The Clumsies Make A Mess

Name: The Clumsies Make A Mess
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Sorrel Anderson
ISBN: 9780007432783

Author: Sorrel Anderson

Series: The Clumsies #1

Narrator: Joe Coen

Unabridged: 1 hr 2 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 06/09/2011

Categories: Children's Fiction, Animal Stories, Children's Humor, School

Synopsis

Three crazy, funny stories, featuring the two clumsiest talking mice you’ll ever meet… ‘The mouse started to trundle away, glancing at Howard over its shoulder, nervously. “You may well glance at me nervously," said Howard, picking up an empty water glass and placing it over the mouse. "You'll stay in there so I can eat my breakfast in peace. I shall deal with you afterwards…”’ But you can't really deal with the Clumsies, afterwards or at any time. Once you've got them, you're stuck with them. From the moment when Howard Armitage first finds two talking mice under his desk – the inimitable and hilarious Purvis and Mickey Thompson – his life, and his belongings, are turned forever upside down. Obsessed with biscuits and forever playing incomprehensible games of their own devising, the Clumsies are not your average mice – and though they're desperate to help Howard get out of trouble with his evil boss, they're only really good for one thing… …making a mess.

Reviews

Goodreads review by nicole ❁ུ۪ on March 31, 2016

I think this is a really good book. It's funny, and yet it's interesting too. Ilike the two mice who destroy Howards life.......more

Goodreads review by Mark on December 07, 2014

"The Clumsies Make a Mess" is a compendium of four short-ish stories in Sorrel Anderson's "Clumsies" series. The books tell the story of average worker Howard Armitage who befriends Purvis and Mickey Thompson - two mice who live in his office. A miniature elephant soon gets thrown in and all sorts o......more

Goodreads review by Adamperrott on July 31, 2013

Beautiful stuff and nonsense from Sorrell Anderson. Surreal and imaginative, the kind of thing that seems so easy to write, but in reality is perhaps hardest of all. Fours mini stories make up this book and the rest in the series. Little titbits of silliness perfect for reading aloud, or a quick gig......more

Goodreads review by Suzie on November 04, 2015

This was a lot of fun. I love that Howard is so resignedly accepting of talking mice, miniature elephants and so on. Everything can be solved with a cup of tea! This is a great read for children developing confidence with chapter books. There are so many wonderful descriptions and I love the photos......more

Goodreads review by D.peabody on November 04, 2015

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Praise for The Clumsies Make a Mess: “Anderson has a gift for combining simple, sparse elements – meek man, bully boss, shabby office, talking mice – to wonderfully surreal effect.” Financial Times "Charming debut… With its stylish cartoons and pages that look crumpled, blotted and scattered with biscuit crumbs, this book will win youngsters over with its child-like illogicality and the way in which Howard goes happily along with anything that the anarchic inventiveness of the Clumsies leads him to." Sunday Times Culture – Children’s Book of the Week "Occasionally a book comes along that makes my children collapse into fits of giggles… my children were near hysterical by the end of the first paragraph."The Telegraph Magazine "The kids will love getting mucky with them" Irish World "If you enjoy these stories as much as I did, you will be waiting for the next book in the series" Families Magazine