Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket
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‘Pocket is a menace to society and can’t be trusted. If you read that beastly book of hers you’d assume I was some sort of spoilt brat who thinks only of herself – which is a big fat lie! Just last week I thought of my maid and how lucky she is to have the honour of brushing my hair’
Matilda Butterfield, spoilt brat
‘A wonderfully entertaining heroine’
Financial Times
‘Ludicrously funny’
Slimane, aged 11
‘Miss Pocket is the most deluded and wilful child I have ever come across – she must not be encouraged to write another ridiculous tale and therefore I strongly suggest you throw this book into the fire and never utter her name again’
Miss Frost, governess and warrior
‘Ivy Pocket is the best children’s literary invention since A Series of Unfortunate Events’
Littlebookroom.com.au
‘Beneath all of that stupidity is a kind-hearted girl – though taking an interest in Ivy Pocket can be rather dangerous to your health’
Mr Horatio Banks, lawyer and ghost
‘Readers looking for a narrator to capture their imaginations with tall tales and unlikely escapades will find her in Ivy Pocket’
Junior Magazine, Australia
‘I found this book very funny. I rate it 9.9’
Era, aged 10
‘To write one book is regretful. To write two is unforgivable!’
Lady Elizabeth Butterfield, unpleasant old bat
‘It made me laugh’
Aurela, aged 10
‘Lock up your manuscripts – even names aren’t safe from her!’
Charles Dickens, disgruntled author
‘The very best sequel ever written by a junior lady’s maid of staggering brilliance’
Ivy Pocket, utterly delightful
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