Something Terrible #3: Sam Stop-Your-Frowning

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Author: Sally Barton
Publisher: Walker Books
Genre: Children’s Fiction
Released: 28 January, 2026
ISBN: 9781460764848

Something Terrible #3: Sam Stop-Your-Frowning

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Synopsis

Sam Crisp lives at 6 Rufus Street. You might be surprised to know that is his name, because most people think his name is Sam Stop-your-frowning. But no matter how many people tell him, or how often, Sam never stops his frowning. One morning, just as Sam was leaving for school, his mum called, ‘Sam! Stop your frowning. Something terrible could happen!’This is the story of the something terrible that did.Sally Barton weaves a tale of mayhem, mess and moping in this frowningly funny fourth installment of the terrible things that happen in Rufus Street.Ages 7+.

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Hilarious Mayhem: Read an Extract from Something Terrible #4: Sam Stop-Your-Frowning by Sally Barton, Illustrated by Christopher Nielsen

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10 February 2026

Hilarious Mayhem: Read an Extract from Something Terrible #4: Sam Stop-Your-Frowning by Sally Barton, Illustrated by Christopher Nielsen

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About the author

Sally Barton

From the age of six, when Sally Barton took her first book from the library, words and stories became an important part of her life. She not only spends her days creating fictional worlds for both adults and children, but she also passes this love and knowledge on to her students as a tutor for children with learning differences. Sally previously worked for the police, but was happiest at her job in a public library while she finished her degree in Legal Studies. Sally is an avid amateur genealogist and loves to travel.