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Treehouse #1
The 13-Storey Treehouse
Who wouldn't want to live in a treehouse? Especially a 13-storey treehouse that has a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of sharks, a library full of comics, a secret underground laboratory, a games room, self-making beds, vines you can swing on, a vegetable vaporiser and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically shoots your favourite flavoured marshmallows into your mouth whenever it discerns you're hungry.
Two new characters – Andy and Terry – live here, make books together, and have a series of completely nutty adventures. Because: ANYTHING can happen in a 13-storey treehouse.
This is a major new series from Andy and Terry- and it's the logical evolution of all their previous books. There are echoes of the Just stories in the Andy and Terry friendship, the breakaway stories in the Bad Book (the Adventures of Super Finger), there's the easy readability of the Cat on the Mat and the Big Fat Cow, and like all these books, the illustrations are as much a part of the story as the story itself.
Two new characters – Andy and Terry – live here, make books together, and have a series of completely nutty adventures. Because: ANYTHING can happen in a 13-storey treehouse.
This is a major new series from Andy and Terry- and it's the logical evolution of all their previous books. There are echoes of the Just stories in the Andy and Terry friendship, the breakaway stories in the Bad Book (the Adventures of Super Finger), there's the easy readability of the Cat on the Mat and the Big Fat Cow, and like all these books, the illustrations are as much a part of the story as the story itself.
256 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2011
About the author
Andy Griffiths
188 books753 followersAndy Griffiths is Australia’s most popular children’s writer. He is the author of over 20 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. Over the past 15 years Andy’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, won over 50 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.
In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically acclaimed theatrical production Just Macbeth! which was nominated for two Helpmann Awards. In July 2010 Just Macbeth!completed a return sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. The book of the play was shortlisted in the children’s section of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Andy has had a long-standing collaboration with the multi-talented illustrator Terry Denton. Together they have produced theJust! series, the wildly popular The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, the ridiculous illustrated guide What Bumosaur is That?, and the Seussian-inspired early readers The Cat on the Mat is Flat and The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! Their latest book is The 13-Storey Treehouse (September 2011).
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Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.
In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically acclaimed theatrical production Just Macbeth! which was nominated for two Helpmann Awards. In July 2010 Just Macbeth!completed a return sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. The book of the play was shortlisted in the children’s section of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Andy has had a long-standing collaboration with the multi-talented illustrator Terry Denton. Together they have produced theJust! series, the wildly popular The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, the ridiculous illustrated guide What Bumosaur is That?, and the Seussian-inspired early readers The Cat on the Mat is Flat and The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! Their latest book is The 13-Storey Treehouse (September 2011).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/andygr...
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January 10, 2016
This is a terrific book, especially for young boys who mistakenly think that they don't like to read. It's also a nice treat for an adult who likes to read with kids. The book is silly, funny, and interesting from beginning to end, and the illustrations add to the excitement. I read this book with one of my 4th grade students, and he was enthralled. I had that student write a letter to the author and illustrator about how much he enjoyed the book, and he received a hand-written note and a signed copy of the Australian version of the new book. That experience really has my student hooked on reading now! I was motivated to pre-order the 26 Story Tree House due out in April 2014 and eagerly await each new book. I've also bought several copies for the kids in my family for Christmas.
May 24, 2016
First and foremost, we should admit that this book was not written for me. It was written for kids and me not liking it really only means that I don't fall into the demographic that it was aimed at. I bought this book for my nephew's birthday, though, and I wanted to know what I was giving him after the bookstore ladies suggested it to me.
Now that we've gotten my disclaimer out of the way, I still have a few complaints about the book.
1) It might be old-fashioned of me, but I think that books for kids should include some kind of learning angle. The lessons don't have to be life-shattering, but there should be something there. It can be about socializing or history, morality or science, but there should be something in the stories we give to our children that offer them tools with which to approach the world. This book is about two kid-authors who spend the entire book procrastinating and then (spoilers) at the last minute pull through and finish their project by WRITING ABOUT HOW THEY PROCRASTINATED. And then their books is published and everyone loves it. So I guess the moral of the story is "Hey Kids! You can not do the shit you're supposed to do and you'll still be fine!". Good lesson, Andy Griffiths, good lesson.
