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Grubtown Tales: The Great Pasta Disaster

Name: Grubtown Tales: The Great Pasta Disaster
ISBN: 9780956287755

By Kaye Umansky and Philip Ardagh

humorous quirky entertaining

Genres

Humour Adventure

What is Grubtown Tales: The Great Pasta Disaster about?

In Grubtown, Farflung Heaps, leader of the Angry Mob, is outraged by being served floppy lettuce. He challenges the restaurant to a pasta taste-off, leading to unexpected and explosive consequences.

About the author

Kaye Umansky is a much-loved British author who has written lots of funny and exciting books for children. She is best known for her popular 'Pongwiffy' series about a very messy witch. Kaye enjoys making readers laugh with her imaginative stories full of magic, mischief, and memorable characters.

Reading age

Junior (8-13)

This edition

2010

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