Compton Valance - The Time-travelling Sandwich Bites Back

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Compton Valance has an incredible secret: he can travel through time using a stinky sandwich.
How to get into the BIGGEST PICKLE ever.1. Create a TIME MACHINE SANDWICH.2. Accidentally let your evil older brother steal the sandwich and travel through time CHANGING ALL OF HISTORY.3. Set out to STEAL BACK the sandwich with the help of a secret agent FROM THE FUTURE.4. Save the world from TOTAL DESTRUCTION... (Probably.)

Reviews

This second book in the series is just as mad and funny as the first... Large print and lots of illustrations aid newly developing or reluctant readers, but its great fun for all ages and abilities. * Primary Times *
A second hilarious and disgusting adventure wittily told in words and pictures making it perfect for all fans of the Wimpy Kid series. * Julia Eccleshare, Lovereading4kids *
Fans of Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid will be delighted by The Time Travelling Sandwich Bites Back. * The Oldie *
Fantastically funny and delightfully disgusting time-travel fiction with hilarious black-and-white illustrations by Lizzie Finlay. * Lovereading4kids *
Fantastically funny and delightfully disgusting. * Lovereading4kids *
If you havent come across Compton Valance before and youre a fan of Wimpy Kid, Captain Underpants and their ilk, this is a new hero to get stuck into. * Manchester Evening News *
Just as funny and just as full of crazy time travel adventure as its predecessor. * Book Zone for Boys *
Lizzie Finlays suitably madcap illustrations, a dazzling array of narrative styles, hilarious schoolboy humour and amazing plot twists make this a journey of blissful discovery for bored youngsters with a well-developed sense of mischief! Stomach-churning for mums, fun for dads and heaven for little boys! * Lancashire Evening Post *
This made me laugh and laugh. * STEW Magazine *
Wonderfully designed with every page offering an explosion of illustrations, these books have a style all of their own! * Sunday World Ireland *

Author Bio

Matt Brown is author of 11 books for Batsford, using his trademark humour and playfulness as tools to explore the world. He has served as editor and editorat-large of Londonist.com, writing on topics as diverse as street art, politics, map-making and science. With a deep love of trivia, he's written and hosted hundreds of quizzes, including events for the Museum of London and Manchester Science Museum, among many others. He is tweeting at @mattfromlondon.