2) It's lazy story telling. At the end of the book there are several pages that are just shrunken down images of previous pages because Andy and Terry are "writing the story" and that is the visual representation of them doing so. There is a page full of frames of a single dog saying "bark" over and over again. There are many instances of this and, although I get the comedic value of them, it wound up feeling like Griffiths was trying to reach a certain page count and he did so in the laziest way possible.
3) The book encourages bad behavior. I don't understand why we give kids stuff like this. Again, I understand the comedic effect in having a machine that chases you around shooting marshmallows into your mouth. I understand that it's funny to have a machine that obliterates vegetables. I get that it's funny to describe your best friend as being stupid and annoying, etc. But those things are only funny because we've decided that they're funny and can we please just live in a society where we give up on destructive scripts? Vegetables are just food. People LIKE their friends and (because of this) say nice things about them instead of destructive things.
3) It's about two little white boys getting away with stuff they probably shouldn't get away with. Can we just retire that narrative already? Why not a girl and a boy who are best friends and go on crazy hi-jinks? Kids won't notice the difference and it'll subconsciously do positive things for their worldview.
I'm still giving the book to my nephew because I think he'll like it (and the imaginative element of the book is pretty fun), but I hope his taste develops quickly and in the future I am totally doing better research and finding him a book that isn't so exceptionally mediocre.
Now that we've gotten my disclaimer out of the way, I still have a few complaints about the book.
1) It might be old-fashioned of me, but I think that books for kids should include some kind of learning angle. The lessons don't have to be life-shattering, but there should be something there. It can be about socializing or history, morality or science, but there should be something in the stories we give to our children that offer them tools with which to approach the world. This book is about two kid-authors who spend the entire book procrastinating and then (spoilers) at the last minute pull through and finish their project by WRITING ABOUT HOW THEY PROCRASTINATED. And then their books is published and everyone loves it. So I guess the moral of the story is "Hey Kids! You can not do the shit you're supposed to do and you'll still be fine!". Good lesson, Andy Griffiths, good lesson.
2) It's lazy story telling. At the end of the book there are several pages that are just shrunken down images of previous pages because Andy and Terry are "writing the story" and that is the visual representation of them doing so. There is a page full of frames of a single dog saying "bark" over and over again. There are many instances of this and, although I get the comedic value of them, it wound up feeling like Griffiths was trying to reach a certain page count and he did so in the laziest way possible.
3) The book encourages bad behavior. I don't understand why we give kids stuff like this. Again, I understand the comedic effect in having a machine that chases you around shooting marshmallows into your mouth. I understand that it's funny to have a machine that obliterates vegetables. I get that it's funny to describe your best friend as being stupid and annoying, etc. But those things are only funny because we've decided that they're funny and can we please just live in a society where we give up on destructive scripts? Vegetables are just food. People LIKE their friends and (because of this) say nice things about them instead of destructive things.
3) It's about two little white boys getting away with stuff they probably shouldn't get away with. Can we just retire that narrative already? Why not a girl and a boy who are best friends and go on crazy hi-jinks? Kids won't notice the difference and it'll subconsciously do positive things for their worldview.
I'm still giving the book to my nephew because I think he'll like it (and the imaginative element of the book is pretty fun), but I hope his taste develops quickly and in the future I am totally doing better research and finding him a book that isn't so exceptionally mediocre.
March 21, 2023
کتاب رو برای خواهرزاده ۹ سالم خریدم و از اونجا که خودم کتاب کودک دوست دارم خوندمش،کتاب بامزه ای بود داستان بانمک و جالبی داشت،تصاویر قشنگ و اتفاقای بامزه و خیالی که حتی من به عنوان آدم بزرگسال لبخند میزدم🐾
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February 3, 2020نسبت به این که کتاب کودک و نوجوان هستش واقعا بامزس.
