Please Don't Read the Footnotes Please

Funny and irreverent collection of short stories, heavily annotated by footnotes from the eagerly/overly communicative author

A middle-grade book breaking all the rules inviting readers to zig-zag across the page on a dazzling and humorous journey from story to story.

A middle-grade book breaking all the rules, inviting readers to zig-zag across the page between the funny stories and the* footnotes.

Traditionally, once a book is published, the author's job is over. The book belongs to the reader after that, and it's up to you to decide what the book is about. Author Rob Walton** is having none of this, and has insisted on popping up throughout this book with comments, suggestions and general chatter, to keep you company and (possibly) improve your reading experience.

There are stories about horses, chocolate, supply teachers and Lincolnshire. There are stories about unusual days in class and even more unusual days in the library. There are stories about going round friends' houses, and the weird things parents do. The stories are wide-ranging!

*even funnier

**teacher, poet, absolutely legitimate master of the short story