Overview

Harold is turning seven years old. He's never had a real birthday party. His parents are too grumpy. But this year is going to be different. Thanks to an amazing man named Mr. Ponzio, something incredible is going to happen on Harold's birthday - and it's going to be absolutely extraordinary

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'Striking images, with muted colours but comic exuberance, make this picture book about a magical seventh birthday, at which the guests are animals, a treat' - Sunday Times 'Extraordinary … beautifully told and illustrated' - Parents in Touch 'A colourful tale executed in Beatrice Alemagna’s own inimitable style' - Picture Books Blogger 'Tremendously touching … and just a little bit different' - BookTrust 'Simply marvellous … A brilliant book to be enjoyed over and over again' - Parenting without Tears 'Her [Beatrice Alemagna’s] quirky style with its expressive lines and atmospheric use of soft colour wash is ideally suited to the humour of the story as we move from chaos in the house to the joyous expanse of the park' - Books for Keeps (Book of the Week) 'Utterly fabulous' - Read It Daddy 'Harold Snipperpot’s Best Disaster Ever is further evidence of Alemagna’s brilliant eye for the absurd … earth-toned, intricately patterned illustrations' - Observer 'The illustrations are stunning, the message is sweet, and the journey is a fun one' - Babyccino

'A colourful tale executed in Beatrice Alemagna's own inimitable style' - Picture Books Blogger 'Extraordinary ... beautifully told and illustrated' - Parents in Touch 'Striking images, with muted colours but comic exuberance, make this picture book about a magical seventh birthday, at which the guests are animals, a treat' - Sunday Times 'Tremendously touching ... and just a little bit different' - BookTrust 'Simply marvellous ... A brilliant book to be enjoyed over and over again' - Parenting without Tears 'Her [Beatrice Alemagna's] quirky style with its expressive lines and atmospheric use of soft colour wash is ideally suited to the humour of the story as we move from chaos in the house to the joyous expanse of the park' - Books for Keeps (Book of the Week) 'Utterly fabulous' - Read It Daddy 'Harold Snipperpot's Best Disaster Ever is further evidence of Alemagna's brilliant eye for the absurd ... earth-toned, intricately patterned illustrations' - Observer 'The illustrations are stunning, the message is sweet, and the journey is a fun one' - Babyccino

'A colourful tale executed in Beatrice Alemagna's own inimitable style' - Picture Books Blogger

Author Information

Beatrice Alemagna has written and illustrated dozens of children’s books, which have received numerous awards all over the world and have been translated into 14 languages. The author-illustrator of two New York Times Best Illustrated books, she has also been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award seven times and shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award twice. Enchanted Lion has published four of her picture books: The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy; Child of Glass; Telling Stories Wrong; and the forthcoming You Can't Kill Snow White, a picture book for teens and adults, published under Enchanted Lion's Unruly imprint. Born in Bologna, Italy, Alemagna lives and works in Paris, France.

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