The Grunts all at Sea

Mahy Magic

Sharp Sheep

Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name

Poems for Children

Cat Kid Comic Club

The Parent Agency

Melonhead and the Vegalicious Disaster

The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is a memoir by Bill Bryson that recounts his childhood in 1950s America with a humorous and nostalgic lens. Set in Des Moines, Iowa, Bryson introduces his alter ego, the Thunderbolt Kid, a superhero persona he imagined for himself amidst the backdrop of post-war optimism and the golden age of comic books. Through a series of anecdotes, Bryson describes a time of innocence, prosperity, and simplicity, where kids roamed freely, and life seemed less complicated. He paints a vivid picture of the era's culture, from the explosion of consumerism to the advent of the atomic age. The book is both a personal journey through Bryson's formative years and a cultural commentary on American life during a period of significant change. It's a tale filled with humor, warmth, and a touch of nostalgia for a bygone era.

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Shirley Hughes, Margaret Mahy, 1986

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Vivian French, John Bradley, 2005

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Tedd Arnold, 2004

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Vernon Barnes, Helene Teresa Barnes, 2004

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Dav Pilkey, 2022

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David Baddiel, 2014

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Katy Kelly, 2012