My Funny Family On Holiday

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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

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

Author Bio

Before writing her first novel, Chris Higgins taught English and Drama for many years in secondary schools and worked at the Minack open-air theatre on the cliffs near Lands End. She now writes full time and is the author of ten books for children and teenagers. Chris is married with four daughters. She loves to travel and has lived and worked in Australia as well as hitchhiking to Istanbul and across the Serengeti Plain. Born and brought up in South Wales, she now lives in the far west of Cornwall with her husband.