Books : 4 : Fantastic Novels

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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780689834882
ISBN: 0689834888
Label: Aladdin
Manufacturer: Aladdin
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 640
Publication Date: August 01, 2000
Publisher: Aladdin
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Sales Rank: 78398
Studio: Aladdin

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Whether you know Daniel Pinkwater as a children's book author (and you should, he's written over 40 fabulous books) or as a National Public Radio commentator, you must agree that he is a very, very funny guy. Though his books are perfectly nonsensical and absurd in all the best ways, they leave you feeling strangely serene about the universe. Whether his books introduce us to muffin-eating polar bears (Larry), really old time-traveling men (Uncle Borgel), or 266-pound chickens (Henrietta from The Hoboken Chicken Emergency), they each reflect a polite world where people (and other species) basically respect each other--warts, multiple heads, foul smells (we're thinking of the Bloboform), and all. As luck would have it, four of Pinkwater's previously published novels are now combined in one delicious and aptly named paperback volume, 4 Fantastic Novels. In it you'll find Borgel, Yobgorgle: Mystery Monster of Lake Ontario, The Worms of Kukumlima, and The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror, none of which will disappoint. Fans will want to pick up 5 Novels as well, a collection which includes Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars, Slaves of Spiegel, The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death, The Last Guru, and Young Adult Novel.

What are Pinkwater's novels like? Imagine the wondrous science fiction classic A Wrinkle in Time without the heavy cosmos stuff--and seventy times funnier. (In Borgel, for example, 111-year-old Uncle Borgel compares the concept of time to a map of the state of New Jersey and describes space as "sort of like a bagel, but an elliptical one, with poppy seeds.") His fast-paced and funny adventure stories are philosophical and moral, though undercut with such delightfully irreverent goofiness that they never lose their buoyancy, not for a second. Pinkwater reaches out to the kids all over the planet who feel like "the boy from Mars," and shows them that everything is not only going to be just fine, but that life is pretty darn magical. (Ages 9 to 109) --Karin Snelson

Product Description:
Four-fantastic-books-in-one by the popular author of The Hoboken Chicken Emergency:

Borgel

Yobgorgle

The Worms of Kukumlima

The Snarkout Boys & the Baconburg Horror

Average Rating:

Rating: - craziest author out there
This 'book' was simply amazing, Pinkwater has opened my eyes to a whole new plane of existance.

Rating: - "I am too beautiful to die!"
Daniel Pinkwater is a riot! We got Borgel through a fluke of fate and we were ever so greatful! This man has a wacky sense of humor and is a great read for all those who have the ability to laugh at the absurd! Hilarious!

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Rating: - borgel
Borgel is one of my favorite books of pinkwaters.It's imagination in book form. you never know whats going to happen next. amazing and fun is my review for the book borgel.

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Rating: - Who needs Prozac?
If only all teens could read this book...there would be a whole lot less depressed teens in the world today! Like most teens, I have gone through depressing times in my life, but since I got this book, I certainly have had less of them! Just read "Borgel" and meet the great-great-great-great-grandfather you wish you had. Or open up to "The Snarkout Boys and the Baconburg Horror" and go to pieces as you read the escapade of the Snarkout Boys (one of whom is a girl) all through Baconburg and Hamfast. ... Read More

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Rating: - hate to rain on the parade, but
OK, first off I consider myself to have a decent (even above average) sense of humor. I'm always biting my lip to stifle giggles because my companions wouldn't get the joke. I love Lemony Snicket. I worship at the altar of Dave Barry. But, unlike a lot of readers here, I'm only mildly amused at most of Pinkwater's stuff. I enjoyed the "Borgel" story, but I was crushed at how lame [sorry] the "Snarkout Boys" sequel was. I loved the first, thought it was great. But I think it was the constantly switching ... Read More