اینکه چرا کتاب کودک میخونم هم واسه اینه ک کودک داریم منزل :)
اینکه چرا کتاب کودک میخونم هم واسه اینه ک کودک داریم منزل :)
May 11, 2020
BOOK #4 READ FOR BELIEVATHON ROUND 2.
Not going to even bother with a proper review for this one. this book is so stupid, it's hilarious.
like at first i was hating it because of how stupid it was but then i'd find myself CACKLING LIKE A BANSHEE so???????
Not going to even bother with a proper review for this one. this book is so stupid, it's hilarious.
like at first i was hating it because of how stupid it was but then i'd find myself CACKLING LIKE A BANSHEE so???????
December 27, 2013
The Bud told me I needed to give this book "every star," so I did.
5 stars for kid humor and appeal!
5 stars for kid humor and appeal!
November 12, 2021
For a kids book without any kids, it's pretty funny. My kid loved it, then a few days later asked for the next one in the series.
February 7, 2017
Mijn kinderen zijn echt super fan van deze serie. Mijn oudste dochter heeft ze allemaal gelezen. De jongste van 8 jaar is nu net in de tweede bezig. Dus ik dacht eens kijken waarom ze zo'n fan zijn. Het is een heerlijk boek. Super grappig verhaal met super grappige plaatjes. Je gaat echt als een speer door het boek heen. Ik moet zelfs bekennen dat ik af en toe zat te gniffelen. Echt een aanrader voor kinderen.
February 11, 2016
Read this with my eldest son and we were laughing-out-loud at the silliness of these two characters and what they got up to in the book. Love read-a-longs with my boys.
September 27, 2020
خب اینکه من به این کتاب امتیاز سه رو میدم مسلما به این دلیل هست که این کتاب برای گروه سنی من نیست😂واضحه...ولی خب فکر کنم بچه های ۸تا ۱۳سال خوششون بیاد(البته موارد استثنائی هم داریم) ——»مثل من که الان دارم این کتاب رو میخونم و داره بهم خوش میگذره😂😂
پیشنهاد میکنم برای تنوع ، بعضی وقتا کتاب های گروه سنی کودک و نوجوان رو بخونید😋🌻
پیشنهاد میکنم برای تنوع ، بعضی وقتا کتاب های گروه سنی کودک و نوجوان رو بخونید😋🌻
August 13, 2016
A perfectly silly book ( series of 3, I believe) for that semi- reluctant Summer reader who is an 8-9 year old boy and needs to get back into " school mode."
Half book - half comic book ( lots of pictures) this is just the ticket to rekindle interest. Thumbs up from my Grandson who of course exchanges reading time for screen time. 4 stars
Half book - half comic book ( lots of pictures) this is just the ticket to rekindle interest. Thumbs up from my Grandson who of course exchanges reading time for screen time. 4 stars
October 3, 2020
I am sad to say that 2 stars might even be generous for this juvenile romp. Basically, two guys live in a cool treehouse, with fun rooms and gadgets. But, they are lazy slackers, who are supposed to have written a book for a publisher, have done nothing, and have no idea how they are going to deliver results when weird stuff starts happening. Do yourself a big favor, skip this one in favor of Roald Dahl or David Walliams.
August 9, 2013
The cover and title of this book are so promising, but the story was quite a disappointment. Two guys live in a really cool treehouse and have some really cool things, but after the "tour" in the first few pages, it's pretty much a book about two guys who are supposed to be writing a book, which ends up being the book we are now reading. A bit too meta for the audience, but not even in an interesting way. Predictable, simplistic, and read like a slacker's attempt at an essay for school that was put off until the last minute. Which is essentially what the authors/characters say it is, but they and their editors should know better than to actually publish something like this.
