Betsey's Birthday Surprise

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4 stories in 1 book by the bestselling and much-loved Malorie Blackman, about the adventures of Betsey Biggalow and her Barbadian life full of family, friends and fun. Perfect to read together or as first independent chapter books. Betsey Biggalow may be small but she's full of ideas - even about how to surprise everyone else on her own birthday! Join Betsey on four adventures as she learns you don't have to be big to have a big impact. Four of Betsey's adventures in one book, now with fabulous new illustrations by Diane Ewen.

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Somewhere between Pippi Longstocking and Tracy Beaker, Betsey Biggalow, who stars in these short, pacey stories, is an imaginative and enquiring girl who is sometimes mischievous but always endearing * Guardian *

Author Bio

Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z's entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children's literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children's Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children's in summer 2019.