Rory Sparkes #1 And The Elephant In The Room

I couldn t stop reading it. 5 stars - Noah, aged 9 A laugh-out-loud new adventure from Paddington star Hugh Bonneville, perfect for fans of the real-world mischief, relatable characters and short episodic stories of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Horrid Henry and Just William, and filled with brilliantly funny illustrations from Loretta Schauer. Rory Sparkes can t stand his red hair, freckles and being unusually tall, because all he s ever wanted is to fit in. Donna loves being loud, charging around and starting water fights. Donna is terrible at fitting in. That s probably because she is an elephant! When Donna and the circus stomp into Rory s life, they bring him more attention than ever. But maybe their chaos, noise and friendship is actually exactly what he needs?