The drawings suggest an attempt at a Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Captain Underpants feeling to the book. Some are very detailed and fun to look at, though after awhile I realized that very little in the drawings was not also stated in the words. The book was also repetitive in other ways, apparently in an attempt to be humorous...but not a successful one. Entire scenes and even pages were reproduced, sometimes in deliberate ways and sometimes in that way that happens when you forget to edit your work. All in all, I'm going to have difficulty recommending this to the students I thought would enjoy it based on the cover illustration and title. It just wasn't all that fun.
The drawings suggest an attempt at a Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Captain Underpants feeling to the book. Some are very detailed and fun to look at, though after awhile I realized that very little in the drawings was not also stated in the words. The book was also repetitive in other ways, apparently in an attempt to be humorous...but not a successful one. Entire scenes and even pages were reproduced, sometimes in deliberate ways and sometimes in that way that happens when you forget to edit your work. All in all, I'm going to have difficulty recommending this to the students I thought would enjoy it based on the cover illustration and title. It just wasn't all that fun.
June 15, 2017
I work part time in a well known booksellers and read this as part of 'research' to be able to make recommendations in children's books .
This was a funny read and I believe the whole series to be similar , good illustrations and light hearted for younger readers
This was a funny read and I believe the whole series to be similar , good illustrations and light hearted for younger readers
September 14, 2018
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Published in 2011, The 13-Storey Treehouse is the series opener and the book that paved the way for future instalments of the book chart breaking ‘treehouse’ series. In this first edition of the bestselling series, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton introduce the reader to their magnificent tree house. While trying to write a book for their pushy publisher, the dynamic duo find that they keep getting sidetracked by a range of madcap situations. The 13-Storey Treehouse is guaranteed to engage the most hesitant of readers, all thanks to the hilarious rounds of fun provided by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.
Imagine a tree house, it is every young boy and girl’s dream. Now imagine if you were able to live in this house with your best friend and engage in daily rounds of random fun! For Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, this is the case. Their treehouse has a see through swimming pool, a lemonade fountain, a room full of pillows, a secret underground lab and many other awesome features. When Andy and Terry realise they have failed to complete a book for their cranky publisher, Mr Big Nose, the fun and distraction begins! Plenty of good hearted adventure awaits the reader when they select the all important first story in the treehouse series.
I recently discovered the treehouse series, through a review book and via my son, Mr 8’s new interest in this series. I found the most recent book in this series, The 104- Storey Treehouse, utterly hilarious. I was keen to see how this extremely popular series originated. I selected The 13-Storey Treehouse to read for Book Bingo 2018, covering the square ,‘a funny book’. Although I wasn’t rolling around the room in fits of laughter, I did enjoy a snigger or two, courtesy of both the writing and the illustrations of the creative duo of this series.
As a mother of two boys, I can see the immediate appeal of The 13-Storey Treehouse. Living in a treehouse, composed of so many appealing features really is every child’s fantasy. With my own reluctant reader in the house, it is hard to find books that will capture and sustain his interest, but The 13-Storey Treehouse has succeeded were others have failed. Mr 8 read this book with ease and actively sought out the further books in the series, which came as quite a welcome surprise. The narrative structure of The 13-Storey Treehouse lends itself to sparking the interest of hard to engage readers. The chapters are short and sharp, some have big page breaks, while others have one word, or simply fun illustrations to follow. All this contributes to a positive reading experience. The 13-Storey Treehouse is a real confidence booster for those hard to capture readers.
The scenarios presented to the reader through the adventures in The 13-Storey Treehouse are simply wacky, zany and downright insane! However, there is a sense of magic and fantasy that comes hand in hand with this novel. Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton work in a sort of symmetry. The writing harmonizes the illustrations and vice versa. This is hard to achieve, but this working duo pull it off. Often it was the illustrations that made me laugh, so if you look carefully, you will find many small surprises on each page. I also loved the personality of neighbour Jill and who can forget the formidable Mr Big Nose! They all bounce off each other so well.
