Marge in Charge

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SKU: 9781848125339
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By Isla Fisher

Series: Marge

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Meet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves making a mess and bending the rules. From cooking chocolate soup at dinnertime to conducting a chaotic concert at school, Marge brings fun and chaos wherever she goes. Jake and Jemima enjoy brilliant adventures with their new babysitter, but will they manage to tick off all the jobs on Mummy's list?
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A hilarious, anarchic and charming junior fiction novel from A-list actress Isla Fisher.

A hilarious, anarchic and charming debut from A-list actress Isla Fisher

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Isla Fisher is hilarious – David Walliams.

Meet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves to make a mess and bend the rules... At dinnertime, Chef Marge cooks up chocolate soup, and at school, Marge the Musician conducts a chaotic concert in the playground!

Jake and Jemima have brilliant fun with their new babysitter, but will they manage to tick off all the jobs on Mummy's list?

Three fresh, fun, and family-friendly Marge stories from A-list actress, mother, writer, and comedian Isla Fisher.

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Marge and the Great Train Rescue

Marge and the Great Train Rescue is back, and this time she's taking the Button family on a train journey. When Mum and Dad go out for a 'romantic' (i.e. BORING) dinner, Marge takes the kids on an adventure of their own. Jakey's always longed to drive a train - and with Marge around to turn ordinary life extraordinary, there's...

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Marge and the Pirate Baby

Marge and the Pirate Baby sees Marge back and exploring the neighbourhood with the kids! With some help from Jemima and Jake, can she stay in charge and keep pirate baby Zara under control? And can the children make sure Marge behaves at Uncle Desmond and Annie's wedding? This is the second fun family story in the Marge in Charge...

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Marge in Charge

Isla Fisher is hilarious – David Walliams. Meet Marge, the mischievous babysitter with rainbow hair who loves to make a mess and bend the rules... At dinnertime, Chef Marge cooks up chocolate soup, and at school, Marge the Musician conducts a chaotic concert in the playground! Jake and Jemima have brilliant fun with their new babysitter, but will they manage...

By Isla Fisher

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Marge and the Secret Tunnel

Life with Marge is never boring! Even shopping for new shoes turns out to be an amazing adventure, especially when the lights go out and the children are stuck in the shop! And when Jakey decides he'd like to visit Australia, Marge has the best idea ever. She and the children will dig a tunnel and visit a completely different...

By Isla Fisher

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781848125339

Publisher: Templar Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 July 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Piccadilly Press

Contributors:

Illustrated by Eglantine Ceulemans

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 126g

Pages: 176

Collections

Children's Books Children's Fiction Children’s, Teenage and Educational Isla Fisher Series: Marge Young Adult

About the Author

Isla Fisher is a comedian and actor well-known for her film & TV roles (Wedding Crashers, Home & Away) who has a wealth of experience across script-writing, marketing and comedy. Isla has three young children and has written these fresh and funny family stories using her experience as a writer, comedian and mother.

Eglantine Ceulemans spent her childhood reading Belgian comics. In 2007 she joined the Emile Cohl School of Art in Lyon, France, transforming her passion for illustration into a vocation. She loves working in an intuitive way, combining humor and sensitivity, and using different mediums and techniques. Eglantine currently resides in Lyon.

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Marge and the Pirate Baby sees Marge back and exploring the neighbourhood with the kids! With some help from Jemima and Jake, can she stay in charge and keep pirate baby Zara under control? And can the children make sure Marge behaves at Uncle Desmond and Annie's wedding? This is the second fun family story in the Marge in Charge...

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Marge and the Great Train Rescue

Marge and the Great Train Rescue is back, and this time she's taking the Button family on a train journey. When Mum and Dad go out for a 'romantic' (i.e. BORING) dinner, Marge takes the kids on an adventure of their own. Jakey's always longed to drive a train - and with Marge around to turn ordinary life extraordinary, there's...

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Marge and the Secret Tunnel

Life with Marge is never boring! Even shopping for new shoes turns out to be an amazing adventure, especially when the lights go out and the children are stuck in the shop! And when Jakey decides he'd like to visit Australia, Marge has the best idea ever. She and the children will dig a tunnel and visit a completely different...

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Marge The Collection: 9 stories in 1

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