Albert Johnson and the Buns of Steel

By Author / Illustrator

Phil Earle, Steve May

Genre

Young fiction

Age range(s)

Publisher

Barrington Stoke Ltd

ISBN

9781781129074

Format

Paperback / softback

Published

07-01-2021

Synopsis

Dad is a Master Baker and Albert is expected to one day follow in his footsteps. There's just one problem ... Albert doesn't care about baking, he only cares about football, tennis, cricket and any other sport you can think of. When his dad invents The 'Doughmaster 5000' to help out around the bakery, it seems all their problems have been solved. But disaster is never far away and soon Dad's miracle solution is a rampaging nightmare! With just a pair of football boots, a tennis racket and a cricket bat to hand, can Albert really come to the resuce and fix this mess?

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Reviews

A lovely, short story for young readers to enjoy!

Albert Johnson comes from a family of master bakers. All of his ancestors are known for being brilliant at baking - his Dad gets up early every morning to bake delicious treats for his customers to enjoy. Unfortunately for Alfred, that means he has to get up early too, to be able to help his Dad.

When Albert's Dad suggest that he might want to take over the family business, Albert dares to tell him that he doesn't really want to. Whilst his Dad tries to come up with a new plan for the business, Albert continues to practise the thing that he truly loves; sport.

Albert's Dad comes up with a plan. He buys a Doughmaster 5000 which is a brand new robot that can do all of the baking for them! The story continues as the doughmaster causes all sorts of adventures for the family.

This is an exciting story to grip young readers who are just starting to read chapter books independently. There isn't an overwhelming amount of text on each page but it has a real feel of a 'grown up book'. The story also includes colourful pictures which help to bring the story to life further for them.

112 pages / Ages 7+ / Reviewed by Lucy Newton, teacher