Andre Maurois was born in France in 1885. He worked in his father's textile factory as a young man and when World War One broke out he was employed as an interpreter, then as a liaison officer to the British Army. He wrote many novels for adults. Fattypuffs and Thinifers is his only book for children.
'Two Surface-dwellers. Two! He’s a Fattypuff and you’re a Thinifer. There’s no doubt about it!’This is the tale of two b... MoreFattypuffs and Thinifers
This book was on my Year 4 School Reading List. It is a translation of a French Classic. It is a good and enjoyable read. I especially liked the quiz...