Horrid Henry's Biggest and Best Ever Joke Book - 3-in-1 by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross
| Horrid Henry's Biggest and Best Ever Joke Book - 3-in-1 by Francesca Simon and Tony Ross | |
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| Category: Humour | |
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Reviewer: Louise Jones
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| Summary: A fabulously funny collection of jokes especially for Horrid Henry fans. | |
| Buy? Yes | Borrow? Yes |
| Pages: 240 | Date: March 2014 |
| Publisher: Orion | |
| External links: Author's website | |
| ISBN: 9781444011746 | |
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It is easy to see why Horrid Henry remains such an enduring and well-liked children’s character. The adventures of this cheeky, irreverent schoolboy and a cast of extreme characters including Miss Battle Axe, The Demon Dinner Lady, Rabid Rebecca and arch-nemesis Moody Margaret are incredibly funny and a perfect way to encourage reluctant young readers to cultivate a love of reading. It is no surprise then, that the series has spawned a set of three spin-off joke books, which have now been combined to create a single volume: Horrid Henry’s Biggest and Best Ever Joke Book.
The style of the book compliments the series perfectly, as it is illustrated by the amazingly talented Tony Ross, whose simple drawings manage to epitomise each character perfectly. The jokes are also interrupted by short conversations between Henry and his friends and the wide variety of fonts used give the book a fun and lively feel.
I was pleased that the jokes were not the usual mix of oldies (although a few dusty classics did make it!) and that many of the jokes featured contemporary themes. I also liked the fact that the different characters from the series had their own sections in the book, with jokes to match their personalities.
My favourite joke?
What did the inflatable teacher say to the inflatable boy who brought a pin to the inflatable school?
You’ve let me down, you’ve let the school down, but worst of all, you’ve let yourself down.
The majority of jokes in the book will appeal to 5-11 year olds. However, a couple of the jokes may go over the heads of very young children, as they play on words that they may not be familiar with. There are also a few science-based jokes about things like the chemical formula of water, which I doubt that very young children would understand. Another problem I had was that one section of the book, entitled Jokes Much Too Rude to Tell Mum featured humour that parents may feel inappropriate for children. If you don’t want your Perfect Peter asking Granny What did the elephant say to the naked man? or entertaining his teacher with the story of the man who entered the doctor’s office wearing only cling-film, you may wish to do as I did and whip out the offending pages before he notices!
Horrid Henry’s Biggest and Best Ever Joke Book will keep little ones (and parents) entertained for hours and contains some of the funniest jokes I have read in a long time. We have quite a few joke books in our book collection at home and this one is my favourite yet. This is the perfect gift for fans of the popular series.
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