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First published in Great Britain in Armada by William Collins Sons & Co Ltd in 1976
This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2011
Text copyright © Alan Parker 1976
Why You’ll Love This Book copyright © Lauren Child 2011
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Source ISBN: 9780007441228
Ebook Edition © DECEMBER 2012 ISBN: 9780007514830
Version: 2016-11-24
For Lucy, Alexander, Jake and Nathan, who heard it first.
Why You’ll Love This Book by Lauren Child
14. Al Is Is Git. Or Not So Git
16. Looney (Off His Trolley) Bergonzi
Someone once said that if you can open with a really good first line then you are halfway to writing a really great book. The opening sentence to Bugsy Malone is one of my all-time favourites.
Someone once said that if it was raining brains, Roxy Robinson wouldn’t even get wet.
This is a perfect first line. You know right away that there’s going to be some snappy dialogue and some hardboiled characters.