David Baddiel

David Baddiel's 'The Parent Agency' was the bestselling hardback children's debut of 2014. Now, David returns with a new standalone novel of heart, humour, adventure, and wishes gone wrong. The book is a tale of a brother and sister who make an astonishing discovery that turns their lives upside down - with funny and moving results.

From million-copy bestselling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud and inspiring new adventure for all readers of 8 and up that is ahead of its time - 1,001 years ahead, to be precise... The year is 3020. Pip is lonely and bored: she goes to virtual school on her G-Glasses, she only has a talking cat and parrot to hang out with, and she can?t even leave her LivingSpace due to the extreme heat and floods outside. Until the day that Pip explores...

Barry said, a third time, ?I wish I had better parents!? And then suddenly the entire room started to shake?Barry Bennett hates being called Barry. In fact it?s number 2 on the list of things he blames his parents for, along with 1) ?being boring? and 3) ?always being tired?.But there is a world, not far from this one, where parents don?t have children. That?s far too random for something so big and important. In this world, children are allowed to...

What if it was every day?This is the story of Sam Green, who really, really, really loves birthdays. He loves the special breakfasts in bed. The presents. The themed parties. Blowing out the candles on his cake. Everything.He is so excited about his 11th birthday, in fact, that he wishes it was his birthday every day.So, at first, it?s quite exciting when his birthday happens again the next morning. And again. And again. And again?But it?s not long...