Rebecca Patterson – författare

WINNER OF THE ROALD DAHL FUNNY PRIZE 2012"Today I woke up and Bob was crawling around MY ROOM, licking MY JEWELLERY, so I shouted GET OUT OF MY ROOM! and that was the start of MY BIG SHOUTING DAY..."Bella is having one of those days - her biscuit is broken, she has a hurting foot and ballet is TOOOO itchy for words. All she can do is shout! But by the end of the day, when she's all tired out from being shouty, Bella knows there's one magic word and one magic mummy to make things better again...

The launch of a hilarious new highly illustrated diary-format fiction series, from award-winning author-illustrator Rebecca Patterson! Lennox Dean and his best friend Idris dream of being cooler, richer and more popular, and they have plans to make it happen! When their teacher sets a diary-writing assignment, they grab the chance to impress their classmates by making their lives seem WAY more exciting than they really are. But things spiral out of control when they accidentally invite everyone to the coolest party EVER. How are they going to make it happen in real life and avoid total embarrassment – by next weekend???The first book in a brand new, highly illustrated diary-format series from Rebecca Patterson, the award-winning author-illustrator of My Big Shouting Day, Lennox Dean: Living the Dream is hilarious, relatable and brilliantly readable, with a unique, joyously funny voice and an incredibly distinctive visual style. A celebration of friendship, families and the messiness of ordinary life, it’s perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Loki, and Tom Gates.

For any child who is anxious about starting nursery, this fun-filled story, brimming with positivity, is the perfect antidote! It is Monday and Rosa feels very big and very, very grown up. She is going to NURSERY.She paints a beautiful picture, sings the 'Moo Moo' song without any shouting, waits to play with the cars without grabbing or pushing. All day long, she is an absolute angel. She is the BEST at going to nursery.But now it's Tuesday. And it's nursery … AGAIN?! This brilliantly funny and affirming picture book will get your little one giggling all the way to nursery … and back again the next day! From Roald Dahl Funny Prize-winning author Rebecca Patterson and the bestselling illustrator of Oscar the Hungry Unicorn and You're Called What?, Nikki Dyson.Perfect for fans of The Colour Monster Goes to School and Worrysaurus and Tom Percival’s Big Bright Feelings series.

In the last decades, the United States Army has often been involved in missions other than conventional warfare. These include low-intensity conflicts, counterinsurgency operations, and nation-building efforts. Although non-conventional warfare represents the majority of missions executed in the past sixty years, the Army still primarily plans, organizes, and trains to fight conventional ground wars. Consequently, in the last ten years, there has been considerable criticism regarding the military’s inability to accomplish tasks other than conventional war. Failed states and the threat they represent cannot be ignored or solved with conventional military might. In order to adapt to this new reality, the U.S. Army must innovate. This text examines the conditions that have allowed or prevented the U.S. Army to innovate for nation-building effectively. By doing so, it shows how military leadership and civil-military relations have changed. Nation-building refers to a type of military occupation where the goal is regime change or survival, a large number of ground troops are deployed, and both military and civilian personnel are used in the political administration of an occupied country, with the goals of establishing a productive economy and a stable government. Such tasks have always been a challenge for the U.S. military, which is not normally equipped or trained to undertake them. Using military effectiveness as the measurement of innovative success, the book analyzes several U.S. nation-building cases, including post World War II Germany, South Korea from 1945-1950, the Vietnam War, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. By doing so, it reveals the conditions that enabled military innovation in one unique case (Germany) while explaining what prevented it in the others. This variation of effectiveness leads to examine prevailing military innovation theories, threat-based accounts, quality of military organizations, and civil-military relations. This text comes at a critical time as the U.S. military faces dwindling resources and tough choices about its force structure and mission orientation. It will add to the growing debate about the role of civilians, military reformers, and institutional factors in military innovation and effectiveness.

It’s 2099. Lyla lives in a world of robocats, flying sweets and instant snow, but some things never change. Little brothers are still annoying, school teachers make you cringe, and, when your best friend deserts you for the new girl, it still HURTS. Especially when that new girl is from the Moon. But Lyla’s problems lead her into unexpected adventures . . .

What would Wall Street's most successful investors tell their own family and closest friends about money?In Investment Wisdom For Our Friends And Loved Ones, 25 seasoned finance professionals open up about what they tell their closest friends and family when they are asked about investing. Through personal stories and hard-won insights, they cut through the jargon to reveal investment principles and simple, actionable steps they share with those closest to them—from navigating market volatility to avoiding costly mistakes.At a time when economic education is lacking, Wall Street is getting increasingly complex and as the largest wealth transfer in history is underway, this book bridges the gap between financial theory and real-world success. These aren't generic tips from textbooks; they're the intimate conversations that happen when financial leaders speak from the heart.Because true investment wisdom isn't necessarily what experts proclaim loudly in public—it's often what they share at the family dinner table or over an intimate coffee with a dear friend.

Join the countdown to Christmas in this festive family frolic of a picture book! This hilarious and heart-warming story features everyone’s favourite Christmas activities and captures the exciting build-up to the big day.“LOOK! LOOK! LOOK! IT’S CHRISTMAS!”“Not yet!” said Mummy.“How many sleeps?!” Mummy had a long think. “Fifty-three.”“Not long now!” “Quite long,” said Mummy. Full of Christmas chaos and festive fun, such as singing carols (A LOT), decorating the tree, wrapping presents (or siblings!), preparing for Father Christmas’s arrival . . . and many more sweet family memories.How Many Sleeps Until Christmas? is full of character and personality. The family setting will strike a familiar chord with parents and impatient young readers who just can’t wait until the big day! This is a joyful book to celebrate the holiday season, and a perfect Christmas gift.

Lyla and her friends are off to camp on the moon! They're going moon walking, laser archery shooting and low gravity dancing!And Moonite kids at camp are just so stylish and cool. When they suggest sneaking out of camp to visit the city, Lyla and her friends can't resist, but then everything starts to go astronomically wrong . . .

Frankie and her sister are UNICORN MAD! Today, they're playing their favourite unicorn game, but when their bossy friend Ada arrives with her brother to play, she takes over the game - and takes over the wheelchair - putting them all in unicorn prison! After all, they've been bad unicorns, haven't they?Roald Dahl Funny Prize winner Rebecca Patterson deftly handles the subject of childhood play and disability from her own personal experience of growing up with a disabled sister.