Hector, his inventor mum and his little sister (along with her troupe of imaginary-friend monkeys) are always, always late for school despite only living half an hour away. But a challenge has been set - they have to make it to school in under one minute! Using lists, asides and notes, Hector chronicles his mum's increasingly impossible attempts to get to school in sixty seconds.Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.

uk. The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.