‘There are many boys in the world, all slightly different from one another,
and most of them are referred to by names. These are often John or Jack or
Desmond, but sometimes they are James or Philip or Simon. Once, and once only,
there was a boy whose name was Fizzlebert.’
Fizzlebert Stump lives in a travelling circus. But although he gets to hang
around with acrobats, play the fool with clowns, and put his head in a lion’s
mouth every night, he’s the only kid there – and he’s bored. But then Fizz
decides to join a library, and life suddenly gets a lot more exciting, when a
simple library card application leads to him being kidnapped by a pair of
crazed pensioners! Will he ever see the circus again?
A story of a boy, a book, some very bad people, some very brave deeds, and the
importance of rubber teeth for lions.
About the Author
A.F. Harrold is an English poet (1975-present). He writes and performs for
adults and children, in cabaret and in schools, in bars and in basements, in
fields and indoors. He was Glastonbury Festival Website’s Poet-In-Residence in
2008, and Poet-In-Residence at Cheltenham Literature Festival in 2010. He won
the Cheltenham All Stars Slam Championship in 2007 and has had his work on BBC
Radio 4, Radio 3 and BBC7. He is active in schools work, running workshops and
slams and doing performances at ungodly hours of the morning, and has published
several collections of poetry.
He is the owner of many books, a handful of hats, a few good ideas and one
beard.
http://www.afharroldkids.co.uk/”