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Informationen zum Autor Sally Gardner is an award-winning novelist from London. Her books have been translated into 22 languages and have sold more than 1 million copies in the UK. Sally continues to be an avid spokesperson for dyslexia awareness! working to change the way it is perceived by society. She was recently awarded the CARNEGIE MEDAL and the COSTA BOOK AWARD. Visit her website at http://www.sallygardner.net! and follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/TheSallyGardner and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/SallyGardner.Author Zusammenfassung Timmy Twinkle is chubby. That means he gets bullied at school and hasn't any friends. He longs to play football! but he's hopeless at games. He's miserable. And it doesn't help when Gramps tells him about Great-Uncle Vernon! a chubby boy who grew up to be a famous footballer. Then his gran's friend May comes to stay. May is a fitness fanatic who knocks Timmy and Gramps into shape in no time! and Timmy discovers there's magic in his toes - he can kick a ball just like Great-Uncle Vernon. And when Timmy performs on the football field! everyone wants to be friends with him. A lovely story of a child whose unhappiness is dispelled by the discovery of a magical gift. Read by Andrew Sachs
