Alroy's Very Nearly Clean Bedroom
Illustrated by Bettina Guthridge
first published: 1996
publisher: Addison Wesley (UK), Longman Supa Dooper (Australia) and Sunshine Books (USA)
age group: 6 to 8 years
length: 60 pages
ISBN: 0-582-80497-3
Description:
A boy's imaginary adventures while cleaning his bedroom have a surprisingly
real result!
Excerpt:
Alroy was in the jungle. He crawled under the hanging vines, through a
tunnel, and up a steep, steep mountain. His toes found holes and his
fingers found cracks; he pulled and wiggled, and climbed to the top.
Far down below a lion strode across the plains. It saw Alroy. It ran and
jumped onto the low mountain beside Alroy's. With a roar it jumped towards
him. Alroy reached for the lion...
...and Alroy and the lion and the mountain crashed down...
...down...
...from the sky to the plains.
"Alroy!" shouted his mother. "Are you cleaning your bedroom?"
"Yes," said Alroy. Which was very nearly true...
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Purchasing Information:
Alroy's Very Nearly Clean Bedroom is currently in print and available at bookshops in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the USA and the UK.
Or you can purchase it online:
in Australia at The Well
Editions and Translations:
Published in theUSA by Sunshine Books, ISBN 0-7698-0763-9
Wendy's Recommendations:
If you liked Alroy's Very Nearly Clean Bedroom, I think you'll also enjoy these books:
The Bully Biscuit Gang
The Laziest Boy in the World
And by other authors:
The Truck on the Track by Janet Burroway
William the Dragon by Polly Donnison
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