Puppy Fat
Keith Shipley is still trying to bring happiness to his now-separated parents, this time by finding each of them a new partner. Only problem is, they're both out of shape... way out of shape! So what does a kid do when his Mum and Dad are past it? Get them into shape, decides Keith. And find them new partners. It's a brilliant plan - but he'll need help.
About the Misery Guts Series
Books in series order
- 1.Misery Guts(1991)
- 2.Worry Warts(1991)
- 3.Puppy Fat(1992)
Reading age: 8+ years
This series should be read in order.
Keith Shipley lives in England. It's wet and dreary, and his parents are a couple of misery guts. They need cheering up, and Keith sets out to do just that...
Then he realises the only thing that will really make them happy is to move halfway around the world to Paradise. Trouble is, it takes a disaster to get them there. A disaster that could turn even the once cheerful Keith into a misery guts.
This hilarious series from best-selling Australian author Morris Gleitzman will have boys and girls aged 7+ in stitches! Short chapters also make it a perfect series for reluctant readers.