Lily isnt home ALONE - but she sort of wishes she was; looking after her three younger siblings is a lot of responsibility.
When Mum goes off on holiday with her new boyfriend and her stepdad fails to show up Lily is determined to keep the family together and show they can cope without any grown-ups. But taking care of 6-year-old twins her 3-year-old sister and the familys flat feels overwhelming and Lily is worried that school or social services might discover their situation and break up the family. What could be better than to take all the little ones for a camping adventure in the park? Plenty of space to run about no carpet to vacuum and surely no chance anyone will guess theyre there . . .
At home all Iggy could think and talk about was babies.Pleeease have one more she said. Just one.Iggy is OBSESSED with babies and wants more than anything in the world to have a new baby brother or baby sister to play with. But mum is far too tired to have another baby - she says just thinking about having another one makes her tired so when Iggys Auntie Kate comes to visit all the way from America with some very special news Iggy cant believe her luck.This is the third outing for Jenny Valentines endearing siblings. Each chapter is a complete and satisfying story in its own right perfect for newly-confident readers to enjoy alone or for reading aloud at bedtime.Illustrated throughout in with black & white line drawings by Joe Berger who was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award for his picture book Bridget Fidget.Ages:4+Lily isnt home ALONE - but she sort of wishes she was; looking after her three younger siblings is a lot of responsibility.
When Mum goes off on holiday with her new boyfriend and her stepdad fails to show up Lily is determined to keep the family together and show they can cope without any grown-ups. But taking care of 6-year-old twins her 3-year-old sister and the familys flat feels overwhelming and Lily is worried that school or social services might discover their situation and break up the family. What could be better than to take all the little ones for a camping adventure in the park? Plenty of space to run about no carpet to vacuum and surely no chance anyone will guess theyre there . . .
At home all Iggy could think and talk about was babies.Pleeease have one more she said. Just one.Iggy is OBSESSED with babies and wants more than anything in the world to have a new baby brother or baby sister to play with. But mum is far too tired to have another baby - she says just thinking about having another one makes her tired so when Iggys Auntie Kate comes to visit all the way from America with some very special news Iggy cant believe her luck.This is the third outing for Jenny Valentines endearing siblings. Each chapter is a complete and satisfying story in its own right perfect for newly-confident readers to enjoy alone or for reading aloud at bedtime.Illustrated throughout in with black & white line drawings by Joe Berger who was nominated for the Booktrust Early Years Award for his picture book Bridget Fidget.Ages:4+