Thirteen Unpredictable Tales

Paul Jennings was born in Australia and still lives there. He is one of Australia's most successful and well-known children's writers. Paul is particularly concerned with making reading interesting and fun for children instead of a chore. He also works as a lecturer in Teacher and Adult Education. He has won many Australian awards - in 1992 he won an award in every children's choice list in Australia.

A selection of the best short stories from Paul Jennings' earlier Puffin titles. Everyone is entirely different but all are wacky and extraordinary. Subjects range from the longest kiss ever, to a boy who becomes transparent - and the stories are all unpredictable!

Undone!

Since the publication of Unreal! in 1985, readers all around the world have devoured Paul Jennings' stories. He has been voted 'favourite author' by Australian children over forty times and has won every children's choice award in Australia. In 1995 Paul was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to children's literature, and in 2001 he was awarded the Dromkeen Medal for services to children's literature. In 2007, Paul Jennings' worldwide sales surpassed 8 million copies.

A collection of eight quirky, bizarre, and very funny short stories.

Uncovered!

Paul Jennings worked as a special-education teacher before becoming a full-time writer. He has been voted 'favourite author' by children in Australia over forty times and has won every children's choice award in Australia. His books, including Undone!, Unreal! and Tongue-Tied! are hugely popular and he has sold more than 6.7 million books worldwide.

I'm uncovered... 
 
I try to hide my nakedness with my hand. But it doesn't work. Everyone can see. 
 
Also on show... 
 
Bad rabbit habits. 
 
Rapt - in toilet paper. 
 
Birds with teeth. 
 
A live face on the wall. 
 
A collection of brilliant and bizarre stories from the amazing Paul Jennings.

Unreal!

A reunion of bones. An irresistible kisser. Wonder underpants. Cow-dung custard. It&rsquo;s all a bit much really! 
 
A brilliant collection of funny, weird and whacky short stories with strange endings from the award-winning Paul Jennings.

Unbelievable!

Believe it or not &hellip; a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk. 
 
A brilliant collection of funny, weird and whacky short stories from Paul Jennings.

Unbearable!

A collection of eight quirky, bizarre, and very funny short stories from the brilliant Paul Jennings.

Paul Jennings

...And How You Can Help Your Child to Catch it

Parents are the best reading teachers in the world. Parental involvement is key to a child learning to read, to use language - and to their whole early years education. In an easy-to-read, jargon-busting book, Paul Jennings gives simple strategies to show how parents can use books to enrich their children's lives - it's not just about learning to read, it's about learning to love reading. He cuts through the jargon and controversy to show how every parent can infect their child with the reading bug.

Paul Jennings

Books by Paul Jennings

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