Charlie Changes into a Chicken by Sam Copeland

Charlie changes into a chicken is hilarious ...psst down here! One thing annoys me though CHARLIE DOESN'T ACTUALLY CHANGE INTO A CHICKEN!!!!!

But he does turn into a (deep breath) spider, rhino, flea, pigeon, chimpanzee and snake. And when he does, he gets himself into all kinds of trouble. Thing is, it only happens when he's stressed or worried, which is quite often at the moment because of his brother 'SmoothMove' in the hospital. And his parents who are panicking. And the school bully, who has a close eye on Charlie.

Finally, he and his friends, Flora, Wogan and Mohsen find out what causes Charlie to change and now they are going to try and stop it whenever he feels the twitching in his eyes (that means he's about to change).

I thought it was a really funny book - it had me laughing in seconds. As it was so funny I just couldn't stop myself from reading it, and I wanted to find out what would happen. Would Dylan (the school bully who was acting like a movie villain) somehow trap Charlie and expose his secret?

Charlie Changes into a Chicken

By Sam Copeland

Illustrated by Sarah Horne

Published by Puffin in 2019

252 pages