Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning series, perfect for fans of Dennis the Menace, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates, and Mr Gum.

‘My best friend Bunky is sort of like my pet dog, so it was weird when he suddenly started fancying a cat one day.’

Barry can’t wait to tell his friends that they’ve been invited on his family caravan holiday to Plonkton. But the weekend by the sea doesn’t turn out to be the keelfest Barry was hoping for. It’s all his best mate Bunky’s fault for going and falling in love. OH. MY. UNKEELNESS!

Have you got all of Jim Smith’s amazekeel books?

I am not a Loser

I am still not a Loser

I am so over being a Loser

I am sort of a Loser

Barry Loser and the holiday of doom

Barry Loser and the case of the crumpled carton

Barry Loser’s ultimate book of keelness

Future Ratboy and the attack of the killer robot grannies

Jim Smith is the keelest kids’ book author in the whole wide world amen. He graduated from art school with first class honours (the best you can get) and went on to create the branding for a sweet little chain of coffee shops. He also designs cards and gifts under the name Waldo Pancake.

BARRY LOSER AND THE HOLIDAY OF DOOM by Jim Smith, the Sunday Times bestselling author, is a humorous and engaging children's book. The short stories, filled with themes of friendship and social interactions, make this bestselling book a top choice in juvenile fiction.

For fans of Skeleton Steve (Diary of a Teenage Minecraft Zombie Villager -), Jeff Kinney (The Deep End), Lee. M. Winter (What Reggie Did on Halloween), Ann M. Martin (Claudia and the Bad Joke), and Tiffany Nicole Smith (Bex Carter 2).

HarperCollins 2022

Barry Loser and the Holiday of Doom (Barry Loser)

Barry Loser and the Holiday of Doom (Barry Loser)