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Derek The Sheep #1
Derek the Sheep
A day in the life of Derek the Sheep is no walk in the park. With all those other pesky animals on the farm, it’s really hard work! Every day brings something else for Derek to get his wool in a twist about. But the cantankerous Derek is also not one to miss an opportunity—especially if it means more juicy grass. Compiled here are some of Derek's most heroically daft escapades, perfect for parents and children alike.
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First published January 1, 2008
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April 23, 2019
A series of short illustrated stories.
The graphics and storylines were OK.
Reading time around forty-five minutes.
The graphics and storylines were OK.
Reading time around forty-five minutes.
January 26, 2022
Joaopedro
January 23, 2010
Derek is a cheeky Cockney (his "flippin' 'ecks" and "bloomin' worms" and the ever present "Oi!" put his field squarely within bleating distance of some smoke-filled East End pub) ball of woolly nuttiness and you can't help but love him.
He is crazy, kooky, sometimes rather smelly and utterly endearing all at once. The stories are simple, Englishly charming and pleasingly deranged, showing shades of all manner of English comedy classics from Only Fools to Carry On to Eddie Izzard and beyond.
The animals inhabitants of Derek's little green world express unexpected degrees of thoughts and feelings through their bug eyes and goofy-toothed expressions (marvel at the line up of animal hair pride in the Bad Hair Day story and go "Awwwww." at the tragic sorrow of friendless Cecil the Bee in Let's Bee Friends). But Derek steals the show with his nutcase attempts to stand out from the rest of the flock gently herding you from mild giggles to the inevitable HA! at the end.
It's a completely lovely and hilarious book.
One small sheep for Gary Northfield, one giant herd of sheepfilled brilliance for comic kind.
He is crazy, kooky, sometimes rather smelly and utterly endearing all at once. The stories are simple, Englishly charming and pleasingly deranged, showing shades of all manner of English comedy classics from Only Fools to Carry On to Eddie Izzard and beyond.
The animals inhabitants of Derek's little green world express unexpected degrees of thoughts and feelings through their bug eyes and goofy-toothed expressions (marvel at the line up of animal hair pride in the Bad Hair Day story and go "Awwwww." at the tragic sorrow of friendless Cecil the Bee in Let's Bee Friends). But Derek steals the show with his nutcase attempts to stand out from the rest of the flock gently herding you from mild giggles to the inevitable HA! at the end.
It's a completely lovely and hilarious book.
One small sheep for Gary Northfield, one giant herd of sheepfilled brilliance for comic kind.
May 17, 2016
'Derek the Sheep' is a collection of thirteen adventures of Derek, originally published in The Beano. It was a bit more juvenile than I'd been expecting, but Derek's adventures made me chuckle - perfect for a rainy day or when you're feeling under the weather. Just remember that sheep all look identical: there's no hope of keeping them all separate in your head!
October 7, 2009
Funny enough in places, but not as incredibly hilarious as the cover would have you believe !
April 19, 2012
An incredibly funny read. I loved it
June 9, 2024
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