{"product_id":"astonishingly-good-stories-twenty-short-stories-from-the-bestselling-author-of-friday-barnes-paperback","title":"Astonishingly Good Stories: Twenty Short Stories from the Bestselling Author of Friday Barnes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRa Spratt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA lovestruck merpig, a peppermint-stick Parthenon, a vegetarian spider and so much more! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From R.A. Spratt, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFriday Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShockingly Good Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, comes this collection of twenty terrific tales perfect for fans of Roald Dahl, David Walliams and Paul Jennings. Featuring Greek myths and fractured fairytales as told by Nanny Piggins (the world's most glamorous flying pig), a mystery investigated by Friday Barnes (girl detective) and a series of tales so tall they will give you altitude sickness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book will delight children from four to one hundred and four. Just the thing for reading at bedtime, when you're supposed to be doing your homework or when you've been chased up a tree by an escaped rhinoceros and you're waiting for the zookeeper to arrive.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eR.A. Spratt \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Peski Kids\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFriday Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Nanny Piggins\u003c\/i\u003e. In her previous life she was a television writer. Unlike the Peski kids, R.A. Spratt never fights with her brother, but only because he moved to Tokyo to get away from her. R.A. lives in Bowral, NSW, where she has three chickens, five goldfish and a dog. She also has a husband and two daughters. For more information, visit raspratt.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 16, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42171406188679,"sku":"9780143779261","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/bf5c755ee6bec56b752f6db77e92b6e3.webp?v=1733355473","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/astonishingly-good-stories-twenty-short-stories-from-the-bestselling-author-of-friday-barnes-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}