David Windle

Spudboy and Chip David Windle

Perfect for 7 - 11 year old readers, Spudboy and Chip is a comic twist on the superhero genre. Perfect for reluctant readers, kids who like comedy or for primary school teachers to use as a springboard to encourage their class to invent their own superheroes. What's the worst kind of superhero you could be? Spiderman: half man, half spider! Batman: half man, half bat! Spudboy: half boy...half potato? Life is tough for young Colin Sludge and, to top it all, his parents' fish and chip shop has hit hard times and Colin's the guinea pig for all his mum's new recipes. He's eaten so much potato it's practically coming out of his nostrils. To make matters worse, one night, after Colin slips on a pile of peelings, strange things start happening to his body...but none of those things are half as strange as the talking potato in his school bag! Little does Colin know, he and his brand new potato pal are about to become be headline news when a school trip to the Science Museum goes wrong. Can Colin defeat the evil Darius Gizmo and Spike Blagger and save his classmates from disaster? REVIEW on THE BOOK BAG ' immediately engaging and entertaining. It's funny and anarchic and original.'