Dr Xargle's Book of Earth Families
Age 3+
Picture Storybooks Science Fiction Personal & Social Issues: Family Issues
‘A dream team of writer and illustrator.’ THE TIMES
‘Hilarious lessons on human behaviour.’ BOOKSELLER
Good morning, class. Today we are going to learn about Earth Family.
Learn all about Earth Families with Dr Xargle, our friendly alien teacher: brothers are Bothers, sisters are Sulkers, and the number of family members is always larger than the number of chairs at Christmas dinner...
Creators
Jeanne Willis is an award-winning children's author and scriptwriter. She had her first picture book published by Andersen at the age of 21, and has won the Silver Medal Smarties Prize (Tadpole's Promise), the Nasen Special Needs Award (Susan Laughs), the Sheffield Children's Book Award (Who’s in The Loo) and the Red House Children's Book Award (Bottoms Up). Jeanne has also worked on scripts for TV, including Polly Pocket and The Slow Norris, and a pilot TV series for Dr Xargle.
