Cover illustration by Jerry Paris
'Glerhus Dill Sotblug!'
Harry is in trouble. He's burned down the family kitchen so now he has to spend a week of his summer hols with his uncle Tristram - who's heading off to stay with his new girlfriend, Morning Glory, on a tiny British island. Harry doesn't expect it to be a lot of fun - with just a wacky competition at the end of the week to look forward to. He certainly didn't expect to discover all the beards. Or the angel on the mountain. Or the helicopters circling overhead all week. And he definitely didn't think it would be so wet.
The ferry man did warn them, 'Glerhus Dill Sotblug!' But what on earth did it MEAN?
And will they end up Eating Things on Sticks ... ?
Harry, Uncle Tristram and their family previously appeared in The More the Merrier.
Eating Things on Sticks was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2009 in the 7-14 age category. The prize was founded in 2008 by Michael Rosen as part of his Children's Laureateship to honour those books that make children laugh.
"Fine writes with a wonderful freshness and enthusiasm that's highly contagious. The dialogue crackles, and every page oozes with exuberance...
"This book is funny. This book is fun. This book put a stupid big grin on my face."
Philip Ardagh, The Guardian
" I laughed in every chapter of this book - definitely one for a rainy day."
Eating Things on Sticks is a book for children in the middle age range. It was published by Doubleday on 2nd July 2009.
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