Bumpfizzle the Best on Planet Earth
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- $8.99
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
Bumpfizzle thinks he’s an alien on a secret mission to Earth, but he might actually just be a boy who’s jealous of his new baby sibling. His hilarious diary tells all about his funny misunderstandings, messy adventures and the strange humans he has to live with!
"So hilarious! Patricia Forde is definitely the high queen of Irish comedy." — Eoin Colfer, author of Artemis Fowl
Bumpfizzle is an alien sent to Earth on a mysterious mission from Planet Plonk. Or is he a ten-year-old boy who is jealous of all the attention his parents are giving to The Baby?
Bumpfizzle’s confusion at Earthling behaviours, as reported in his diary and his frequent reports back to Plonk, are hilarious, and his adventures are ridiculous, from eating the cat’s food to biting his teacher (to check if humans would make a good source of food for Plonkers) and attempting to sacrifice a goat.
Elina Braslina's playful, Quentin Blake-like illustrations bring Bumpfizzle's adventures on Earth delightfully to life.
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Bumpfizzle the Best, a snout-nosed, four-legged alien explorer hailing from Planet Plonk, records his Earthly observations while posing as white 10-year-old human Daniel in Forde's (The Last Lie) humorous illustrated fictional diary. After altering the memories of his white host family—which includes 11-year-old William, Mother, Father, and house cat Sooty—Bumpfizzle surveys Earth culture while navigating the group's shifting dynamics when baby Sam is born. Bumpfizzle's antics—including his perplexing encounters with Earthen cuisine such as cat food, and his crush on an athletic girl at school—highlight his comedic missteps. He grapples with his growing fondness for the family and his loyalty to Planet Plonk, especially after discovering what the aliens have planned for Earth. "Annoying Baby Trait" vignettes ("The baby talks utter rubbish... the hoover has a better line in conversation") are interspersed throughout, providing further insight into the family's relationships. Braslina's (Early One Morning) sketch-like b&w illustrations handily depict comical situations, including Bumpfizzle attempting to fight an unsuspecting cow. While it's unclear whether Bumpfizzle is actually an alien invader or a human child's inventive coping mechanism for new siblinghood, his purportedly extraterrestrial perspective and bombastic voice propel this tongue-in-cheek misadventure. Ages 7–10.
