Katie Kirby

The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin. Lottie Brooks is 11 3/4 and her life is already officially over - not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now and go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington and Fuzzball the Third. Lottie navigates the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny new illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols. Louise Rennison for the Diary of a Wimpy Kid generation - hilarious, relatable and full of heart.

The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks

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The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling creator of Hurrah for Gin. Lottie Brooks is back for spring term at secondary school and ready to face anything. No more trying to impress mean girl Amber. And absolutely no more being nicknamed Cucumber Girl. A lead role in the spring musical gives Lottie a chance to dazzle her mega-crush Daniel with her talent as a singing crab but it's not all singing and dancing at Kingswood High. Lottie's friendship with Molly and Jess seems to be falling apart no matter how hard she tries to keep her BFFs together. Is Lottie on track for another epic friendship fail?

The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks

Could It Be You?

The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gin. Lottie Brooks is 11 3⁄4 and her life is already officially over - not only is she about to start high school without any friends or glamorous swooshy hair, she's just discovered she's too flat-chested to wear A BRA! She might as well give up now and go into hibernation with her hamsters Sir Barnaby Squeakington and Fuzzball the Third. Lottie navigates the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny new illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols. Hilarious, relatable and full of heart, for fans of funny and chaotic family stories.

*The perfect Christmas gift for the reluctant adult in your life * Perpetually overwhelmed? Welcome to the new book from Katie Kirby, creator of the bestselling Hurrah for Gin Do you overthink everything? Do you struggle to say no to people? Are you paying membership for a gym you never go to? Do group chat politics make you want to throw your phone under a bus? Are you overjoyed when people cancel plans so that you can sit at home in your pyjama bottoms eating Coco pops for dinner? If so then this book is for you! We spend our childhoods wanting to a be adults and, when we get there, find ourselves lost under a pile of life admin, half completed to do lists and anti-ageing face creams that promise to make you look as good as Natalie Imbruglia. In her new book, Hurrah for Gin pinpoints with painful precision just how overwhelming life can be when you're all grown up. From the worry spiral that keeps you up at 3AM, to maintaining a professional aura when you can't stand other people - this is for everyone struggling to stay afloat. Honest, relatable, funny and containing no useful advice whatsoever, take comfort in the knowledge that it's not just you, we're all as f*cked as each other.

A Book for the Perpetually Overwhelmed

Hurrah for Gin

Lottie is de hilarische hoofdpersoon van een hilarische en hartverwarmende serie over de grote gevaren van het tienerleven. In dit tweede deel, 'Het rampzalige sociale leven van Lottie', schrijft Lottie in haar dagboek over vriendschap en verliefdheid, op de supergrappige en vlijmscherpe toon die we van haar gewend zijn. Net als 'Het extreem gênante leven van Lottie' zit 'Het rampzalige sociale leven van Lottie' vol herkenbare onzekerheden en ongemakkelijke situaties. Katie Kirby brengt met haar humor en illustraties moeiteloos over hoe het is om op te groeien. Haar boeken zitten vol met stripachtige doodles van Lotties hilarische leven. Lottie is na de zomervakantie helemaal klaar voor het nieuwe schooljaar. Ze heeft de middelbare nu wel onder de knie, toch? Ze heeft twee vriendinnen, Jess en Molly, en ze gaat écht haar best niet meer doen om ervoor te zorgen dat Amber en Poppy haar cool vinden. Maar twee beste vriendinnen onderhouden blijkt best een hoop werk... En dan wil ze ook nog eens haar megacrush Daniel van zijn sokken blazen tijdens de schoolmusical. Wat moet ze doen? Zijn twee beste vriendinnen te veel voor één persoon?

Het rampzalige sociale leven van Lottie

Lotties dramatische (lees: zeer herkenbare) tienerbestaan gaat verder in het vierde deel van de reeks: 'Het dramatische schoolkamp van Lottie'. Na een zomer vol ijsjes en Franse hunks staat Lottie voor een nieuwe uitdaging: een nieuw schooljaar. Rustig beginnen zit er niet in, want al snel staat het schoolkamp op de planning. Lottie kijkt er enorm naar uit, maar het wordt een TOTALE RAMP! De andere meiden blijken MEGA GEMEEN te zijn, haar beste vriendin Jess trekt alleen maar op met haar nieuwe vriendin, en alsof dat nog niet genoeg is, wordt Lotties dagboek gestolen! Wie had gedacht dat een schoolkamp zoveel drama met zich mee kon brengen? Zal Lottie zich staande weten te houden te midden van al deze chaos? Lottie is de hoofdpersoon van een hilarische en hartverwarmende serie tienerboeken over de worstelingen van een tiener. Net als 'Het extreem gênante leven van Lottie', 'Het rampzalige sociale leven van Lottie' en 'Het verwarrende liefdesleven van Lottie' zit het vierde deel in de serie vol herkenbare onzekerheden en ongemakkelijke situaties. Katie Kirby brengt met haar humor en stripachtige doodles moeiteloos over hoe het is om op te groeien als puber.

Het dramatische schoolkamp van Lottie

Lottie Brooks is BACK for more extremely embarrassing adventures as she goes on holiday and gets her very first boyfriend! Daniel and Lottie finally have their first date. A trip to a fancy gelato in Brighton. But how do you eat ice-cream in front of your crush and is Lottie ready for her first kiss? I mean he's nice and all but boys are still a bit gross, right? The school holidays are looming, and with Lottie off camping to France for two weeks and Daniel spending most of the summer on a fancy Greek island it looks as if the young lovebirds will be cruelly ripped apart. But then Lottie makes friends with a French boy called Antoine - the language is an obvious barrier but does it matter when he's THAT good looking? Readers LOVE Lottie Brooks- My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath. My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!". My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever' Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion.

