From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children's books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal...Malcolm doesn't like animals.Which is a problem because his family love them.
9 Years
8.0" x 5.3" Paperback
368 Pages
Juvenile Fiction, Family
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About the Book
From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children's books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal...
Book Synopsis
From David Baddiel, the brightest new star of children's books and winner of the LOLLIES award, comes a laugh-out-loud adventure for every child who ever wondered what it might be like to be a bit of an animal...
Malcolm doesn't like animals.
Which is a problem because his family love them. Their house is full of pets. What the house is NOT full of is stuff Malcolm likes. Such as the laptop he wanted for his birthday.
The only bright spot on the horizon is the Year Six school trip, which Malcolm never thought his parents would pay for. And yet there he is, on the bus, heading to... oh no. A farm.
Over the next days, Malcolm changes. He learns a lot about animals. More, in many ways, than he would like. He learns what it's really like to be an animal. A whole series of animals, in fact...
It does make him think differently. And speak differently. And eat differently. And, um, smell differently. But will he end up the same as before?
Because sometimes the hardest thing to become is... yourself.
Review Quotes
Reviews for The Parent Agency:
"Funny, sometimes moving, always engaging" Guardian
"I love this book because it really made me laugh! The best book I've read since I was born!" Tom, 11, LoveReading4Kids
"Exciting and funny - I didn't want to put it down!" Daisy, 10, LoveReading4Kids
Reviews for The Person Controller:
"A perfect combination of humour, magic and a happy ending." Charlotte Norman, Waterstones Bookseller
"A real page turner... a compelling story with relatable characters and meaningful life lessons." Huffington Post
About the Author
David Baddiel is an author and comedian. His children's novels The Parent Agency, The Person Controller and AniMalcolm have been runaway bestsellers and The Parent Agency was the winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Book for 9 to 13-year-olds at the inaugural Laugh Out Loud Awards. David's children's books have sold over 1 million copies.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.0 Inches (H) x 5.3 Inches (W) x 1.1 Inches (D)
Weight: .7 Pounds
Suggested Age: 9 Years
Number of Pages: 368
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Sub-Genre: Family
Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books
Theme: General (see also headings under Social Themes)
Format: Paperback
Author: David Baddiel
Language: English
Street Date: February 3, 2026
TCIN: 1003030963
UPC: 9780008645151
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-6676
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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