{"product_id":"9780702344299","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Welcome to Weird Street by Stephen Mangan","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 07\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e?      A high-energy, brilliantly silly, fully illustrated collection      of weird and wonderful linked short stories by much-loved      actor Stephen Mangan and talented artist Anita Mangan.         Welcome to Weird Street...         what appears to be a very ordinary place, filled with very ordinary      houses and very ordinary people...         but wait.         When Sarah moves to the street and sees a cat prowling up and      down, she decides to find its owner and return it. She knocks on      each door and discovers a wonderfully weird and a little bit dangerous      array of delights within:      from a haunted painting to a headmaster whose alter ego is a clown,      to a jet-powered garden swing, a ghost-pet adoption agency      and a wild hall of mirrors.               Short stories starring the unexpected inhabitants of the houses      on Weird Street - bite-size, page-turning tales perfect for less      confident readers      From the bestselling creators of The Fart That Changed the      World and The Day I Fell Down the Toilet      Incredibly funny and wildly imaginative storytelling at its finest?            ?      Praise for Stephen \u0026amp; Anita's books:       \"Brilliant, clever, kind of genius\"      Graham Norton      ?\"Manages to feel both classic and modern at the same      time\" Good Housekeeping       ?\"A beautiful and exciting adventure that ignites the      imagination\" Edith Bowman      ?      Stephen Mangan is a bestselling author, actor      and presenter. His comic gift is seen in shows such as Green      Wing, I'm Alan Partridge and Episodes.         Stephen appears in drama such as BBC One's The Split      and regularly performs on stage in roles such as a much-praised Scrooge      in The Old Vic's A Christmas Carol. Stephen presents Portrait      and Landscape Artist of the Year and new gameshows Password      and The Fortune Hotel. He is a guest presenter      on Pointless and Have I Got News for You.         Anita Mangan is a successful illustrator and      designer whose remarkable artwork sparks with wit and style. She      worked for Comic Relief before becoming a designer and illustrator.         Since then, she has worked on award-winning books and      the bestselling \"Be a Unicorn, Sloth, Flamingo...\" series      - as well as illustrating Stephen's children's novels.         Stephen and Anita have appeared together on  Celebrity Gogglebox \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368134029685,"sku":"9780702344299","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780702344299.jpg?v=1763548710","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780702344299","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}