Wilf The Mighty Worrier: Saves the World
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Publisher Description
Wilf worries quite a lot. About quite a lot of things. Well, if we're being totally honest, he worries about almost everything. Stuffed animals for instance. And peanut butter makes him nervous, too. And, as for those awful insects that have waggly feeler thingies instead of eyes? Well, they're something he can't even bear to think about.
So, when the most evil man in the world (named Alan) moves in next door one day, Wilf is understandably rather alarmed. Especially after he learns that Alan is a self-styled Evil Lunatic, with his own grumpy robot sidekick to complete the package. Wilf's only ally in his desperate struggle to put a stop to Alan's plan to destroy the world is his sticky little sister, Dot. Can Wilf stop worrying for long enough to save the world?
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British comedy writer Pritchett makes her children's book debut with the story of a fearful boy named Wilf, whose life is upended when the "biddly boddly baddest man in the whole wide worlderoony" moves in next door. Full of invented words and tangential asides, Pritchett's over-the-top narration pulls readers to and fro as Wilf tries to put aside his many (many) fears to stop Alan and his Big Gun Thingy from destroying the planet. Pritchett plays Alan's villainy for laughs (early on he tells Wilf he's going to pave over his yard to make room for a hover-tank "powered by the sighs of orphans"), and while a familiarity with some British turns of phrase will be helpful, fans of cracked adventures from the likes of Andy Griffiths and Dav Pilkey will be right at home. Ages 6 9.
