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2023 Finalist Junior Fiction Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award

to visit nzbookawards.nz 2023 Shortlist Book Award Children & Young Adults

Reviewed by Rowena (Bookseller); I really enjoyed , it's storyline is wonderful with a warm happy ending and the pace is great. My favourite part, the talent show, was for me where the story really takes off. A recommended read.

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What would you do if you accidentally created a barking-mad glove puppet, with sharp teeth, a fierce attitude and an unpredictable mouth?

A boy and a fast-talking terrier glove puppet form a hilarious double act in this warm and funny illustrated novel for readers eight years and older.

Twelve-year-old Freddie Foxworthy just wants to do arts and crafts. He finds them a lot easier to deal with than his peers, and far more rewarding. His latest project is to create the perfect glove puppet from papier-mache. But when ashes from his metalhead neighbour's deceased bull terrier get into the mix, he finds he has accidentally made a growling puppet with an unpredictable mouth!

Freddie has an overload of mysteries to solve - who is to blame for the late 's death? Was responsible for the disappearance a neighbourhood cat? And, most of all, is actually for real? Surely Freddie couldn't be causing all this chaos himself?

acclaimed author, illustrator and arts-and-crafts guru Fifi Colston's warm and funny novel about animal companions, imaginary friends, perceived enemies, and finding your happy place. No dogs or papier-mache were harmed in the making of this book.

Age: From 8 years

Paperback

Fifi Colston

224 pages

H: 198mm W: 129mm Spine: 24mm

Weight: 200 grams