Something Terrible - Barton, Sally

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Résumé :
Dyslexic Books are specially formatted books for people with dyslexia in the Open Dyslexic font. Some Dyslexic Books features: *bolds the bottom of letters to anchor the words and train the eye across the line *improved spacing between the letters and words *gives letters larger openings. The books are printed on cream paper with black text. Paul Jennings meets the Treehouse in this hilarious new series, Something Terrible Becky Culpepper lives at 34 Rufus Street. You might be surprised to know that is her name, because most people think her name is Becky Brush-your-hair. But no matter how many people tell her, or how often, Becky never brushes her hair. One morning, just as Becky was leaving for school, her mum called, 'Becky! Brush your hair. Something terrible could happen!' This is the story of the something terrible that did. Sally Barton weaves a brush-with-disaster pony-tale of do's and do-knots in his tangled mess of a second installment of the terrible things that happen in Rufus Street....

Biographie:
Sally Barton was at the age of six when she first took a book from the library, from then on words and stories became an important part of her life. She not only spends her days creating fictional worlds for both adults and children, but she also passes this love and knowledge on to her students as a tutor for children with learning differences. Sally previously worked for the police but was happiest at her job in a public library while she finished her degree in Legal Studies. Sally enjoys teaching and travelling but writing is her first love. Sally was honoured to win the Writers Unleashed Picture Book Competition in 2022 with Goodnight Sheep. Christopher Nielsen is an Australian author/illustrator specializing in bringing joy and wonder to children through his art and storytelling. His illustrations are inspired by a deep passion for mid-century culture and design. In 2018 his first picture book saw him shortlisted for the CBCA Crichton Award for best new illustrator and in 2022 his book Just One Bee received the CBCA Honour Award for Picture Book Of The Year. When he's not busy with a book he can be found raising his beautiful young family or playing with his band The Ramalamas....