Mistakes in the Background

Literature & Fiction

Dockrill, Laura

British & Irish

Harper

Roald Dahl and Quention Blake meets Tim Burton in sassy poet Laura Dockrill’s edgy and hilarious taleYou might have known somebody like Ugly Shy Girl once …You might have seen her bumping into lamp-posts and tripping over her bag.She wears a denim skirt down to her ankles and a second-hand Naf Naf jacket.Her hair hangs down in front of her face and her nails are bitten and sore.She is always doing or saying completely the wrong thing.This itwisted tale is about the struggle of growing up in a place where you don’t belong, surrounded by people you hate …and how delicious getting your own back can be.

Ugly Shy Girl

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

A collection of terrifyingly wicked fairytales and poems from The Times’ Talent to Watch, Laura Dockrill
Immerse yourself in the magical world of Laura Dockrill; a land where all is not as it seems. Between the covers of this book lie worlds you’ll never want to leave, stories familiar and yet strange, and characters old, made new… Dip inside to discover today’s Princess and the Pea, the modern Hansel and Gretel, twenty-first century ghouls, monsters and more. Darkly humorous and bone-shatteringly terrifying – this collection of tales will reel you in and won't let you escape its spell…

Echoes

Contemporary

Harpercollins

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I Love You, I Love You, I Love You: The funny, nostalgic, Y2K, heart-warming, heart-breaking romance new for 2025. Perfect for fans of One Day!

Genre Fiction

She says ‘I’ve worked so hard for years and I deserve a rest!’As she scribbles with crayons and pours custard down her dress,She’s dangling from the banister with her head upside-down!Does your Mum do this?Help! My Mum’s growing DOWN!Mum is a gamer, a party animal and a free spirit making life hard work for her nine year old son. These poems are a glimpse into their parent child relationship; their antics and adventures. The poems are bold, brave, funny and some - very moving. This collection shows just how funny, rude and naughty mums can be! It’s Dahl meets Dr Seuss meets Colin McNaughton with a sprinkling of Absolutely Fabulous.

My Mum's Growing Down

Children's Books

Faber & Faber Children’s

This punk rocker poodle is full of attitude – modelled on the average terrible toddler!\nNo school. 
No THANKS.\nNo. NO. NO!\nLaura Dockrill's inimitable style of poetic rap is brilliantly suited to this romp through the house and round and round the playgroup, as one little poodle demonstrates what fun it is to stomp and stamp and pout . . . that is until naptime, when all she really wants is a . . . CUDDLE! There is a funky music video quality to this text, and the artwork will match the anarchic playfulness of the rap!

Punk Rocker Poodle

Animals

They say they always know you’re up to something when the house goes quiet…\nExploring his mother’s dressing table, a little boy discovers THE LIPSTICK. It begins on his lips, where it looks very good – MWAH! But then it goes for a little walk … squiggle, squiggle … on the mirror … scribble scribble … on the shiny floorboards … smudge smudge. And even on the fluffy cat. Uh-oh! What will happen when Mum, Dad and big sister sees all this mess? From the team behind Angry Cookie comes a hilarious and joyous story all about artistic expression, self-confidence and supportive, accepting parenting.

The Lipstick

Walker Books

The lipstick

Lorali: A colourful mermaid novel that's not for the faint-hearted

Hot Key Books

Darcy Burdock: 1

Bolinda Audio

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