There’s a FIFA Football World Cup coming up in case you didn’t notice (this review was written a week prior to the Russia World Cup 2018). That means there are lots of tie-in football-related books getting released. This is one of them. If you don’t believe me then look at the opening sentence: “Ever since the World Cup started, everyone in school has been comperleeterly into football.” Barry Loser is a madcap illustrated series for kids aged 6+ and a must-read for any child that loves silly books.

a b Chilton, Martin (10 December 2013). "Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2013 – winners announced!". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 1 August 2021. After graduating with a first class degree in advertising, graphic design and illustration in 1997, Jim Smith was spotted by the owner of a small coffee shop chain and brought in to fill the walls of their flagship store with his paintings. My mum and dad are so busy looking after my brand new baby brother, Desmond Loser the Second, that sometimes I wonder if they even know I exist.’ It’s Barry’s birthday and his mum and dad have bought him the amazekeel new gaming helmet he wanted – The Shnozinator 9000! It’s the best birthday present ever … until his baby brother breaks it and ruins everything. Barry Loser was really cool - or 'keel' as his TV hero Future Ratboy would say - until Darren Darrenofski, a crocodile-faced fart burper, joined his school and started to tease him and call him names.It’s Barry’s birthday and his mum and dad have bought him the amazekeel new gaming helmet he wanted – The Shnozinator 9000! It’s the best birthday present ever . . . until his baby brother breaks it and ruins everything. It was a three month contract; seventeen years later, Jim is head of design at Puccino's Worldwide Ltd, now an international coffee shop franchise with stores in the UK, Europe and Egypt.

Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series. Brand new adventures for Barry Loser in this new series of full colour graphic novels – perfect for fans of DogMan, Bunny vs Monkey and Kitty QuestIn the first book, Barry has had enough of being a loser and wants to prove he’s a Total Winner, but when his parents ban him from gaming he has to think outside of the box . . . Barry also has a new cat called French Fries – the keelest cat ever amen. The review of the eight year old boy in our house … "Can I keep it to give to a friend?" Best recommendation you can get' Observer But Barry has a plan: he’ll just have to become a billionaire inventor and make enough money to buy another one, before his life is comperleeterly over … The eighth book in the brilliant Roald Dahl Funny Prize winning BARRY LOSER series. Perfect for readers aged 7-10 years old and fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, Dennis the Menace and Pamela Butchart's Wigglesbottom Primary series.

The review of the 8-year-old boy in our house . . . Can I keep it to give to a friend? Best recommendation you can get' Observer Welcome to Books2Door, the one-stop shop for all your children's book needs! We specialise in selling cheap children’s box sets and series at bargain prices. Jim Smith’s books have sold 840k copies in the English language, and sold in 17 territories. He won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, the Scholastic Lollies award, was shortlisted for the Waterstones prize, and had a World Book Day book. In 2010, Jim launched the hugely successful Waldo Pancake range of stationery and gift products, now sold in the UK, Australia, Singapore, Europe and the US.The bestselling, award-winning Barry Loser series is ten years old and Barry, Bunky, Nancy and the gang are off on a series of new adventures – in full colour graphic novel format and with ‘how to draw’ sections to help you make your own comic books! At Books2Door, we believe that reading is a fundamental skill that every child should have to help improve their vocabulary, grammar, and critical thinking skills.

Jim Smith is a British author, illustrator and designer who is behind the gift and card range, Waldo Pancake, [1] Head of Design [2] for franchise chain Puccino Coffee as well as creator of the award-winning [3] children's series Barry Loser. I am still not a Loser, Smith's second book in the Barry Loser Series won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize in 2013 for funniest book for children aged 7–14. [3] And the second book in the spin-off series Future Ratboy won The Laugh Out Loud Children's Book Awards in 2017 for 6–8-year olds. [4] Novels [ edit ]

Soon, Barry loses his coolness and becomes a 'loser'. Nothing seems to go right for him and he blames Darren for ruining his life. But then a school talent competition gives Barry and his friend Bunky an opportunity for a funny sketch, as well as a chance to fool Darren. Anyway this book by Jim Smith (whilst on the football theme, not to be confused with the other Jim Smith – the former football manager of Derby County and Portsmouth) sees Barry Loser agree that he and his mates, much to their chagrin, will partake in a big football match against Avocado Hill, “the posh little village that sits on top of a slope overlooking Mogden Town”, the place Loser (as Barry Loser is commonly referred to) lives. We understand that buying kids books can be expensive. That's why we offer a wide range of box sets and series at affordable prices, making it easier for parents, teachers, and libraries to access quality books for children.