DISASTER DIARIES: THE WORST BIRTHDAY EVER

Daffodil Patterson is a small girl with BIG plans it s really not her fault that they always seem to go wrong The start of a brilliantly funny new series for young readers from the author and illustrator of The Worst Class in the World shortlisted for the Laugh out Loud Book Awards 2024 Soon to be eight year old Daffodil likes the dictionary the middle bit in custard cream biscuits and thinking BIG She does NOT like her cousin Hugo Patterson Dent who has ten more gold stars than she does the biscuit bit of custard creams but that s OK because her friend Nirmal Next Door eats that or any sort of catastrophe The trouble is that somehow Daffodil s ambitious plans tend to go pear shaped Daffodil is hoping for the Best Birthday Party EVER But she hasn t reckoned on Colin the greyhound with an appetite for everything except dog food Or the fact that her brother s band Hairy Wasp would break up before they could provide the entertainment Or the total lack of guests Luckily Daffodil has the knack of looking on the bright side and is soon planning her next absolute bobby dazzler of an idea