Be prepared to be faced with a range of slapstick scenarios and way out adventures as soon as you open this book. Climbing each storey of the treehouse guarantees a world inhabited by marshmallow popping machines, giant bananas, monkeys, sea monsters, mermaids and my personal favourite, catenaries! As an adult reader of this 9-12 year old chapter novel, I found it refreshing to sit back and enjoy the relentless roller coaster of fun presented by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. On a final note, I loved following the process of writing a book for publication, thanks to the amusing exploits of Andy and Terry.
Published in 2011, The 13-Storey Treehouse is the series opener and the book that paved the way for future instalments of the book chart breaking ‘treehouse’ series. In this first edition of the bestselling series, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton introduce the reader to their magnificent tree house. While trying to write a book for their pushy publisher, the dynamic duo find that they keep getting sidetracked by a range of madcap situations. The 13-Storey Treehouse is guaranteed to engage the most hesitant of readers, all thanks to the hilarious rounds of fun provided by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton.
Imagine a tree house, it is every young boy and girl’s dream. Now imagine if you were able to live in this house with your best friend and engage in daily rounds of random fun! For Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton, this is the case. Their treehouse has a see through swimming pool, a lemonade fountain, a room full of pillows, a secret underground lab and many other awesome features. When Andy and Terry realise they have failed to complete a book for their cranky publisher, Mr Big Nose, the fun and distraction begins! Plenty of good hearted adventure awaits the reader when they select the all important first story in the treehouse series.
I recently discovered the treehouse series, through a review book and via my son, Mr 8’s new interest in this series. I found the most recent book in this series, The 104- Storey Treehouse, utterly hilarious. I was keen to see how this extremely popular series originated. I selected The 13-Storey Treehouse to read for Book Bingo 2018, covering the square ,‘a funny book’. Although I wasn’t rolling around the room in fits of laughter, I did enjoy a snigger or two, courtesy of both the writing and the illustrations of the creative duo of this series.
As a mother of two boys, I can see the immediate appeal of The 13-Storey Treehouse. Living in a treehouse, composed of so many appealing features really is every child’s fantasy. With my own reluctant reader in the house, it is hard to find books that will capture and sustain his interest, but The 13-Storey Treehouse has succeeded were others have failed. Mr 8 read this book with ease and actively sought out the further books in the series, which came as quite a welcome surprise. The narrative structure of The 13-Storey Treehouse lends itself to sparking the interest of hard to engage readers. The chapters are short and sharp, some have big page breaks, while others have one word, or simply fun illustrations to follow. All this contributes to a positive reading experience. The 13-Storey Treehouse is a real confidence booster for those hard to capture readers.
The scenarios presented to the reader through the adventures in The 13-Storey Treehouse are simply wacky, zany and downright insane! However, there is a sense of magic and fantasy that comes hand in hand with this novel. Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton work in a sort of symmetry. The writing harmonizes the illustrations and vice versa. This is hard to achieve, but this working duo pull it off. Often it was the illustrations that made me laugh, so if you look carefully, you will find many small surprises on each page. I also loved the personality of neighbour Jill and who can forget the formidable Mr Big Nose! They all bounce off each other so well.
Be prepared to be faced with a range of slapstick scenarios and way out adventures as soon as you open this book. Climbing each storey of the treehouse guarantees a world inhabited by marshmallow popping machines, giant bananas, monkeys, sea monsters, mermaids and my personal favourite, catenaries! As an adult reader of this 9-12 year old chapter novel, I found it refreshing to sit back and enjoy the relentless roller coaster of fun presented by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton. On a final note, I loved following the process of writing a book for publication, thanks to the amusing exploits of Andy and Terry.
February 23, 2014
Review by Jack, age 6.5
It was excellent, it was very, very, very good.
It was awesome because it had man-eating sharks and a shark nearly ate Terry. Terry accidently threw Andy's head in the bowling alley. After they ate too many marshmallows they drank too much lemonade from the lemonade fountain.
