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PESTS: Book 1

Emer Stamp

PESTS: Book 1

Subjects

  • Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
  • Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair

Average rating

5 out 5

31 reviews

'Riotously funny, with enough expressive drawings and poo jokes to delight Pig fans as well as new readers' - Guardian When the lights go off, the PESTS come out! The laugh-out-loud new series from the author/illustrator of the bestselling DIARY OF PIG series and DADDY FARTYPANTS. With amazing GLOW IN THE DARK cover, and a hidden message for young pests to find. Meet Stix, the tiny but heroic mouse who might be living behind your washing machine. But is he naughty enough to join the PESTS? Stix is the size of an egg cup, can jump the width of a dog's bottom, and LOVES cheese. That's because Stix is a mouse. He probably lives behind your washing machine, but you wouldn't know it, because his grandma taught him to always stay out of trouble and NEVER let the humans know he's there. But now Stix has stumbled across P.E.S.T.S. - the Peewit Educatorium for Seriously Terrible Scoundrels - in the basement of his building, and along with a whole host of new pesty friends (and enemies), he's about to rip up Grandma's rule book and make a REAL pest of himself...

Reviews

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An exciting book, with sudden, unexpected twists.

Queen Peaches Tinkle 05.09.2023

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This book was funny because it can glow in the dark and when the main character was scared that his secret owners will call newk a pest the pest killing company

Principal Majorca Flattery 28.08.2023

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it was quite funny

Professor Ice-T Supermarket 18.08.2023

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Very Nice book

Duchess Gloriana Teacup 16.08.2023

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nice and exciting with some scary parts...Brilliant

Baroness Bunny Dangerous 16.08.2023

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I like how Boo Boo loved them

Lady Daffodil Bungalow 11.08.2023

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Pest was a fiction story about a mouse and his grand ma they use to live secretly in human kitchen but one day his grand ma got flushed into the toilet. Mouse was all alone his another friends (night animals) helped him to get his grand ma out of the toilet. This story was fun to read and gives a lesson of bravery

Coach Mildred Sherbet 03.08.2023

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Fairly good. Can feel frustration in the room all the time

Dame Rapunzel Arlington 26.07.2023

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Heartfelt

Anonymous 26.07.2023

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It is absolutely amazing because it has everything at once e.g suspense drama and more.

Anonymous 26.07.2023

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Nice book

Anonymous 13.07.2023

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I loved this book it was really funny especially when Colin was scared of the pests pretending to be a ghost!!

King Merlin Frozen-Peas 29.08.2022

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It's really exciting and my favourite character was dug since he is a mole and moles are funny

General Snoopy Fink 20.08.2022

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It was a good book to read

Anonymous 15.08.2022

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It was quite creepy and enjoyable. My favorite is Batz because she is quick-thinking, kind and energetic. Maximus is annoying and selfish and disagreeable. I enjoyed reading about 'the blame game'. It was an amazing book.

Coach Candyfloss Unicycle 13.08.2022

Star Reviewer

Star Reviewer

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100% would recommend, brilliant book

General Amazonia Lanzarote 08.08.2022

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I liked it because it was about mice and rats and other funny stuff.

Lord Bart Dangerous 26.07.2022

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The mouse's name is Sticks and he lives with his grandma behind a washing machine in flat number 3. One night while his grandma is sleeping a rat comes and bullies him to find out where the biscuits are. All the people woke up and saw Sticks and he played dead. It was very scary at that point. His grandma is really nice to him but it's really sad because she gets flushed down the toilet.

Lady Agnetha Turkey 25.07.2022

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Ok nice idea goes on and on a bit tho.

DJ Gator Peanut-butter 18.02.2022

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This was a great book, very funny and I recommend it to anyone that enjoys a good humourous book and mice and pigeons. WARNING: This book is NOT suitable for cats or dogs of any kind!

Officer Llama Possum 25.08.2021

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