My Headteacher is a Vampire Rat (Baby Aliens) - Softcover

Pamela Butchart

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0857632892 ISBN 13: 9780857632890

Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Winner of The FCGB Children's Book Award 2016.

The third zippy and zany tale by Pamela Butchart sees Izzy and her friends plunged into more primary-school craziness. This time, they decide that their new head teacher is a vampire rat, based on his being slightly scary, having the blinds drawn in his office during the day and the fact he's banned garlic bread at lunchtimes. Now they just have to come up with a plan to vanquish him.

'The book is as accessible as it is hilarious, with entertaining line drawings from Thomas Flintham and easy-to-read prose that cleverly sneaks in the odd tricky word.' - The Independent

'The new head teacher at Izzy's school must be a vampire! After all, he wears a cape, hates garlic and turns bright red in the sunlight. Izzy and her friends set out to uncover the truth as their imaginations get the better of them in this very funny story' - The Federation of Children's Book Groups

About this title

Review:

'The book is as accessible as it is hilarious, with entertaining line drawings from Thomas Flintham and easy-to-read prose that cleverly sneaks in the odd tricky word.' --The Independent

'The new head teacher at Izzy's school must be a vampire! After all, he wears a cape, hates garlic and turns bright red in the sunlight. Izzy and her friends set out to uncover the truth as their imaginations get the better of them in this very funny story' --The Federation of Children's Book Groups

About the Author:

Pamela Butchart (Author): As a child, Pamela was lucky enough to grow up in a house full of pets, have a mum and dad who were bonkers, and go to The Best Most Awesome Primary School in the WorldTM. As a student, Pamela's student jobs included: fishwife, teaching basketball in America, phlebotomist, and Artist Liaison for a (really bad) Abba tribute band. Now, Pamela teaches philosophy to teenagers and spends all day pondering questions such as, 'Is time travel possible?' and 'How do I know I'm not really a robot?' The stories write themselves really... Pamela lives in Dundee with her husband, Andy and their two cats, Bear & Carlos. Carlos only has one eye and is Pamela's hero.

Thomas Flintham (Illustrator): Thomas Flintham studied BA Fine Art at De Montfort University and in 2009 he graduated with a distinction in his Masters degree in Illustration at Camberwell College of the Arts, South London. Thomas works digitally, drawing straight into his computer with his Wacom tablet, and in the old fashioned way on paper with brush and ink and drawing pens. He loves to draw and doodle. He has a very loose grip on reality, and enjoys disappearing into his own imagination in search of new characters, worlds and ideas to draw. His work is influenced by his interest in all kinds of books, films, comics and Japanese video games. He loves Christmas and chocolate. He owns (almost) too many books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nosy Crow Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0857632892
• ISBN 13: 9780857632890
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272
• Illustrator: Thomas Flintham