Their treehouse is awesome because it looked small from the outside but is big on the inside. There was a gorilla and a yellow canary cat with a whole army of yellow canary cats who saved Andy and Terry. They took away the gorilla to a dinosaur island. Terry painted a cat yellow like a yellow canary.
The pictures are really, really, really cool.
Boys and girls should read this book because it is very interesting and very, very cool and awesome.
That's all folks!
Review by Mum, age none-of-your-business
Anything combining the joint talents of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton is going to be superb. Andy's writing is a pleasure to read aloud with a deceptively simple style that is never condescending, extremely visual and uses a vocabulary that doesn't require stopping frequently to explain words or phrases. Terry's illustrations complement and enhance the text perfectly, and are chock full of unexpected details.
My favourite part of the book was the illustrations of the pages - pages within pages - especially the one that has a page within a page within a page.... (pg 228). We had made a movie like this several days before reading this book, so it was of particular interest to both of us.
To get the most out of this book find a kid aged between 5 and 10, share it aloud and be prepared to giggle. We are off to find the next book in the series.
It was excellent, it was very, very, very good.
It was awesome because it had man-eating sharks and a shark nearly ate Terry. Terry accidently threw Andy's head in the bowling alley. After they ate too many marshmallows they drank too much lemonade from the lemonade fountain.
Their treehouse is awesome because it looked small from the outside but is big on the inside. There was a gorilla and a yellow canary cat with a whole army of yellow canary cats who saved Andy and Terry. They took away the gorilla to a dinosaur island. Terry painted a cat yellow like a yellow canary.
The pictures are really, really, really cool.
Boys and girls should read this book because it is very interesting and very, very cool and awesome.
That's all folks!
Review by Mum, age none-of-your-business
Anything combining the joint talents of Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton is going to be superb. Andy's writing is a pleasure to read aloud with a deceptively simple style that is never condescending, extremely visual and uses a vocabulary that doesn't require stopping frequently to explain words or phrases. Terry's illustrations complement and enhance the text perfectly, and are chock full of unexpected details.
My favourite part of the book was the illustrations of the pages - pages within pages - especially the one that has a page within a page within a page.... (pg 228). We had made a movie like this several days before reading this book, so it was of particular interest to both of us.
To get the most out of this book find a kid aged between 5 and 10, share it aloud and be prepared to giggle. We are off to find the next book in the series.
February 7, 2019
One of the most ridiculous books I’ve ever read, SO funny and the illustrations truly add to the story. Metafictional too, which I totally didn’t expect 😂
May 11, 2012
The story 'The 13 -Storey Treehouse' is an absoultely fabulous book for all ages.Join Andy and Terry as they join their adventures in their Treehouse. Their are cases of a flying cat, a missing cat, the big red nose, the drawing competition, the monster mermaid, the big bubble, the adventures of Superfinger and plenty more. Very humorous with plenty of fun cartoons. Wouldn't you love to join Andy and Terry in a 13-Storey Treehouse. Anything can happenin the treehouse. Drinking from a lemonade fountain to a machine automatically shooting marshmallows whenever your hungry. Wouldn't you love to be in that treehouse? This book is also a series of crazy and humorus. Compared to the other series of the 'Just' this book is more action-packed with absurd obstacles in their way to having fun. Come on and take this book filled with action, adventure and humor.
Recommended for ages 7 and above. Series not needed to be read in order.
Recommended for ages 7 and above. Series not needed to be read in order.
June 1, 2013
This book happened around the time I gave up stuffing The Secret Seven down my son's throat. I mean, I read them, why wouldn't he? It dawned on me that I had a Reluctant Reader on my hands. So imagine my amazement when he not only took it to bed with him, he asked for The 26-Storey Treehouse over and over again!
