Fabulous reads – Kid’s novel takes reading to another level
Book review - The 104-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.
The 104-Storey Treehouse, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, Pan Macmillan, ISBN: 9781509833771
AS a kid, there was nothing more exciting than visiting a friend’s house only to find they had a treehouse. Having one of those bad boys made you instantly popular among your peers. You were literally the king of your own castle and held dominion over your subjects. Okay, maybe it wasn’t all that grand, but that is exactly how it felt.
The next book in this series follows the daring duo as they try to not only pen their own novel but cure Andy of his serious toothache. What children will enjoy is searching each storey and page for the ongoings of the treehouse’s residents. Each level includes some wacky contraption, from the tangle storey, the fridge-throwing storey and the honey money maker storey.
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Another plus is that at the bottom of each page there is a question and a joke answer. Children will find these hilarious. Adults will see them for what they truly are, bad dad jokes.
What Andy and Terry have created is a series of treehouse novels spanning eight books and two spin-off fun books for children between 9 to 12 years. After giving this book a read, I would recommend it for a much younger target audience. It would be perfect to read to your five-year-old child before bedtime and something that kids from seven to nine should be able to pick up and enjoy on their own.
The English is simple, the pages are packed with detailed and wacky drawings and there are hidden gems on each storey the duo visit.
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