When Rikin isn’t drawing you’ll find him listening to the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix, munching away at pizza whilst watching a movie, trying to talk to the birds and stray cats in his garden — or working at a primary school as a Year 6 learning support assistant.

BEFORE YOU START - Bloomsbury Publishing BEFORE YOU START - Bloomsbury Publishing

Short sentences, lots of pictures and clever repetition of words and phrases plus the lively action make this a perfect first chapter book.

A list of the 125 school rules is printed in full at the end, along with a quiz for children to see if they have what it takes to be an honorary member of Class 4B. get up to two days of antics in this book- a biscuit battle and a show and tell disaster which children will find hilarious!

The Worst Class in the World Goes Wild! - Bloomsbury Publishing The Worst Class in the World Goes Wild! - Bloomsbury Publishing

Featuring 50 brilliant Indian women from history and the present day, Girl Power: Indian Women Who Took on the Worldis a truly inspirational read, with clearly laid out text and gorgeous painted portraits by Niloufer Wadia. When Tilly wins a competition to help protect red pandas in Nepal, she finds herself riding a yak, looking at poo, and outwitting poachers to save a pregnant red panda. Kofi is always coming up with ways to make money and when he discovers his friend Kelvin can remember every song lyric, it’s time to hit the big time! He’s based on my little brother, James, who always told (and still tells) tall stories, so when I’m writing Manjit, it’s like getting to spend time with James as well. Queen Bee Maisie's birthday is coming up and Harper is desperate for an invite to her party - but that's easier said than done when her family are SO embarrassing!There are lots of repeated phrases to engage the reader, and the capitalisation of particular words emphasises key elements of the text, making it a fun book to read. Deliciously silly, with hilarious catchphrases, Joanna Nadin's The Worst Class in the World, illustrated with grubby glee by Rikin Parekh, is a great cheer-up book.