Everyone in Brian's family has their own ideas about what Brian should be. His mother wants him to be a famous violinist and makes him practice for hours. His father wants him to be a computer wizard, his older sister forces him into ballet tights and his uncle sees him as a jockey. His family keep on nagging him until he finally announces what HE wants to be. A poignant but funny tale about adults letting children just be children. 'Mary Rees's illustrations, very much in the tradition of Quentin Blake, are entertaining. . . a sophisticated product' - Times Educational Supplement
0. The Gordon Star - Hardback
£9.99 by Rebecca Patterson
(Books/All genres)
(ISBN:9780862648930) Gordon can see everyone else in his class getting gold stars for being good at something: Lucy has neat handwriting, Rachel is the best footballer, Peter makes great clay figures, but all Gordon seems to do is make a mess and get into trouble for being silly. So when they are choosing teams for a quiz, no-one wants Gordon: they say he is rubbish. But the children all agree that Gordon is kind, cheerful and funny - and from now on, Mrs Tonks will give a star to someone who shows those qualities every day. It will be called 'The Gordon Star' - and the first person to get it is Gordon!
Everyone in Brian's family has their own ideas about what Brian should be. His mother wants him to be a famous violinist and makes him practice for hours. His father wants him to be a computer wizard, his older sister forces him into ballet tights and his uncle sees him as a jockey. His family keep on nagging him until he finally announces what HE wants to be. A poignant but funny tale about adults letting children just be children. 'Mary Rees's illustrations, very much in the tradition of Quentin Blake, are entertaining. . . a sophisticated product' - Times Educational Supplement
0. The Gordon Star - Hardback
£9.99 by Rebecca Patterson
(Books/All genres)
(ISBN:9780862648930) Gordon can see everyone else in his class getting gold stars for being good at something: Lucy has neat handwriting, Rachel is the best footballer, Peter makes great clay figures, but all Gordon seems to do is make a mess and get into trouble for being silly. So when they are choosing teams for a quiz, no-one wants Gordon: they say he is rubbish. But the children all agree that Gordon is kind, cheerful and funny - and from now on, Mrs Tonks will give a star to someone who shows those qualities every day. It will be called 'The Gordon Star' - and the first person to get it is Gordon!
0. The Gordon Star - Paperback
£5.99 by Rebecca Patterson
(Books/All genres)
(ISBN:9781842705728) Gordon can see everyone else in his class getting gold stars for being good at something: Lucy has neat handwriting, Rachel is the best footballer, Peter makes great clay figures, but all Gordon seems to do is make a mess and get into trouble for being silly. So when they are choosing teams for a quiz, no-one wants Gordon: they say he is rubbish. But the children all agree that Gordon is kind, cheerful and funny - and from now on, Mrs Tonks will give a star to someone who shows those qualities every day. It will be called 'The Gordon Star' - and the first person to get it is Gordon!
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