“We want more books like this” says The Book Zone on Casper Candlewacks in Death by Pigeon. The reviewer continues, “this hilarious debut by Ivan Brett ranks right up there as one of my personal favourites. In fact, it should come with a health warning if read at bedtime make sure plastic bed sheets are fitted as your child will laugh so much a little bit of wee may come out.”

Comedy books “barely manage to prise a mediocre chuckle from my lips, let alone a belly splitting guffaw.” But Ivan turns even the sceptical into fans, “the early buzz about this book certainly caught my attention on Twitter, and I am so glad the generous people at HarperCollins sent me a copy.”

The reviewer also compares Ivan to Roald Dahl: “on the basis of this story his future could be so bright a pair of shades just might be required pretty soon.”

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