this savvy, comic tale ticks every box' The Daily Telegraph Praise for Charlie Changes into a Chicken: If they can break into the fortress-like offices of Van Der Gruyne Industries and recover the McGuffins' stolen gold, maybe Charlie won't have to move away after all.Ĭan Charlie's friends help him master his powers once and for all, or will he end up stuck as a pigeon forever? Luckily, Charlie's best friends Flora, Wogan and Mohsen are on hand to help.
And it's getting harder and harder to control his powers He might have to move in with his Aunt Brenda and her seventeen cats (and wooden leg) Unfortunately, things are getting quite stressful for Charlie:
When Charlie McGuffin gets stressed, something a little bit different happens: he turns into an animal! This is a brilliant and positive debut from Sam Copeland about an often tricky topic.What happens when you feel stressed? Maybe you start sweating, or your heart beats faster. This is a book that isn’t what you expect, cleverly portraying ways of dealing with stress and anxiety, and providing some sound advice throughout.Ī child might be able to see elements of themselves in Charlie, and the book includes some references to anecdotal phrases centred around anxiety, without dwelling on the negatives. Told from Charlie’s point of view, there is a dark side to the seemingly comedic nature of this book as you realise that Charlie’s animal habits are a cause of a bigger problem. Over the course of the book, Charlie aims to overcome his difficulties and worries before the school play to avoid any major embarrassments.Īs soon as Charlie tells his friends, they want to try everything they can to help him find out why it happens, proving that anything is possible with a little help from your friends. Except something strange happens to Charlie at random times for no apparent reason: he changes into animals.Ĭharlie feels quite lonely because at first, no one else seems to believe him that this is going on, let alone tries to understand why.
Charlie McGuffin seems like a normal school boy but, like we all do, he has his worries.
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