Who Wrote It?
Maria Farrer lives in a house in the middle of a field in Somerset with her husband, four daughters and a black Labrador. She used to live on a small farm in New Zealand with a flock of sheep, a herd of cows, two badly-behaved pigs and a budgie that sat on her head while she wrote. She trained as a speech therapist and teacher and later she completed an MA in Writing for Young People. Maria loves language and enjoys reading and writing books for children of all ages. Maria loves the outdoors, so when she is not writing she loves to walk, run, cycle, climb, and ski. She has a passion for hills and mountains.
What's It About?
PREPARE TO MEET THE WORLD'S MOST HELPFUL(ISH) POLAR BEAR. Arthur is understandably surprised when Mr P turns up at his door expecting to stay: Mr P is a huge polar bear with small black eyes, and long sharp teeth. Fortunately for Arthur and his family Mr P is polite and friendly and his stay as a guest brings about all sorts of changes for the better. Having to look after him makes Arthur see things differently while Mr P’s uncritical, tolerant presence is a calming influence on Arthur’s brother Liam, who finds it difficult to act the way others do. This is all mixed up in a funny, often surreal story about the challenges of managing a polar bear at school, and with a sub-plot concerning a tense football match.
Fact File
Fact 1: Me and Mister P has also been nominated for the 2018 Carnegie Medal (a prestigious national children’s book award).
Fact 2: The next book in the Mister P series is called Ruby’s Star and will be published in June 2018.
Fact 3:Maria likes to ride her bike to the top of steep hills so she can hurtle back down again as fast as possible. She also loves mountains, snow and adventure and one day she dreams of going to the Arctic to see polar bears in the wild.
Find out more about Maria on her website: www.mariafarrer.com
Find out about the illustrator, Daniel Rieley: www.danielrieley.com
Your Reviews
Harrison from Great Preston :
Love the book I liked how funny mister p was and how nice Liam was
Lily-Rose from Great Preston C E of E primary school :
This book is such a fun book where a polar bear comes to stay at a boys house but at the end he sadly has to leave ??.
Zac from Great Preston C of E Primary School:
Amazing book the best part is when Mr P eats the ice cream.My favorite character is Mr P
samantha from Barwick-in-Elmet:
It was weird because there was a polar bear on his door step. My favourite charter was the polar bear.
Millie from Kippax Greenfield Primary School:
I liked if it said louder it went from a small letter to a big capital letter. My favorite charter was Mr P.
Isabella from Whinmoor St Pauls:
Me and mister p is a great and interesting book to read because it is kind to help and animal and really awesome how a real polar was a mascot and how kind and helpful mister p is i love the book i couldn't take my eyes off the book it is a really awesome book to read its the best book ever to read i love the book so much i cant wait to read Ruby star.
Kaira from Carr Manor Primary school:
My favorite part of the book is when Mister p wins the silly's football photo comp. I'd definitely recommend this book to someone who is under 14 because it is a bit of a kiddish book.
Seth from Kippax Greenfield Primary School:
It's a really good book its funny when they win the funniest football photo,learns how to play football and sad when Mister P leaves. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone under fourteen [14].
Lily from Whinmoor St Paul's C of E Primary School:
This was an hilarious book to read as it was full of surprises and laughter. I liked it when Mister P tried to get in the car!!! I would recommend this book to everyone.
Savannah from Kippax Greenfield Primary School:
I like the bit where Mister P learns how to play football and wins the funniest photo comp.
Ben from Whinmoor St Paul's:
I absolutely love this extraordinary and imaginative book is extremely funny and has alot of humour to it. I cannot expect better from this amazing book.Mr P is very kind and helpful and would be a delight to have him in our real world to go round to people or families that maybe needs some extra help or need some comedian comedy in their life. I think that Liam just needs a bit of extra attention from his mum and dad and that is what Mr P was trying to help with.I think Mr p would help mum and dad out alot as he is keeping the boy's busy and occupied with Mr p.But most of all I think he made the family happy.
