bill finds an unexpected ally in his stepfather, and the battle of Bubble and Squeak begins.
"Tom is not prepared for what is about to happen when he hears the grandfather clock strike thirteen. Outside the back door is a garden, which everyone tells him does not exist."--Page 4 de la couverture.
David Almond is also winner of the 2010 Hans Christian Andersen award. Powerful and moving - The Guardian This newly jacketed edition celebrates 15 years of this multi-award-winning novel.
David can't believe his eyes when he discovers the canoe at the bottom of the garden - The Minnow. He traces the owner and together they begin a summer of adventure, looking for treasure along the river.
A Suggested Programme of Work on The Battle of Bubble and Squeak by Philippa Pearce with Pictures by Alan Baker:...
This isn't just any mole. This mole can speak, he is more than 300 years old and he has an amazing tale to tell. So begins an extraordinary friendship between a lonely little girl and The Little Gentleman in Black Velvet.
At the end of this enchanting story Till is reunited with his beloved Bess and a new book - of the story - will be born.
Illustrated by the artist of the Angelina Ballerina series.
The Captain was asleep at his boat...when the tide came in.
Sid Parker's mother hates pets. So when she finds out Sid brought two gerbils home from school, the battle for Bubble and Squeak begins.
Sid has been given a pair of gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but his mother doesn't want them in the house The battle to keep them is on.