In a family where dad believes that mum and gran have turned Bernard into a softy, Bernard is made to go to the local summer project, a month long event of various activities at the local school on the estate. Big sister Sarah, who tells the story, takes Bernard along, but sure enough, on the first day Bernard is bullied by Big Dan and nicknamed Bernadette. It is on the second day that Bernard discovers the design class and begins to enjoy himself. He is good at designing and making costumes out of old cast-offs, and soon the other children are coming to him for help and advice. How he goes about getting his own back on Big Dan makes up the rest of this delicious story from the Yellow Banana series. With lots of bright illustrations tucked into the text, the story will appeal to newly fluent readers, and will prove that being a little different can be a very good thing.