Guess the children's book / TV character

[miniman]

OK so out of a total of 42 children's book themed scarecrows, we can't guess what this is. I guess it is deliberately tricky as it is number 42. If we win my wife will get a £250 jewellery voucher and I will buy you a pint!

[uncinqsix]

Looks like Charlie (of "Charlie and Lola").

[ewenm]

Apparently my OH and her friend couldn't work that one out either on Sunday.

[miniman]

uncinqsix said:

Looks like Charlie (of "Charlie and Lola").

Interesting, but what's the significance of the yo-yo, the rucksack and the "cape"?

[bigandclever]

Right, I think I'm hideously wrong on this, I don't think I get the game... There is a 'young adult's' book called Tamar by Mal Peet (who is a children's author and illustrator) where there is a character who tops himself by jumping out of a plane without opening his parachute and then his granddaughter tries to unravel his suicide with her cousin Yoyo.

I'm wrong aren't I? It'll be Worzel fking Gummidge

[Baby Huey]

Frank Sidebottom.

[Cock Womble 7]

Is it Barbapapa?

[j44esd]

bigandclever said:

Right, I think I'm hideously wrong on this, I don't think I get the game... There is a 'young adult's' book called Tamar by Mal Peet (who is a children's author and illustrator) where there is a character who tops himself by jumping out of a plane without opening his parachute and then his granddaughter tries to unravel his suicide with her cousin Yoyo.

I'm wrong aren't I? It'll be Worzel fking Gummidge

If this is true, and not a crazy work of fiction powered by bigandclever's clearly over fertile imagination, this *must* be the right answer!

NB: If bigandcrazy is in fact big and crazy, then it may not be, I have no knowledge of childrens books post 1991ish...

[allegro]

How many kids characters have a dog companion? can't be many surely!;)

[allegro]

Could it be pee and poo?

http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://img.m...fficial%26channel%3Ds%26tbs%3Disch:1

[Oscarmac]

Charlie it is. Yoyo was in a story about ice skates I think. Daughter in bed so cant ask her.

[Oscarmac]

Charlie it is. Yoyo was in a story about ice skates I think. Daughter in bed so cant ask her.

[Dogsey]

Tommy Zoom?

[miniman]

Dogsey said:

Tommy Zoom?

I think we have a winner

[chrismcg1]

This review is from: Tamar (Paperback)
In 1944, two spies are sent deep within Nazi-occupied Holland. Their mission - to help those involved with the Dutch resistance movement. Both men are trained to send, receive, and translate coded messages. These messages contain valuable information concerning the movements of the Nazi army. Even though these men face death at every turn, they are committed to stopping the evil that is associated with the Nazi regime.

In 1995, Tamar is dealing with the suicide of her grandfather. He has left Tamar a box full of clues that she cannot decipher. She decides that it is one of his elaborate puzzles; one that Tamar may not be able to solve. After enlisting the help of her cousin, Yoyo, Tamar sets off on a journey to discover why her grandfather left her these treasures, and what they mean to her family.

Mal Peet has created a novel that intertwines the story of a young girl's journey of self-discovery and a young soldier's fight to stay alive. It is a beautifully written novel that contains secrets within secrets. Peet leads the reader on an adventure that is both intriguing and frightening. Readers may be left speechless once the truth unfolds.

A definite must-read for those who love historical fiction.

[bigandclever]

See? Just like The Gruffalo