
Meet Izzy Gizmo
- a fabulously feisty new character from Pip Jones (Squishy Mc Fluff; Daddy's Sandwich) brought brilliantly to life with exuberant & detailed illustrations from the best-selling illustrator of The Detective Dog Sara Ogilvie Izzy Gizmo a girl who LOVED to inventcarried her tool bag wherever she wentin case she discovered a thing to be mendedor a gadget to tweak to make to make it more splendid Izabelle Gizmo just loves to invent but her inventions never seem to work the way she wants them to & that makes her really CROSS! When she finds a crow with a broken wing she just has to help But will she be able to put her frustrations to one side & help her new friend to fly again? Shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Prize 2017 this empowering book is perfect for fans of Rosie Revere Engineer Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World & Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls If you're looking for a new book with a determined strong female role model then this is for you' Being a Mummy blog This was such a fun book We need more books with girl inventors!' Twirling Book Princess blog This exuberantly riotous story blends the fun of rhyme with the touching friendship between a charismatic crow & a never-say-die young inventor' Lancashire Evening Post A lovely story of ingenuity & determination' Parents in Touch I doubt many will fail to fall for Izzy & her mechanical mind Pip Jones' rhyming narrative is a cracker to read aloud & Sara Ogilvie's imagination must be almost as fertile as young Izzy's A real riot' Red Reading Hub blog Jones's loping engaging rhymes & Ogilvie's vivacious images evoke both inspiration & frustration' The Guardian