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Barry Loser: Action Hero!

Jim Smith author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:5th Jan '23

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Barry Loser: Action Hero! cover

Super funny, full colour short comic stories – perfect for fans of Bunny vs Monkey

‘Ridonkulously funny and every kid should get their hooter into this Total Winner of graphic novel’ – JENNY PEARSON,The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

‘Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos’ GUARDIAN on Barry Loser

'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

Brand new adventures for Barry Loser in this new series of full colour graphic novels from the author of My Big Fat Smelly Poo Diary – perfect for fans of DogMan, Happy Hills and Bunny vs Monkey

Barry Loser is back! And his adventures are even dafter than before!

Three amazekeel stories, including when Barry’s dad turns into a vending machine, and all Barry has to do is ‘press his buttons’ to get exactly what he wants, and the most boring grown up stories to send you to sleep …

  • 3 short brilliantly bit-size full colour graphic novel stories
  • Full of adventure, silliness, friendship and fun!
  • Bonus ‘how to draw’ sections to help you make your own comic books!

Have you got all of Jim Smith’s amazekeel books?

Barry Loser: I am not a loser

Barry Loser: I am still not a loser

Barry Loser: I am so over being a loser

Barry Loser: I am sort of a loser

Barry Loser and the holiday of doom

Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton

Barry Loser hates half term

Barry Loser and the birthday billions

Barry Loser: worst school trip ever!

Barry Loser is the best at football NOT

Barry Loser and the trouble with pets

My dad is a loser free ebook

My mum is a loser free ebook

Future Ratboy and the attack of the killer robot grannies

Future Ratboy and the invasion of the nom-noms

Future Ratboy and the quest for the missing thingy

The Super Weird Mysteries

Danger at Donut Diner

Attack of the Haunted Lunchbox

My Pencil Case is a Time Machine

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.

‘Ridonkulously funny and every kid should get their hooter into this Total Winner of graphic novel’ – Jenny Pearson, bestselling author of The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates

Praise for the Barry Loser series:

‘Hugely enjoyable, surreal chaos’ Guardian

‘What’s not to love?’ Sun

‘Brilliantly illustrated stories brimming with humour, both gross-out and surreal.’ Jo Simmons

‘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

‘Brilliantly illustrated stories brimming with humour, both gross-out and surreal.’ Jo Simmons

‘Will make you laugh out loud, cringe and snigger at the same time’ LoveReading4Kids

‘If you love Tom Gates and Wimpy Kid, you’ll love these too!’ Sam, aged 10

‘I laughed so much I thought I was going to burst!’ Finbar, aged 9

ISBN: 9780008497248

Dimensions: 210mm x 140mm x 14mm

Weight: 360g

256 pages