Billy’s back, and he’s more bonkers than ever! Turbo-charged trousers at sports day…a monster waterskiing marathon…even a plateful of cheesy chips can lead to mayhem in the madcap world of Billy and the Bonkers family.

The second volume of stories about Billy and his zany family contains three stories to make young readers laugh out loud. Mr Bonkers is determined to win the Father’s Race at Sports Day, and invents some bionic legs to help him run faster. Unfortunately he didn’t invent a stop button, so when the throttle sticks on full power, he is forced to keep running… Billy saves the day, capturing some escaped cheetahs in the process! An encounter with the Loch Ness monster during a holiday in Scotland means Billy ends up on the front pages of the world’s press, apparently water-skiing across the loch on his own. Even the mayor doesn’t believe in the monster, but Billy knows the truth. And on a trip to the bowling alley, Billy has an amazing run of luck, scoring strike after strike. But is there really a ghost haunting the place? Billy discovers the truth when he accidentally takes a trip through the ball return system. It could only happen to the Bonkers family! Riotous action combines with Nick Sharratt’s hilarious illustrations to make a fun read.

2009-07-04