The Worst Child I Ever Had

Sniffers, fussy, sneaky, naughty and bad-tempered children are all awful - but who's the worst child ever? Mrs Mackle is sure that it's Susan Solly! But what has snail-mad Susan done that's so terrible...? Find out in this funny story for girls and boys aged seven and up. Anne Fine is the author of many prize-winning and best-loved books for children and adults. The Tulip Touch won the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award; Goggle-Eyes won the Guardian Children's Fiction Award and the Carnegie Medal; Flour Babies won the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year; Bill's New Frock won a Smarties Prize and Mrs Doubtfire was made into a major film starring Robin Williams. Anne Fine was named Children's Laureate in 2001 and was awarded an OBE in 2003.

'It was the worst sight that I have ever seen in all my years of babysitting.'Why does Mrs Mackle think Susan Solly is the worst child ever? Just what did Susan do that was so terrible? And what did it have to do with snails? 'It was the worst sight that I have ever seen in all my years of babysitting.'Why does Mrs Mackle think Susan Solly is the worst child ever? Just what did Susan do that was so terrible? And what did it have to do with snails?