Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties

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A hilarious and fast-paced adventure from comedian Humza Arshad and screen writer Henry White, perfect for fans of David Solomons and David Baddiel. Among all the many laughs in this book, there's some quite serious reflection on parenting and how to be true to yourself. How important was expressing that message for you? a b "Diary of a Bad Man – Humza Arshad's Interview with Noreen Khan". BBC Asian Network. DJNoreen. 20 March 2011 . Retrieved 1 February 2013. But when the aunties start to mess with his music, enough is enough! With the help of his friends Umer and Wendy, Humza must get to the bottom of what’s going on, and fast! Can he stop the aunties before they carry out their evil plan? We sure hope so! Draw a favourite scene from story, eg maybe from the end of the book when Little Badman performs his rap or the aliens disappear in their spaceship. Perform Little Badman’s rap and write one of your own

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But this is not ordinary school. This is a special summer school in Pakistan, and man something weird is going on - someone has been messing with time!PREVIEW: Badman at John Moores University". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool. 28 November 2011 . Retrieved 18 February 2013. Humza Mohammed Khan is an 11 year old Pakistani kid in Britain who thinks of himself as the next big rapper, Little Badman. He dreams big and talks even bigger as he struts around primary school getting in trouble and trying to film his music video on his friend Umer’s extremely old Nokia flip phone. With a normal enough mom, a hyper exaggerating father, and a handful of their friends known as Aunties and Uncles, Humza gets in trouble regularly enough, but overall seems to have a good heart. Stay up to date with BookTrust by signing up to one of our newsletters and receiving great articles, competitions and updates straight to your inbox. Humza (aka Little Badman) great ambition is to be a super cool rapper and he devotes most of his time and energy on pursuing this goal. I had my ten year old read it and he thought it was ok, but was uncomfortable with the language, which I was glad, but I told him I thought he could handle it, and know what is appropriate to use. That being said, school libraries should have the book, maybe not classroom libraries though, and I probably wouldn’t do it as a book club. I will have my other kids read it though, cause like I said, it is silly and fun.

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Puffin is an imprint of Penguin Random House, the world’s number-one publisher representing a vibrant community of publishing houses marked by unparalleled success. Through our world of stories, Puffin aims to open up the world to every child. Our mission is to inspire children to feel they can be and do anything, and to create readers for life. There is no “Islam” in it aside from Muslim names and mention in a rap of a halal KFC. I kind of like that they are Muslim kids and it appeals to a larger audience, sure something praying or something at some point might have been nice, but it isn’t a book that you’d be expecting spiritual nuggets from, so it is ok. You've heard of Little Badman, right? No? Oh. Well. . . Doesn't matter. You will do one day. He's gonna be big.

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Henry and I want to send little Humza on another crazy adventure, where he'll cause havoc, make a mess, get told off but learn something new about himself. Watch this space... But when Humza's music teacher is taken ill his dreams are put on hold. His Auntie has stepped in as substitute, and nobody seems to care about the unorthodox teaching because of the endless sweet treats. As other teachers start to disappear, with more Aunties appearing in their place, Humza knows something isn't right. I am thinking about getting the others in the series for my class next year to read if they want too. a b c Dakin, Melanie (14 July 2011). "Humza Arshad and Jeff Mirza head up charity comedy tour". Watford Observer. Watford. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013 . Retrieved 1 February 2013. YouTube 'Diary of a Badman' star visits school". Metropolitan Police. 27 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 . Retrieved 1 March 2013.

Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties

But Humza’s famous for telling not-entirely-true stories: how’s he going to get anyone to believe him? Recruiting his best friend Umer, his elderly uncle ‘Grandpa’ and Wendy, the smartest girl in school, it seems Humza’s particular musical talent is the only thing that will save his school, town – and possibly the whole world – from potential alien invasion. As long as he doesn’t let stage fright defeat him first… Humza Arshad presents Diary of a Badman". The List. 11 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013 . Retrieved 1 August 2013.Humza discovers his school is slowly being taken over by evil aliens posing as aunties. Together with his two friends Wendy and Umer, he must work to save the town and deal with the antics from his Dad and Mum at the same time. Written by Humza Arshad, creator of the hit YouTube series Diary of a Bad Man, andcomedy writer Henry White, Little Badman and the Time Travelling Teachers of Doom is atornado of personality and adventure, with Aleksei Bitskoff’s illustrations adding extrahumour. Hooda, Samreen (27 June 2012). "Humza Arshad's Diary of a Badman Show on YouTube Has Fans And Critics". The Huffington Post. New York . Retrieved 1 February 2013. In December 2010, Arshad was interviewed by Waqas Saeed on BBC Asian Network. [19] In March and December 2011, he featured on BBC Asian Network's Noreen Khan Drive Time Show. [7] [20] In July 2011, Arshad performed on Meera Syal's Comedy Night on BBC Asian Network. [21] In July 2011, he was interviewed by Bobby Friction on BBC Asian Network's Bobby Friction's late night show. [6] In July and August 2011, he featured and reported for BBC London News. [22] [23] In November 2011, he featured on Nihal's phone-in show on BBC Asian Network. [24]