I resisted the Wimpy Kid Wave because I picked it up once, and found it rather rude and disrespectful to adults. This book is actually in the same genre but it had my sister and I in stitches! It's not very deep, it has that kind of off-the-wall humour that young boys love. Terry Denton's illustrations are pretty amazing too and every kid/adult would enjoy the minute details he puts in them.
Recommended for boys and girls 7-9 and adults looking for a good laugh.
I resisted the Wimpy Kid Wave because I picked it up once, and found it rather rude and disrespectful to adults. This book is actually in the same genre but it had my sister and I in stitches! It's not very deep, it has that kind of off-the-wall humour that young boys love. Terry Denton's illustrations are pretty amazing too and every kid/adult would enjoy the minute details he puts in them.
Recommended for boys and girls 7-9 and adults looking for a good laugh.
April 13, 2017
این مدت داشتم چند سری ازاین کارای کودک رو می خوندم که غالبا آثاری متاثر از رولد دال بودن. خانه درختی که عمالا یه جور کپی برداری از کارای دال بود حتی سبک نقاشی هاش هم شبیه ترین بود به کارای دال نسبت سایر کتاب ها. شخصیت پردازی تری و اندی ضعیف بود و صرفا سعی شده بود دوتا شخصیت نوجوون امروزی و باحال رو نشون بده اما موفق عمل نکرده بود و اونقدرا باورپذیر نبودن. شیطنت ها و ماجراهاشون اونقدرا جذابیت نداشت. سایر کتابایی که تو این سبک خوندم ویمپی کید یا همون خاطرات یک بچه چلمن و تام گیتس بود. بچه چلمن هم مثل خانه درختی شخصیت پردازی خوبی نداشت و با اینکه نسبت به خانه درختی سیر وقایع واقعی تر و خالی از تخیل بود و تصویرگری های اورجینال تری داشت تا کپی از آثار دال ولی بازم باور پذیری کاراکترای رولددال رو نداشت. ولی تام گیتس بین این سه مجموعه از همه قوی تر و جذاب تر بود. همه چیزش اورجینال و اصل بود و نویسنده درک درستی از کودک و نوجوان درون داستانش داره. از دغدغه ها و تفکراتشون و کاراکتر تام انگار در درون همه ی ما بود و دوستش درک. سیر متصل وقایع و حوادثی که پیش می اومد برای نوجوان دقیقا همون سیر روزمره ی زندگیشه و اتصال ماجراها جوریه که اصلا خسته کننده نیست. از تام درک و گروه موسیقیشون همه و همه لذت بخش بودن.
ولی خانه ی درختی با این همه تبلیغی که درباره اش شد به کل ناامیدم کرد
ولی خانه ی درختی با این همه تبلیغی که درباره اش شد به کل ناامیدم کرد
March 29, 2014
Andy and Terry live in the most awesome tree house you ever saw. First of all it has 13 stories complete with a bowling alley, shark tank, lemonade fountain, game room and a see through swimming pool.
The 2 boys write children’s books and their next book is due to the publisher tomorrow and they haven’t even started it yet. Andy writes the words and Terry illustrates the pictures! But lately they have been too distracted with turning their neighbor’s cat into a canary, hatching sea-monkeys that turn into a monsters and making burp filled life size bubbles to even care about their deadline. If you’ve read all of the Wimpy Kid books and are looking for something gross, silly and very crazy with lots of cartoons this is the book for you.
The 2 boys write children’s books and their next book is due to the publisher tomorrow and they haven’t even started it yet. Andy writes the words and Terry illustrates the pictures! But lately they have been too distracted with turning their neighbor’s cat into a canary, hatching sea-monkeys that turn into a monsters and making burp filled life size bubbles to even care about their deadline. If you’ve read all of the Wimpy Kid books and are looking for something gross, silly and very crazy with lots of cartoons this is the book for you.
August 21, 2014
Drivel.
Nonsense.
Put Capt. Underpants in the penthouse and then take the elevator down to the basement and you will find Andy and Terry in their swanky treehouse.
