Shine on Butter-Finger

Shine on Butter-Finger

by JohnAgard (Author), Bob Cattell (Author), PamSmy (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Calypso and cricket come together in the Island's Carnival week and Riccardo Small is torn between his two loves. He has been chosen to sing in the Calypso Monarch Final, competing with the best singers on the Island. But his team mates at Calypso Cricket Club are playing the most important game in their history on the same day. Amidst the Carnival pan bands, the masqueraders and the stick-fighters Riccardo discovers why the singing competition is called 'Calypso War'. It's tough going on the cricket field too - with injuries, fires and disappearing players producing more than enough puzzles for captain Bashy to solve...

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 96
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Published: 01 Mar 2007

ISBN 10: 1845077733
ISBN 13: 9781845077730

Author Bio
Bob Cattell worked as a bookseller for many years and is now a full-time writer of children's books. He is best known for his Glory Gardens and Strikers series of books about cricket and football. His first book with John Agard for Frances Lincoln was Butter-Finger, winner of a 2006 Wow Award. John Agard is one of the most popular poets writing in Britain today. His collection of poetry for young children, We Animals Would Like A Word With You, was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize and he is the author of the much-loved Brer Rabbit and the Tug of War illustrated by Korky Paul.