Charlie #3: Charlie and the Big Snow Award-winning author by Hilary McKay (author) and Sam Hearn (illustrator)

Charlie’s waited for snow his whole life – and now it’s finally here! But his mean mum and teacher won’t let him play in it. The snow’s all getting wasted! Luckily, Charlie has a way to keep it safe – by following his big brother Max’s advice, and putting it in the freezer! But that turns out NOT to be a good idea, and poor Charlie is sent to bed in disgrace before he’s even had a chance to play outside. Could his awful brother Max, who started all the trouble in the first place, turn out to be the best brother in the world – and help Charlie to make the best snowman ever? Starring an irresistible boy hero who is as naughty as Horrid Henry but oh-so-much nicer, this boisterous story from Whitbread-winning author Hilary McKay is wise, warm, cheeky and furiously funny.

Product Details

Series

Charlie (book 3)

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780439968829

Date published

October 1st, 2007

Lexile measure

880L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 4.8; Middle years; 1.0 points

Other details

64 pages

Condition

New

Part of this Series

Charlie

Author/Illustrator

Hilary McKay

Hilary McKay was born in Boston, Lincolnshire and is the eldest of four girls. From a very early age she read voraciously and grew up in a household of readers. Hilary says of herself as a child “I anaesthetised myself against the big bad world with large doses of literature. The local library was as familiar to me as my own home.”

After reading Botany and Zoology at St. Andrew’s University Hilary then went on to work as a biochemist in an Analysis Department. Hilary enjoyed the work but at the same time had a burning desire to write. After the birth of her two children, Hilary wanted to devote more time to bringing up her children and writing so decided to leave her job.

One of the best things about being a writer, says Hilary, is receiving letters from children. She wishes that she had written to authors as a child, but it never occurred to her to contact them!

Hilary has written many books but is probably best known for the award-winning Casson family series.

Hilary now lives in a small village in Derbyshire with her family. When not writing Hilary loves walking, reading, and having friends to stay.