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Children's, Humor and Comedy

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Lisa Nicol is an internationally published, award-winning writer and sometimes documentary-maker. Her feature 'Wide Open Sky' about a children’s choir won the Audience Award for Best Documentary at the Sydney Film Festival and is now streaming on Netflix and SBS OnDemand. Her charming and funny novel Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who Lost Her Laughter was a 2018 CBCA Notable, Shenzhen Reading Month, Top Ten Children's Books of the Year 2021 and is currently being adapted for the screen as a musical. Her 2019 middle grade novel Vincent and The Grandest Hotel on Earth has drawn comparisons to Roald Dahl and Kate DiCamillo and been described as a modern classic. Her third novel, The What on Earth Institute of Wonder was shortlisted for Speech Patho ...more

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	Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth 4.30 avg rating — 208 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dr Boogaloo and The Girl Who Lost Her Laughter 4.36 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The What on Earth Institute of Wonder 4.38 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Pongo and Stink 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dr. Bugalu ve Kahkahasini Kaybeden Kiz 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ballad of Dexi Lee by Lisa Nicol (Goodreads Author), Lucy Culliton (Illustrator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Lisa Nicol liked ☆BooksofA☆'s review of The Sidekicks: "I like it but the format and the way it was space out"
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Lisa Nicol liked Debra Tidball's review of The Adventures of Pongo and Stink: "Delightful. Quirky. Fun. Big-hearted. I love Lisa Nicol’s writing, and this book is no exception. I fell in love with these two piggies."
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Lisa Nicol liked Annika Bjerke's review of Vincent and the Grandest Hotel on Earth: "This was so Grand!!! I loved reading this with Vincent, this book just brought our imagination to new heights. Pocket dogs? Breakfast with giraffes? I wish this hotel really existed, it must be the best place ever!!"
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