Small Fry, David Baddiel
Small Fry, David Baddiel
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Small Fry

Author: David Baddiel

Narrator: Cornelia Colman, Aysha Kala, Eric Meyers, Paul Panting, Lizzie Waterworth

Unabridged: 3 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2024


Synopsis

A funny, exciting, David vs Goliath adventure with a heart-warming father-son relationship – perfect for fans of , , and . The story of one boy and his brilliant burgers! Benny Burns spends every weekend helping his dad by working at their burger van, parked outside the local football ground. And when Benny finds his grandfather’s old recipe book and begins following its instructions, he starts cooking INCREDIBLE food – so good, in fact, that he attracts the unwanted attention of fast food giant Bonkers Burgers! and its CEO, Bodley Bonkers. To Bodley, Benny and his burgers are a threat that must be eliminated… by any means necessary. And so, along with his dad and his two best friends, Jasper and Mina, Benny must find a way to defeat Bonkers Burgers, help rescue his dad’s business, and share his passion for cooking with the world – a mission that leads to him competing with the world’s greatest chef to cook the best burger.

About David Baddiel

David Baddiel was born in 1964 in Troy, New York, but grew up and lives in London. He is a comedian, television writer, columnist and author of four novels, of which the most recent is .


Reviews

Goodreads review by Katy on January 16, 2025

Entertaining family business/meat morality story. Baddiel does this well. Heartfelt family situations, still with humour but not outlandish. This time around it's father and son, in a burger van outside a football stadium. Took me and my son about 3 weeks of bedtimes to get through it, but he really......more

Goodreads review by Anjana on November 21, 2024

Small Fry has David Baddiel’s favourite things in it – football and food. He spins the story of a burger van that draws up outside the Brooks FC football ground on Saturdays and draws crowds for a quick snack. The van is Lenny’s and he makes the usual burger with thin patties occasionally relying on......more

Goodreads review by Anjana on November 28, 2024

Small Fry has David Baddiel’s favourite things in it – football and food. He spins the story of a burger van that draws up outside the Brooks FC football ground on Saturdays and draws crowds for a quick snack. The van is Lenny’s and he makes the usual burger with thin patties occasionally relying on......more

Goodreads review by XOX on May 09, 2025

Small Fry is a children's book. Benny and Lenny have a burger van and serve burgers and hot dogs. The first part of the story is about Lenny, trying to show his dad that he can make a burger. He also based this on the cookbook that he found, with a written note from his grandpa. Then there is a chain......more

Goodreads review by Sean on December 23, 2024

Baddiel Books #14 Entertaining yarn from Baddiel has little guy facing off against big guy. Broadly drawn characters and absurd scenarios don't take away from the entertainment. Surely influenced by Dahl as a generation of UK authors appear to have been.......more