PANDA PANIC (JAMIE RIX)

 

Ping the panda is not like the other pandas. He longs for adventure and a life full of dangerous stunts. His long for adventure is finally fulfilled when his best friend Hui, the Grandala Bird, brings him news of a panda exchange that would occur in many different countries. Ping longs to go to a foreign country so he writes letters to each place about what they did, so he could perform those stunts and get chosen to go to a foreign land. But many things can go wrong. For one, the panda exchange might not be as he thinks it is…

This book is incredibly imaginative, for I thought that pandas are quiet creatures who like to eat bamboo and sleep all day. But this book showed me that that was not the case.

I recommend this book to children of ages 9+.

THE HOWLER RATING: ★★★☆☆

By Arhant

MY DAD'S GOT AN ALLIGATOR (JEREMY STRONG)

 

 

 The world is falling on the top of Nicholas’ head! His dad has got an alligator and he thinks it wants to eat gran! This book comprises of the adventures of Crunchbag, an alligator who has been bought home by dad. And that reptile sure has got something for escaping again and again…

This book is incredibly funny for it is not every day that your dad brings home an alligator and proclaims that its tame, is it? This alligator sure does some weird things… like swallowing the T.V. remort and whenever it opened and shut its jaws the channel would change… or that your dad would give him a home in the leg of a T. Rex meant to be a slide… or the occasion when Crunchbag ate all the soap in the bathroom… Well, with Jeremy Strong, there is never a reason to not laugh!

I recommend this book to children of ages 8+.

THE HOWLER RATING: ★★★★★

 By Arhant

JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH (ROALD DAHL)

 

James is treated vilely by his two aunts ever since his parents death when he was 4. But one day something happens which changed James’ life. An old man suddenly appears and gives him a package of wonderful things that would bring him a new life. James mishandled the package and dropped it at the foot of the peach tree. The tiny things burrowed into the ground towards the roots of the peach tree. That day, the dead peach tree flowered! The peach growing on it became simply enormous, and it kept growing until it became the size of a small house. That night James climbed into a tunnel carved into the side of the peach and marvelous, wonderful things began happening to him…

This book is funny because there is no way a peach can grow to become the size of a house. And then how was it able to float (I just learned right now in Physics)?

I recommend this book to children of ages 8+.

THE HOWLER RATING: ★★★★☆

By Arhant

CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (ROALD DAHL)

Charlie lives in a rundown house on the edge of a great city. He is very poor and can hardly afford to have his three meals a day. He longs for one thing above all others – chocolate. And he is very lucky, for in the town in which Charlie lives is a humongous chocolate factory! This factory is not just any old factory but the most famous chocolate factory in the world – Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. This year Mr. Wonka is going to allow 5 children to enter his factory. Those lucky five will be introduced to all the secrets and magic. Charlie hopes and hopes that he will get chosen…

This book is exciting for there are many secrets to be uncovered about Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. For example – who are the weird workers whose shadows can be seen at night? How are his chocolates becoming better and better day by day? And who in the world are Oompa Loompas?   

I recommend this book to children of ages 8+.

THE HOWLER RATING: ★★★★☆

By Arhant

THERE'S A PHAROAH IN OUR BATH (JEREMY STRONG)

Surprise! An ancient Egyptian pharaoh has been woken from his tomb by two thieves after his treasure. His name was Sennapod. Mr. Lightspeed rescued him and brought him to his house.

But the two men who awoke him are mad for his treasure are not going to give up so easily. They will do anything to get their hands on that treasure. This book is about their hilarious exploits to try and lay their hands upon the treasure.

This book was very funny for there is no way in which an Ancient Egyptian could be awoken when he had died hundreds of years ago, so the idea was quite funny. And Sennapod thought that he was in Egypt and tried to boss everyone around!

I recommend this book to children of ages 8+.

THE HOWLER RATING: ★★★☆☆

By Arhant