Marcel Glaser Glaser itibaren 16649 Rada de Haro, Cuenca, Spanien itibaren 16649 Rada de Haro, Cuenca, Spanien

I had to think hard about whether to rate this book 4 or 5 stars, but I'm just going to take the plunge and say it's a 5. I can't believe the average rating is only 3.75. Seriously, this is a PHENOMENAL book. I now think David LaRochelle is an authorial genius and I want to track down and read all of his other material, even though all his other works are picture books and I hate picture books. Actually, I just wrote a picture book, so I'm going to stop contradicting myself now. ANYWAY, if you're reading this review, you should read this book. I mean it. Put down your lunch/TPS report/computer keyboard/spectacles/significant other and go to the library and check it out or put it on hold. If you're feeling extravagant, go buy it. You won't regret it, and if I had a little more spare cash I'd even offer you a money-back guarantee. It's that good. David LaRochelle 100% deserved the SCBWI Sid Fleischman Humor Award, because this is one of the most hilarious books I've read in a long time. The main character will win you over immediately and the book is just fantastic. Have I raved enough? Good. GO GET IT.

Argh. bad book. Didn't see the point in many of the stories. (qualifier here is that I read for plot as much as I do for characterisation and theme -- and some of the endings in the stories in this book just didn't make much sense to me) I fail to see much similarity with The Cantebury Tales other than the format of the story perhaps.