Addy the Baddy

Addy is determined not to like her new school even before she gets there, but when she arrives and finds the class doing maths she's not familiar with, she makes up her mind. 'I'm not staying here long,' she tells herself and Kath who's been asked to look after her. Her antics to try to get sent home include flooding the toilets, ruining the paint colours and hiding her lunchtime sprouts. However, no one seems unduly worried by her misdemeanours and at the end of the day the new school doesn't seem so bad. Lauren Child's seemingly artless, almost scribbled illustrations are highly effective and will give added pleasure to the reader.