Author and publisher: Mark Pett and Gary Rubinstein, Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Summary: This book tells the story about Beatrice Bottomwell who never makes a mistake: she never mismatches socks, she never forgets to do her homework, she never forgets to feed her hamster…….. One evening, there is a talent show at school and Beatrice participates with a juggling performance using her hamster, a salt shaker and a balloon filled with water. To start with, she does not miss a beat, but suddenly she realizes that something is very wrong. What comes out of the salt shaker is not white but black, which makes the hamster give a loud sneeze and the juggling goes very wrong…
Suitable for students in years: 4-6