Timmy Failure - Mistakes Were Made - A Prologue That Story-wise Is Out of Order

Sep 21, 2026

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Humorous opening materials for the fiction book Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, featuring an out-of-order, story-wise prologue narrated in a comedic tone. The text launches with a strange polar-bear-driving premise, using playful cause-and-effect logic to highlight how “mistakes” unfold when characters push boundaries. It includes publication, copyright, and attribution details, establishing the work as fiction intended for entertainment and not relied on for accuracy.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages310

Reading Time7 h 57 min

AccessFree to download

A Prologue That Story-wise Is Out of Order

# FAILURE MISTAKES WERE MADE “Timmy Failureis awinner!”Jeff Kinney,Diary of aWimpy Kid STEPHAN PAS Libraries NI 9781406339819 [343121nst C900819532 | | | | --- | --- | | PETERS | 10-Mar-2014 | | | E8.99 | | KGH | | Mistakes were made Pastis,Stephan # TiMMYFAILUREMISTAKES WERE MADE “A fabulously fun read...original and quirky,with real heart."Philip Ardagh,Guardian “This ironic,knowing,inspired book willprompt constant laughter.”Nicolette Jones,The Sunday Times “This is a hilarious,well-written story with totallycaptivating illustrations."We Love This Book “One of those laugh your head off and trynot to be sick books." Charlie,aged 9,www.lovereading4kids.co.uk "For Timmy Failure,success is the only option!"Lincoln Peirce,creator of Big Nate TIMMY FAILURE:Now look What You've Done OUT NOW # TIMMY FAILUREMISTAKES WERE MADE STEPHAN PASTIS WALKER BOOKS This is a work of fiction.Names,characters,places and incidentsare either the product of the author's imagination or,if real,usedfictitiously.All statements,activities,stunts,descriptions,informationand material of any other kind contained herein are included forentertainment purposes only and should not be relied on foraccuracy or replicated as they may result in injury. First published in Great Britain 2013 by Walker Books Ltd87 Vauxhall Walk,London SE115HJ 6810975 ◎2013 Stephan Pastis The right of Stephan Pastis to be identified as author of thiswork has been asserted by him in accordance with theCopyright,Designs and Patents Act 1988 This book has been typeset in Nimrod Printed and bound in Great Britain by Clays Ltd,St Ives plc All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced,transmitted or stored in an information retrieval system in anyform or by any means,graphic,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,taping and recording,without priorwritten permission from the publisher. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data:a catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 978-1-4063-3981-9 www.walker.co.uk WWw.Timmyfailure.com To my uncle George Mavredakis.Thank you for everything. ## A Prologue That Story-wise Is Out of Order It's harder to drive a polar bear into some-body's living room than you'd think.You needa living-room window that's big enough to fit acar.You need a car that's big enough to fita polar bear.And you need a polar bear that’sbig enough to not point out your errors.Likethe fact that you've driven into the wronghouse.Which,when it comes to cars in livingrooms,is bad. I should back up.(The story.Not the car.)

FAQs

What kind of narrative does the prologue introduce?

The prologue presents a comedic, story-wise out-of-order setup that immediately plays with absurd logic.

What is the main joke premise in the opening?

It frames the difficulty of driving a polar bear into someone’s living room, including the need for a large enough window, car, and polar bear.

Is the book presented as real information or fiction?

The text states it is a work of fiction and that names and incidents are fictional or used fictitiously for entertainment purposes only.

Sep 21, 2026

Uploaded by Eliana