Floods 1: Neighbours
  • Published: 3 October 2005
  • ISBN: 9781741660739
  • Imprint: Random House Australia Children's
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $14.99

Floods 1: Neighbours

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3 Oct 2005
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The first in a laugh-out-loud series from the ingenious mind of much-loved children's author Colin Thompson.

The first in a laugh-out-loud series from the ingenious mind of much-loved children's author Colin Thompson.

Nerlin and Mordonna Flood have seven children, most of whom were not created in the traditional way like you or me, but were made in the cellar, using incredible mystical powers, some very shiny Jamie Oliver saucepans and a small chemistry set.

The youngest child, Betty, is a normal, pretty little girl - but she's a useless witch. Her attempts at magic often go wrong, with unexpected yet welcome results.

The next-door neighbours should’ve known better than to rob a family of witches and wizards. But they did, and they're about to find out what the Floods do to bad neighbours…
  • Published: 3 October 2005
  • ISBN: 9781741660739
  • Imprint: Random House Australia Children's
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 176
  • RRP: $14.99
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About the author

Colin Thompson

Since he started writing and illustrating children's books in 1990, Colin Thompson has had more than 65 books published. He has received several awards, including an Aurealis Award for the novel How to Live Forever, CBCA Picture Book of the Year for The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley and CBCA Honour Book and the Family Therapists' Award for The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness. He has been shortlisted for many other awards, including the Astrid Lindgren Award - the most prestigious children's literature prize in the world. Colin lives in Bellingen, Australia. His books with Random House Australia include How to Live Forever, numerous picture books, The Floods series, The Dragons series, The Big Little Book of Happy Sadness, Free to a Good Home and Barry.

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Also by Colin Thompson

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Watch This Space 1: Out to Launch
Floods 13: The Royal Family
Floods 12: Bewitched
The Second Forever
Barry
Floods 11: Disasterchef
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Praise for Floods 1: Neighbours

This is a zany, witty, off-the-wall book... The black and white illustrations are plentiful and charming, making this a book that could be read to a very young child with something to look at on almost every page. A lot of fun for 8 to 12 year olds.

Kathy Rundle, Reading Time

In their first outing, the eponymous stars of the Floods series, a clan of reptile-eating witches and wizards, make the Addams family seem tame ... Australian author Thompson (The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley) careens wildly from one extreme scenario to the next, letting the Floods get away with everything—despite their appearances, they’re the good guys. Kids can enjoy the prankishness; adults can rest easy given the conventional underpinnings.

Publishers Weekly

The Floods is The Adams Family [sic] with an edge. Book 1 in the series is funny, irreverent and gross in the way that appeals to boys … Subversion is the order of the day … The text is aptly illustrated throughout by Colin Thompson.The darkly funny illustrations, combined with the device of speaking directly to the reader, often in asides, results in a book that is almost interactive.This is a book that is certain to grab the attention of many readers who enjoy humour and should be in school libraries.

Toni Somesan, Fiction Focus