{"title":"Jim Smith","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"barry-loser-series-11-books-collection-set-jim-smith-ages-7-9-paperback","title":"Barry Loser Series by Jim Smith - 11 Books Collection Set - Ages 7-9 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nI am not a Loser\u003cbr\u003e\nI am still not a Loser\u003cbr\u003e\nI am so over being a Loser\u003cbr\u003e\nI am sort of a Loser\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser and the Holiday of Doom\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser and the Case of the Crumpled Carton\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser Hates Half Term\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser and the Birthday Billions\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser: Worst School Trip Ever\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser is the Best at Football NOT!\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser's Book of Keel Stuff\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9789123721368\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Egmont\u003cbr\u003e\nAge Range: 7-9 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nGive a young reader eleven doses of laugh-out-loud chaos with this Barry Loser Series 11 Books Collection Set by Jim Smith. Following the self-deprecating hero through school scrapes, holidays and football fails, this bumper paperback set suits reluctant readers, classroom libraries and gift buyers. Illustrated throughout, it's ideal for children aged 7-9 who love silly, relatable humour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nBarry Loser has never minded his surname because his \"keelness\" always cancelled it out — until Darren Darrenofski turned up and ruined everything. Across this eleven-book collection, readers follow Barry through a chaotic caravan holiday, a new baby brother stealing attention, a disastrous half-term, an eventful birthday, a nightmare school trip, and a football career gone spectacularly wrong. The final title, Barry Loser's Book of Keel Stuff, adds bonus jokes and activities. Written and illustrated by Jim Smith in Barry's own scrappy, spell-checked voice, each book combines short chapters, comic-style drawings and playground slang (\"keel\", \"unkeel\") that becomes part of every reader's vocabulary. The series won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize for funniest children's book, appealing to fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Mr Gum. 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His first Barry Loser book, I Am Not a Loser, was published in 2012 and sold rights internationally. 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Perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates and Dennis the Menace, this brand new paperback bundle follows accidental superhero Colin Lamppost through three brilliantly silly adventures, packed with comic-style illustrations, daft villains and non-stop gags for readers aged 7 to 10.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nWhen a stray bolt of lightning zaps ordinary schoolboy Colin Lamppost millions of years into the future, he's transformed into a half boy, half rat, half TV superhero with genuinely rubbish superpowers. Alongside his trusty sidekick Not Bird, he becomes Future Ratboy, reluctant protector of the future city of Shnozville. In the first book, Future Ratboy and the Attack of the Killer Robot Grannies, our hero faces an army of mechanical, biscuit-obsessed grannies bent on taking over the town. The second title, Future Ratboy and the Invasion of the Nom Noms, sees Shnozville under threat from tiny, bitey insect invaders turning the population into shuffling zombies, with only Future Ratboy and Not Bird standing in their way. Finally, in Future Ratboy and the Quest for the Missing Thingy, our accidental hero sets off on a hilarious mission to track down a mysterious missing object before disaster strikes. Written and illustrated by Jim Smith, the comic genius behind the award-winning Barry Loser series, these stories combine short, punchy chapters with cartoon-style doodles on every page, making them brilliantly accessible for reluctant and confident readers alike. 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His book I Am Still Not a Loser won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2013 for the funniest children's book. A title in the spin-off Future Ratboy series later won The Laugh Out Loud Children's Book Awards in 2017. 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