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Pamela Butchart

5 stars across 52 books

Pamela Butchart Biography
Pamela Butchart is a Scottish children's author and a secondary school philosophy teacher. Her best known books, The Spy Who Loved School Dinners and My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat have both won awards including the Children’s Book Award 2016, the Blue Peter Best Book Award 2015 and she was shortlisted for The Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2016. Since her first book hit shelves in 2014, she has had 18 more books published.

Pamela lives in Dundee with her husband and two cats, Bear and Carlos.

Pamela Butchart Facts
It was announced in 2017 that Pamela would write the 16th and 17th Secret Seven stories, the first in the Enid Blyton series since 1963.

Pamela has loved the work of author and illustrator Judith Kerr since she was a little girl. The Mog series was her favourite and inspired her to become a picture book author.

Our favourite Pamela Butchart Book Characters
Izzy - from My Head Teacher is a Vampire Rat
Pugly - from the Pugly series

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Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies

4th February 2016

Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies

The fourth in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators!... MoreAttack of the Demon Dinner Ladies

(54 reviews) Review

The Spy Who Loved School Dinners

3rd July 2014

The Spy Who Loved School Dinners

The second in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators!... MoreThe Spy Who Loved School Dinners

(36 reviews) Review

Baby Aliens Got My Teacher

9th January 2014

Baby Aliens Got My Teacher

The first in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators! ... MoreBaby Aliens Got My Teacher

(31 reviews) Review

There's a Werewolf In My Tent!

4th May 2017

There's a Werewolf In My Tent!

The sixth in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators! ... MoreThere's a Werewolf In My Tent!

(29 reviews) Review

To Wee or Not to Wee

7th April 2016

To Wee or Not to Wee

Hamlet could NEVER make his mind up about ANYTHING. And one time he actually went to school in just his pants and got se... MoreTo Wee or Not to Wee

(26 reviews) Review

The Phantom Lollipop Man

8th February 2018

The Phantom Lollipop Man

The seventh in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creators... MoreThe Phantom Lollipop Man

(21 reviews) Review

Penelope Snoop, Ace Detective

3rd March 2022

Penelope Snoop, Ace Detective

A brilliantly funny and original picture book featuring a feisty female detective who is absolutely the BEST Finder-Oute... MorePenelope Snoop, Ace Detective

(20 reviews) Review

The Baby Brother From Outer Space! World Book Day 2018

22nd February 2018

The Baby Brother From Outer Space! World Book Day 2018

When Haroon's mum brings his baby brother into school, Izzy and her friends are ALARMED! The baby is clearly using mind ... MoreThe Baby Brother From Outer Space! World Book Day 2018

(19 reviews) Review

The Great Crisp Robbery

18th July 2024

The Great Crisp Robbery

The fourteenth in a smash hit series of hilarious tales about primary school life from best-selling, award-winning creat... MoreThe Great Crisp Robbery

(19 reviews) Review

Wigglesbottom Primary: Super Dog!

1st June 2017

Wigglesbottom Primary: Super Dog!

Laugh-out-loud hilarity with brilliant two-colour illustrations - each book has three stories of mayhem and chaos where ... MoreWigglesbottom Primary: Super Dog!

(18 reviews) Review

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Recent Reviews

There’s a Beast in the Basement!

by oh_magic_hour

This is one of my first Pamela Butchart books but it won’t be my last. The chapters were the perfect length for bedtime reading. I was amused at the e...
Icarus Was Ridiculous

by myka

My daughter thought this book was OK, but not as good as the other Izzy books. She had expected the usual outrageous drama, but it was more just a ret...
My Teacher is a Diamond Thief!

by VikiR

This book is good. Basically, Lily, Jodi, Zach, Gary and Maisie are convinced the teacher is a thief, when really she is just stressed out over plann...