Jacob from Great Preston c of e primary school:
This book was great it made me cry happy tears and im happy that it is a Leeds book award book
Francesca from Whinmoor St Paul's C of E Primary School:
I found this book funny and interesting especially when Mister P knocked on the door. I would recommend this book to my cousin becasue she likes polar bears
Elera from Whinmoor St Pauls C of E Primary School:
I love Me and Mister P because Mister P is a funny character,he is scared of his own photo and It is weird how Mister P is delighted to stay with Arthur but in the End he has to leave to go to a new place to stay.Who was the person who taught Mister P to write and who were his parents?Where are Arthur's parents from?#Bring back Mister P from year 4 in Whinmoor St pauls Church of England Primary School!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zac from Great Preston primary school:
This book is very good because it is about a polar bear that is kind and smart
Erin from Great Preston :
I really enjoyed this book is very exiting but sad in some parts that’s why I like it . The author takes you on a ride of emotions.
Hannah from Great Preston c of e primary school:
I really enjoyed this book it was very fun and sad as well. It has lots of adventure and mystery in it.I rate that another 9 year old child should read this book.
Holly from Southroyd Primary:
I loved this sad but funny book. I loved the creativity of the plot and it was fun to read. My favorite character was Mister P.
Ana Maria from southroyd primary school:
This book is lovely book .I wish a polar bear would appear on my doorstep!!
Zak from Farsley Springbank Primary School:
This book was really good because you thought the polar bear was going to be bad but then he’s actually really nice. It was funny beacuase Mr P is quite clumsy but he’s quite serious as well. The ending is a bit sad but it’s still a good read.
Isabelle from Oulton primary school :
This book was very good.It is s really funny book where a pola bear ends up at someone's door and they have a fun adventure.But unfortunately Mr p has to leave.
Riya from Pudsey primrose hill:
This book is amazing!My favourite character is the polar bear because it is kind.This is special because it tells you about friendship.
RIAN from PUDSEY PRIMROS HILL:
I LIKED THIS BOOK BECAUSE IT HAS A POLAR BEAR IN IT AND I LIKE POLARBEARS.
Madi from Whinmoor St Paul's Primary :
I enjoyed Me and Mister P because it makes it quite clear that every one is different on the inside as well as on the outside. Take Liam for example, he is autistic but he shouldn't be picked on just because he is autistic. I would give an age range of 6-12. I only rated 4 stars because it could be about something other than football at some points.
Ethan from Pudsey Primrose Hill:
I liked the book because it is about a polar bear that changed other peoples lives. I liked Mister.P because he is funny.
I think this book is a comedy and tragedy. My favorite character is Mr p
I liked it When MR P got the funniest football photo
Milan from Whinmoor St Paul's C of E Primary School:
This book is excellent because it tells you about a special friendship ad how important friends are and that we need them in our life. I couldn't put this book down.
Evie from Hunslet St. Marys C of E Primary School:
I really liked this book because it reminded me of Nanny McPhee. I would recommend this book to the Queen.
Ruby from Hunslet St. Marys C of E Primary School:
I really liked Mr P. It was quite sad at the end but I would really rate the book for anybody.
Matilda from Hunslet St. Marys C of E Primary School:
I liked Me and Mister P because he acts like a brother to them both and Mister P is very funny.
Dylan from Hunslet St. Marys C of E Primary School:
I liked it because Mister P helped Arthur to like his brother more and helped him win the match in football.
Maiya from Southroyd primary and nursery school :
I think it is an amazing book and lots of people should try it because its funny and,its writing is made in different shapes and sizes to make it stand out more!At first I wasn't shore if I could read a whole book in 2 weeks but this type of book made me want to read more amazing books every single day.
Especially this book!My thoughts about this book is that its a funny book and it it is made for people to laugh at, and the polar bear is the funniest part of the book.
Zaahir from Hunslet St. Mary's Primary School:
The reason I loved Mister P was that it had a lot of humour and the characters were amazing.I did have a question that was never answered - did Liam have autism? It was sad at the end though.He was a very nice polar bear. I gave this book 5 because it had my favourite sport and other reasons.
Yusuf from Whinmoor ST Paul's C of E Primary School :
I loved this heartwarming book.It was great.I Love adventure books and this was the best so far.Was Liam autistic? It was amazing.
Maisy from Southroyd primary and nursery school:
I think this book is absolutely amazing therefore I think people should totally read it.it is sweet when mister p helps Liam find friends. I think Maria Farrer has [even though there are already pictures in the book] definitely created more in my mind and I love those sort of books.
lars from st. matthews c of e (aided) primary school leeds:
Me & Mr P is a very good book and the pictures are very funny and it is very heart-warming.
