Books : The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles 30th Anniversary Edition

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Rating:

- Say No to Snoozers and Read Something Fun
You know, when I think about books written by celebrities, I think, "Oh gosh, another attempt by a publishing company to make some big bucks through the use of an over-hyped name with no writing talent behind it." Thankfully, Mrs. Andrews was able to write a pretty good book. It's quite fun and imaginative, even if its ideas bear some similarity to the Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory film at certain points.

I noticed that during some scenes - the bike scene in particular - the narration alternated between simply worded sentences and complex metaphorical descriptions constructed from vocabulary a college graduate may not know. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating, but the style does seem to waiver somewhat in a few places, and could have been polished up a bit.

But, if you're like me, you'd take a fun unpolished story over a perfectly polished snoozer any day. It's too bad that most books out there are more like polished snoozers than anything else. No wonder lots of kids don't want to read. At least Julie Andrews knows how to make a fun and engaging story, filled with all sorts of fantastic visions. I mean...we see purple trees, a giant cat, a musical river, some ten-legged monsters, a train made of clouds, a VERY fluffy bird, and the Whangdoodle himself seems to be some kind of chameleon-moose with slippers growing out of his feet. If ever I've seen a cotton-candy book, this is it.

When Hollywood's looking for ideas for movies (which they probably are doing now after Snakes on a Plane) it couldn't hurt them to peer into this Whangdoodle book. Talk about something I'd like to see!

Rating:

- Harry Potter for the younger kids!
We've been reading this to my 3year old and 6year old since Christmas and they LOVE it!!! it's just enough imagination not to scare them - just a kids dream! and every chapter -even the exciting ones- ends on a good note for bedtime...they loved Mandy and this one goes one step deeper into their imagination and has some great life lessons that we can all use such as not taking everything you see at face value and to always use your imagination or you will lose it, etc... GREAT Book that i think every kid and adult would enjoy!!!! Along the lines of OZ & Willy Wonka, but with good role models instead of bratty ones and not as scary!!!

Rating:

- a boy in sixth grade
This book is a very vibrant book and enjoyed reading the spectacular action, humor and friendship in this book. If you read this book to your child,I garentee a smile on their face when your done because of course the humor. It is kinda scary at a part if your little child would be afraid but not too scary. So be sure to buy this book and read it to your child. Its very good

Rating:

- BEST BOOK EVER
I read this when I was 8 or 9. It is still the best book I've ever read!!! Such a good book. The writing style is geared towards elementary school kids, but the first five or six times i read it I was in elementary school, so that works out. BUY THIS FOR YOUR KIDS. It is WONDERFUL!

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