Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth
Patricia Forde
Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth
Patricia Forde
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Description
Bumpfizzle is an alien sent to Earth on a mysterious mission from Planet Plonk. Or is he a ten-year-old boy who is jealous of all the attention his parents are giving to The Baby?
'Forde’s inventive wordsmithing and her instinct for the ridiculous will have kids in stitches.'
'The book is rich with contemporary reference and comedy, as Forde uses the alien perspective to offer the reader an alternative view of familiar family conflicts and academic challenges. Elina Braslina’s illustrations, meanwhile, bring life to Forde’s characters with an expressive clarity that effectively undermines the details of Bumpfizzle’s letters and points readers towards his dissembling. But that’s aliens for you: they just cannot be trusted.'
'The real triumph, and there are many, is that the narration does not let up at all. Forde is enjoying herself immensely and her enjoyment and energy is infectious.'
'The book was funny. It was very funny. There weren’t jokes, but it just made me laugh … People who like books with cartoons, and who read Roald Dahl would probably like this book. If I had to describe it in three words, I would say: “aliens”, “funny”, “funky” … and “surprising”. I’d recommend it to my friend Brooke. You don’t know her.'
'... his purportedly extraterrestrial perspective and bombastic voice propel this tongue-in-cheek misadventure.'
'Big changes and the torment that comes with them are given new life on these pages. The accompanying black-and-white illustrations by Braslina are engaging and serve to convey Daniel’s frustrations ... Readers, especially middle children, may relate to how alien it can feel when making room for a new addition to the family.'
'An engaging and fun read.'
Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland. She has published five books for children, and written two plays, as well as several television drama series for children and teenagers. She has worked as a writer on both English and Irish language soap operas. In another life, she was a primary school teacher and the artistic director of Galway Arts Festival. Her novel The Wordsmith (published in the USA as The List) was awarded a White Raven award by the International Youth Library. She is publishing a sequel to The Wordsmith in September 2019.