2 grown men
living in a 13-story treehouse (which I have to admit is pretty awesome)
tell a lie and a truth and the truth cancels out the lie -- right?
get married by exchanging a kiss (which illustrator Terry does with a mermaid)
1 hungry sea monster posing as a mermaid
a monkey invasion that trashes the place
a cat painted yellow who sprouts wings upon being tossed off a branch and then becomes a "catnary"
a gorilla gone mad
1 bad big-nosed boss
Nonsense.
Put Capt. Underpants in the penthouse and then take the elevator down to the basement and you will find Andy and Terry in their swanky treehouse.
2 grown men
living in a 13-story treehouse (which I have to admit is pretty awesome)
tell a lie and a truth and the truth cancels out the lie -- right?
get married by exchanging a kiss (which illustrator Terry does with a mermaid)
1 hungry sea monster posing as a mermaid
a monkey invasion that trashes the place
a cat painted yellow who sprouts wings upon being tossed off a branch and then becomes a "catnary"
a gorilla gone mad
1 bad big-nosed boss
June 18, 2017
Dit slaat helemaal nergens op en is supergrappig! Heel leuk kinderboek.
Maar niet meer dan dat, het is niet zoals bij sommige andere kinderboeken dat er nog een verhaallijn achter zit. Dit is gewoon echt alleen grappig. Dat mag soms ook en is ook goed en kan er voor zorgen dat kinderen wel blijven lezen, maar ik snap het bezwaar van ouders ook wel, dat het niet echt aanvoelt als een boek (ik had m zelf binnen 3 kwartier uit en hij is best dik, maar het zijn gewon echt meer tekeningen dan tekst) en dat het dan vrij prijzig is.
Maar wel heel grappig omdat het zo random is. ik heb deel 2 al wel gereserveerd bij de bibliotheek hihi
Maar niet meer dan dat, het is niet zoals bij sommige andere kinderboeken dat er nog een verhaallijn achter zit. Dit is gewoon echt alleen grappig. Dat mag soms ook en is ook goed en kan er voor zorgen dat kinderen wel blijven lezen, maar ik snap het bezwaar van ouders ook wel, dat het niet echt aanvoelt als een boek (ik had m zelf binnen 3 kwartier uit en hij is best dik, maar het zijn gewon echt meer tekeningen dan tekst) en dat het dan vrij prijzig is.
Maar wel heel grappig omdat het zo random is. ik heb deel 2 al wel gereserveerd bij de bibliotheek hihi
January 15, 2013
I read this book to my 6 1/2 year old son. Whilst I thought some parts of the story were over his head and some of the language not appropriate, we really enjoyed it and loved all the twists and turns in the day of a life of Andy and Terry living in a 13 Storey Treehouse. We loved how the cat got painted yellow and turned into a canary and flew away and also how the sea monkeys which weren't sea monkeys turn into a mermaidia and then into a sea monster. A recommended read. Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy.
October 29, 2015
Este livro é genial! Gostei da história, dos desenhos, das peripécias mais sem sentido de sempre mas que no fim se interligam todas e fazem deste livro um dos mais divertidos que já li no género infanto-juvenil.
Recomendo muito a crianças e a adultos que ainda tem uma criança dentro de si (estou muito poética hoje).
Recomendo muito a crianças e a adultos que ainda tem uma criança dentro de si (estou muito poética hoje).
April 13, 2015
This book was awesome. I really loved how the two main characters, Andy and Terry, are so different but seem to get along so well. They really do cause alot of trouble and some how seem to get out of it!! I cannot wait to read the others in the series.
June 20, 2021
Brings my inner child out to the max!!
April 27, 2021
بامزه بود، مناسب برای پر کردن اوقات فراغت یه بچهی ۹-۱۰ ساله
March 1, 2016
Loved it. My boys would hang out for each new chapter at night. Funny and often my boys would ask 'is this book really for kids?' as some of it was a bit violent (in a funny weird way). Now we are looking for another one in the series that we have not read.
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