The story is written by 11 year old Harper Drew and her everyday life in her family (with all the disasters! I'm just hoping I land an invite to Maisie Felix's party when I'm back to distract me from the Drews. Kathy believes that children should all have confidence in their own potential, and not be limited by the beliefs they (or others) hold about themselves. stars since it makes you want to laugh out loud and there are many different disasters such as they are saving for a new carpet and a girls hair gets on fire, find out how they are resolved…!

I love the comic strip introductions at the start to her family and friends comparing each to a pick 'n' mix sweet.This laugh-out-loud diary is perfect for fans looking for their next Diary of a Wimpy Kid or The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks.

But her love of writing was sparked when collaborating on the best-selling children’s non-fiction titles You Are Awesome (April 2018) and Dare to be You (September 2020) with Matthew Syed. The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. This story immediately reminded me of the Wimpy Kid books with the diary format, humorous writing style and small illustrations throughout the book. and while there might not be camels, there are BATS and Llamas - and my brother Troy who is so obsessed with his hairstyle, he won't even go swimming.Suit Y3 onwards depending on ability, although suggested age is 9-11 probably because that's Harper's age. The first in Kathy Weeks's illustrated humorous trilogy for readers aged 9+ has a lot of fun with Harper's despair at the eccentricity of her family, although the journal format has been done to death in this age bracket. The family seems so over the top crazy, but unfortunately I have actually known people just like this! Sometimes it's hard to believe this is a regular week in my household, but I'll let you be the judge . Harper introduces herself, her family and friends at the beginning as a sweet from a pic'n'mix selection.