Lottie Brooks 3

Lottie Brooks continues to navigate the many perils of growing up in this fantastically funny illustrated series for a 9-12 audience, filled with friendship, embarrassing moments and plenty of lols. Readers LOVE Lottie Brooks: My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath. My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!". My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever' Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion.

The Totally Disastrous School-Trip of Lottie Brooks

Lottie Brooks is BACK for more extremely embarrassing adventures as she goes on holiday and gets her very first boyfriend! THINGS THAT ARE RUBBISH IN MY LIFE: · Have the most disgusting little brother in the entire world · Have to get braces when am on the brink of having my first kiss · Mum is making cottage pie for dinner. VOM. Finally summer has arrived and Lottie has BIG plans - scrolling through Instagram, dreaming about MEGA-crush Daniel and sunbathing by the pool on their family holiday to France. Then Lottie meets new CRUSH Antoine. The language is a tiny bit of a barrier but does it matter when he's THAT good looking? Readers LOVE Lottie Brooks: My daughter couldn't put it down and read it in 2 days. Read at breakfast, walking downstairs, tea time, in the bath. My 9-year-old daughter devoured it in two nights, and all I could hear from her was giggling and the occasional "Mum! Listen to this! This is SO me!". My 12 year old reluctant reader took this book, read 100 pages in one night and proclaimed it 'the best book ever' Katie has managed to capture the essence of what this group think and feel in a positive, life-affirming fashion.

The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks

Life is hard for Archie. It often seems like the world is out to get him. People are always telling him what to do... 'Eat your tea Archie!', 'Don't lick the bus stop Archie!', 'Stop putting Mummy's phone in the bin Archie!' And then one day his heart is shattered when he learns his parents are to replace him with a younger sibling - the utter bastards! The only comforts he finds are in his best friend Amelie who teaches him all the good swear words, and the sweet relief he gets from sinking his teeth into other people's limbs. From naked protests to dealing with other people looking at YOUR THINGS! This is a no-holds-barred account of life told through the eyes of Archie - a creatively stifled, modern day toddler. Sunday Times bestseller Hurrah for Gin has delighted fans with its honest, emotional and laugh-out-loud account of parenting. Brilliantly illustrated with Katie Kirby's unique stick man drawings and told in the same outrageously funny way, The Daily Struggles of Archie Adams, Aged 2 1⁄4 once again takes on the highs and lows of family life, this time it's one opinionated boy having his say.

The perfect gift for mums

Hurrah for Gin: The Daily Struggles of Archie Adams (Aged 2 1⁄4)

A Book for Perfectly Imperfect Parents

The perfect gift, this book is not a how-to guide. It won't tell you how to get your baby to sleep, how to deal with toddler tantrums, how to be a good parent, a cool parent, or even a renegade parent. It's a book about parenting that contains absolutely no useful advice whatsoever. Instead, Hurrah for Gin shares beautifully honest anecdotes and illustrations from the parenting front line that demonstrate it is perfectly possible to love your children with the whole of your heart while finding them incredibly irritating at the same time. From pregnancy to starting school, Hurrah for Gin takes you through the exciting, frustrating, infuriating, and wonderful whirlwind of parenthood, offering solidarity and a friendly hug after a tough day. Best served with gin.

Lottie gaat naar de eerste klas, moederziel alleen, omdat haar beste vriendin haar heeft verlaten. Of nou ja, ze is verhuisd. Lottie is ook nog eens zo plat dat ze niet eens een bh aan kan. Hoe moet dat nou? Lottie verzint een plan. Ze gaat zichzelf opnieuw uitvinden, zodat ze razend populair wordt. Of, als dat niet lukt: interessant genoeg om in ieder geval één vriendin te vinden. Want dan hoeft ze tenminste niet alleen op de wc te lunchen. Lottie is de hilarische hoofdpersoon van dit hartverwarmende boek over de grote gevaren van het tienerleven. In haar dagboek neemt ze je mee op haar chaotische reis naar de middelbare. 'Het extreem gênante leven van Lottie' zit vol herkenbare onzekerheden en ongemakkelijke situaties. Katie Kirby brengt met haar humor en illustraties moeiteloos over hoe het is om op te groeien.

Het extreem gênante leven van Lottie

Dieses Buch ist all den Mamas und Papas gewidmet, die nicht perfekt sind. Die zu oft brüllen, denen vor Kinderpartys graut und die abends eine Tiefkühlpizza auf den Tisch stellen statt einer Schüssel voller Brokkoli. Die gerne mal ein Gläschen trinken, um in dem ganzen Chaos rund ums Kind nicht durchzudrehen. Praktisch gesehen ist dieses Buch eine Niete. Es wird Ihnen nicht verraten, mit welcher Methode Sie Ihr Kind am schnellsten in den Schlaf wiegen oder wie Sie souverän mit Wutanfällen umgehen. Stattdessen werden Sie darin absolut ehrliche und hinreißend komische Geschichten und Zeichnungen einer Mama finden, die eines deutlich machen: Humor hilft. Ein Glas Wein auch. Es ist total normal, dass Sie Ihre Kinder von Herzen lieben – und sie im nächsten Moment in den Kühlschrank sperren möchten. Sie sind nicht allein, entspannen Sie sich. Es wird alles gut. Prost, Baby!

Katie Kirby

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