Barrington Stoke The Genius Aged 8 1/4

A boy genius keeps some hapless adults in hand in this hilarious tale from a master of comic writing.

Silly parents, silly teachers and a very silly Prime Minister! Alfie Popple (real name Squeaky Squawker Redface Slurpbottom) has got his work cut out dealing with a set of very silly adults. Can Alfie get the town of Underpants – and the rest of the country – sorted out?

Particularly suitable for readers aged 7+ with a reading age of 7.

Jeremy Strong is a former head teacher and multi-award-winning children’s author, a fact recognised by 10 Downing Street when Jeremy was invited to speak to the Prime Minister as a reading ambassador. He launched the popular Read for My School campaign with Book Trust and is their high-profile figurehead for the scheme. His books for Barrington Stoke have sold over 200,000 copies.||Jamie Smith has worked as an illustrator for over 15 years. He says his first art-related memory was drawing a hamster to impress his new teacher. It was a fine hamster, and pencils and paper have been Jamie’s constant companions ever since. He lives in Surrey, where he works in a studio at the bottom of the garden with a spaniel for company.