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Review by Angela

Sweaty and pals Smile is the third instalment of the ‘Sweaty’ trilogy, with Sweaty and Pals being the first and Sweaty and Pals Again the second. Much in the same vein as the first two books, there is good clean fun between Derek and his faithful pals.

In this book, Derek and his pals have all moved up a school year, with Derek and Curly having a new teacher, if only for a short time before getting yet another new teacher! The lovable old characters are all still there – smarty-pants Alison Brown and cross Mr Murdoch, as well as new-comers along the road, twins Nicole and Tiffany. There’s fun with teams of trolley racers organised by the local supermarket, Bisko’s, and a girly birthday party which the boys have to suffer!

This lovely paperback by Mac Black is well written with perfect length chapters for children’s bedtime which are complete little stories in themselves. Young children will love the realistic and funny tales of school days, taking photographs and shopping at the supermarket. The pages are liberally littered with wonderful and often amusing illustrations.