Ready PESTS Go - can the PESTS win the day? Find out in the third book in the laugh-out-loud series from Emer Stamp, award-winning creator of the bestselling DIARY OF PIG series.Meet Stix ... a small mouse facing a very big challenge. It's the summer term and that means the annual 'sports night' competition with PESTS local rivals, VERMIN.These 'outdoor' pests are a tough bunch. Their waspy headteacher, Sir Sting-a-lot, runs their school out of the dilapidated garden shed. VERMIN are streetwise and in a league of their own, but it's been years since PESTS have lifted the trophy, but and Stix and his friends are determined to do their best.So when VERMIN suddenly lose their edge and PESTS take the lead, it seems like their positive thinking has paid off. But something is amiss - and it has Professor Armageddon written all over it. Can PESTS take down their old enemy and beat their rivals? It's PESTS for the win!'Riotously funny, with enough expressive drawings and poo jokes to delight Pig fans as well as new readers' - Guardian
Award-winning author Emer Stamp grew up on a sheep farm in Devon. Her first dream was to be a vet, but she was rubbish at science. Her second was to design record covers, but the medium became obsolete. Finally, she moved to London and alighted on a career in advertising. Here she found global success, creating famous commercials for the likes of: John Lewis, Volkswagen, Cadburys and Harvey Nichols. In 2015 she left the advertising industry to become a full-time author. Her first book The Unbelievable Top Secret Diary of Pig was a best-seller. It was followed up by The Super Amazing Adventures of Pig, The Seriously Extraordinary Diary of Pig and The Big, Fat, Totally Bonkers Diary of Pig. In 2018 The Big, Fat, Totally Bonkers Diary of Pig was voted the funniest book for 6-8 year olds by the Lollies (Laugh Out-Loud Book Awards). Emer’s first picture book Daddy Fartypants was published in 2019. The first book of her new series, P.E.S.T.S – about a school for naughty creatures, will be published in April 2020.
To find out more about Emer and her books visit emerstamp.com