Betsey Biggalow is Here! by Malorie Blackman
From the award-winning author of Noughts & Crosses, comes an adventure for 5-7 year olds. Perfect to read together or as first independent chapter books.
"Perfect for young readers who are beginning to gain confidence in reading independently" - Book Trust
Discover FOUR stories in one book. Have no fear, Betsey Biggalow is here! In this collection of stories, Betsey has lots of big ideas for her big adventures! Join her as:
- She gets new trainers – but not ones as nice as her best friend May
- Doesn’t quite have the perfect Saturday she wanted
- Gets in over her head in a game of marbles
- AND has to help where she didn’t expect to!
This collection of mini adventures by the beloved Malorie Blackman is perfect to share, or for newly independent readers to read alone.
Also available in the Betsey Biggalow series:
Betsey Biggalow The Detective
Betsey's Birthday Surprise
Magic Betsey
Hurricane Betsey
Somewhere between Pippi Longstocking and Tracy Beaker, Betsey Biggalow, who stars in these short, pacey stories, is an imaginative and enquiring girl who is sometimes mischievous but always endearing * Guardian *
Malorie Blackman has written over seventy books for children and young adults, including the Noughts & Crosses series, Thief and a science-fiction thriller, Chasing the Stars. Many of her books have also been adapted for stage and television, including a BAFTA-award-winning BBC production of Pig-Heart Boy and a Pilot Theatre stage adaptation by Sabrina Mahfouz of Noughts & Crosses. There is also a major BBC production of Noughts & Crosses, with Roc Nation (Jay-Z’s entertainment company) curating the soundtrack as executive music producer. In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children’s books. In 2008 she received an OBE for her services to children’s literature, and between 2013 and 2015 she was the Children’s Laureate. Most recently Malorie wrote for the Doctor Who series on BBC One, and the fifth novel in her Noughts & Crosses series, Crossfire, was published by Penguin Random House Children’s in summer 2019.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780241704974 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241704979 |
| Title | Betsey Biggalow is Here! |
| Author | Malorie Blackman |
| Series | The Betsey Biggalow Adventures |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House Children's UK |
| Year published | 2024-08-29 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |