A very entertaining read with a fun story and great interactive dialogue. It is also a great book to take a break from heavier readings or even just to say you've read a 300 page book in 15 minutes. ;)
(P.S. Can I have a treehouse like theirs? Minus the sharks and crocodiles, obviously.) ( )

picture-heavy chapter books (for kids who apparently won't pick up a book if there are too many words in it). I easily blew through 60 pages but didn't find the content all that funny or interesting. It may do better with an audience of kids (who have more active imaginations than I) and I can probably recommend it easily enough to readers who are looking for a quick read (Griffiths books practically sell themselves, with titles like _The Day My Butt Went Psycho_. It is a hefty 343 pages so beginning chapter book readers will really feel like they've accomplished something. ( )

Very funny and cool ( )

Andy and Terry recount the story of how they first met, an adventure marked by emergency shark operations, giant storms, and wooden pirate heads.

(ARC was provided to read and review.)

The winning team from Down Under is back. Author Andy Griffiths and illustrator Terry Denton have expanded their 13-Storey Treehouse and invite us now to the bigger and better? version with more inventive rooms. Yes, I think the two have done an excellent job and were able to add more fun extensions and fresh new crazy ideas.
The ice-cream parlour with 78 different flavours and a robot called Edward Scooperhands who serves the stuff, has to be my favourite new add on. But I'm not sure, if I have the right guts for flavours like Fish and Chips or Egg and Bacon.

This time Andy and Terry want to tell us how they met, but first the story is interrupted as Mr. Big Nose is on the phone and wants to know how they are getting on with the book. Mr. Big Nose is their publisher and I love the interactions with him. (Mind you, he's frighteningly realistic at times.)
I also love it when Andy or Terry address the reader, which really creates the feeling of being involved in the action and visiting them in their house, rather then reading a book.
I'm always stunned of all the inventive ideas the author comes up with, there's the emergency open-shark surgery or the pirate Captain Woodenhead and the whole story surrounding his wooden head or how they integrate a nursery rhyme into the story. And I'm a fan of the Gorgonzola Fish (but don't think I would like to eat it, though).

The way how they finally deliver the book to Mr. Big Nose is something I can see other authors adopting (depending form their publisher, of course).

The 26-Storey Treehouse is utterly silly nonsense and wonderfully imaginative and intelligent fun. Terry Danton's illustrations are always amazingly detailed and elaborate. There's always so much to see and to discover.
I'm a Treehouse fan. My whole family is. I can't wait for the next part. Luckily the 39-Story Treehouse is underway and hopefully Andy and Terry don't let us wait too long. ( )