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Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent

By Lauren Child

When Hubert’s fabulously rich family starts losing everything, can one clever boy save their home?

humorous whimsical inventive offbeat

Genres

Humour Friendship/Family Realistic Fiction

What is Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent about?

Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent is a brilliant young boy with parents who are frightfully, frightfully rich—and hopelessly careless with money. While they spend their fortune on parties, shopping and entertaining, Hubert notices that the family’s wealth is mysteriously disappearing. With help from his clever friend Stanton, he tries several inventive ways to save the family home. When their grand lifestyle finally vanishes, Hubert discovers that losing their fortune may not be such a disaster after all.

About the author

Lauren Child is a brilliant British author and illustrator, best known for creating the much-loved Charlie and Lola books. She has also written the Clarice Bean and Ruby Redfort series. Lauren’s stories are full of fun, clever ideas, and lively pictures that encourage children to use their imagination and enjoy reading.

Pages

48 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

2005

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