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The trouble with life is it's sooooooo not fair. And the trouble with being grounded is it's sooooooo boring. You absolutely can't go anywhere at all. No hopping jumping, flying or parachuting . . . Daisy's got ever so much time to think about what she's done. Really, if her pocket money hadn't run out and if someone hadn't dropped a strawberry dib-dab on the pavement and if strawberry dib-dabs weren't Daisy's absolutely favourite sweet . . .
Who knew that it had invisible red germs that are so totally teensy and that Auntie Sue says give you tummy trouble? Daisy's trips to the loo are interspersed with hilarious musings about the trouble with everything, from her goldfish Freddie who thinks it's a dolphin, to the school name-caller Jack Beechwhistle, and hosepipes that don't do as they're told. Now, if only Daisy can find a word to rhyme with hippopotamus, she and Gabby can magic next door's cat into a hippo. When she's un-grounded and off the loo, of course . . .

©2007 Kes Gray and Nick Sharratt (P)2010 Random House Audiobooks

 Chapter Books & Readers Growing Up Growing Up & Facts of Life Humorous Fiction Literature & Fiction Comedy Fiction Witty Funny Health

Critic reviews

Daisy, with her perfectly round face, determined, beady eyes and severe Joan of Arc coif, is a veritable icon of juvenile intransigence
Full of humour, this is great for newly confident readers.
Perfect for confident readers
This is a great book to encourage new readers amd to bring on those who enjoyed the previous Daisy books.
A well-written and comical read
All stars
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I like daisy and it’s really nice slash good life is not fair I agree

Good

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It was brilliantly read and a great story! Read absolutely beautifully and I would listen to it again and again

Brilliant

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Hi I'm Furby Puppy I'm 8. I found this story really funny, especially the bit when the reader said "when I saw a half eaten dib dab on the floor all I did was see it, pick it up off the ground, put it in my mouth and eat it." With funny expression. I also liked the bit where Daisy's mum said "Not today Gabby, Daisy's grounded. Daisy did something very naughty yesterday so Daisy needs to think long and hard about the naughty thing she did yesterday. I'm sorry to spoil your fun but it's important that Daisy does some long hard thinking today", with lots of expression and a very parentish voice which I found really funny.

I found this story really funny

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Hilarious story and an absolutely brilliant narrator! Gullible Daisy is a funniest character ever. My children have listened to her musings countless times, and have read all other Daisy books - I only wish more of them were released in audio versions!

Funniest character ever

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Clever because they do really good Voice isn’t it, including Daisy and her mum and the spider

Clever

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