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Book SynopsisSuper-smart inventor Mariella doesn’t have time for sleep in this funny and life-affirming gem from award-winning beloved author Eoin Colfer, featuring full colour illustrations from rising star Katy Halford.
Mariella loves nothing more than inventing but bedtime keeps getting in the way of all her brilliant ideas! So when Mum and Dad won't take no for an answer there's only one thing for it… Mariella has to build a rocket-powered flying suit to zap her round the world faster than the setting sun! If anyone can outsmart sleep it's Mariella. But everyone needs sleep and without it all of Mariella's brilliant ideas might just disappear. A "how to live a happy life" tale told with humour, warmth and a loveable female protagonist.
Trade Review“This by Eoin Colfer, best known for his Artemis Fowl stories, is a gem … Perfect summer reading for your little insomniac” – The Times
“Bags of fun … an imaginative story championing girls engaging and leading in STEM” – Books for Topics
“A pocket sized tale cheerfully illustrated … with content of substance” – Sunday Times, Children's Summer Round-Up
“A super science story full of invention” – LoveReading4Kids
"With the bright, bold and colourful artwork of rising star illustrator Katy Halford, the vivid imagination of a precocious nine-year-old springs to life with charm, humour… and a few subtle life lessons” – Lancashire Evening Post
