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protoman21's review against another edition
4.0
Very off the wall, but entertaining. Steven Carter is a kid with a wild imagination...or is there more to him than that? That's part of the fun!
paig35mith's review against another edition
5.0
Love how this book grabs my kids attention, makes them laugh, and eager to read.
a_manning11's review against another edition
2.0
There are few books that really weren't written for me. This is one of them.
This type of nonsense literature really doesn't appeal to me, but that's just my sense of humor.
I am just as convinced that there are a great many boys (and girls) out there who will love this book, because it's funny (I suppose), fast-paced, and short.
I love Christopher Paul Curtis - but this book not so much. Sorry. What book leaves more questions in the end than it answers in the entire book?
This type of nonsense literature really doesn't appeal to me, but that's just my sense of humor.
I am just as convinced that there are a great many boys (and girls) out there who will love this book, because it's funny (I suppose), fast-paced, and short.
I love Christopher Paul Curtis - but this book not so much. Sorry. What book leaves more questions in the end than it answers in the entire book?
abigailbat's review against another edition
3.0
Steven, member of the Future Flint Detective Club, has been given a quadrillion dollar bill by his friend Mr. Chickee. When he goes to the Department of the Treasury to find out if the bill could be real, he meets Agent Fondoo and he thinks there's something fishy about him. Unbeknownst to Steven, Agent Fondoo has just gotten a memo about the missing quadrillion dollar bill and the huge reward for finding it. Fondoo will stop at nothing to get it back, but are Steven's detective skills sharp enough to keep the money safe?
I'm not a huge fan of mysteries, but the quirky characters and funny situations in this book kept me turning the pages.
I'm not a huge fan of mysteries, but the quirky characters and funny situations in this book kept me turning the pages.
tami_provencher's review against another edition
3.0
A 250-foot drop over a dam, a friend who does not surface at the bottom and a dozen federal agents in dark suits holding what look like satellite ray guns…this is how Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money begins.
An exciting beginning leads to a story told in flashback by the narrator: fourth grader, Steven. He is joined in his Flint Future Detectives Club by his hilarious and oversize 7-year-old neighbor and best friend, Rufus and Rufus’ equally oversized and hilarious dog, Zoopy.
Steven is a marvelous narrator and his frustration with his parents’–especially his father’s–inability to meet him intellectually in his investigative processes will appeal to every kid who reads the book. I certainly recognized shades of my own father when Steven’s dad tells him to “go look it up,” and “think” and ”figure it out.” Steven’s slightly sarcastic responses–only in his head, since to say them aloud would be “sass”–are funny and genuine.
The story rides a wonderful line between silliness and adventure when Steven is given a quadrillion dollar bill by his friend Mr. Chickee. He must puzzle out exactly the right thing to do with it. Is it real? Who else wants to get ahold of it and why?
One of the characters my children and I enjoyed most (this was a bedtime read for us) is Steven’s Great-great-Grampa Carter’s dictionary. The dictionary, the very same one his father often sends him to in order to “look it up,” rearranges its letters on the copyright page to spell out insulting messages to Steven every time he opens it. The first such message he discovers is “Why are looking at this page? You’re not a librarian!”
Known for his award-winning novels such as The Watsons Go To Birmingham, Bud, Not Buddy, and Elijah of Buxton, this story is somewhat of a departure in style and theme for Curtis in its rich fountain of humor seamlessly interwoven in the engaging adventure aspects of the story. It is, however, equal in its content and plot. I highly recommend it for ages 7-10. It is now on my list as a possible read-aloud choice in the classroom and my children loved it at bedtime!
An exciting beginning leads to a story told in flashback by the narrator: fourth grader, Steven. He is joined in his Flint Future Detectives Club by his hilarious and oversize 7-year-old neighbor and best friend, Rufus and Rufus’ equally oversized and hilarious dog, Zoopy.
Steven is a marvelous narrator and his frustration with his parents’–especially his father’s–inability to meet him intellectually in his investigative processes will appeal to every kid who reads the book. I certainly recognized shades of my own father when Steven’s dad tells him to “go look it up,” and “think” and ”figure it out.” Steven’s slightly sarcastic responses–only in his head, since to say them aloud would be “sass”–are funny and genuine.
The story rides a wonderful line between silliness and adventure when Steven is given a quadrillion dollar bill by his friend Mr. Chickee. He must puzzle out exactly the right thing to do with it. Is it real? Who else wants to get ahold of it and why?
One of the characters my children and I enjoyed most (this was a bedtime read for us) is Steven’s Great-great-Grampa Carter’s dictionary. The dictionary, the very same one his father often sends him to in order to “look it up,” rearranges its letters on the copyright page to spell out insulting messages to Steven every time he opens it. The first such message he discovers is “Why are looking at this page? You’re not a librarian!”
Known for his award-winning novels such as The Watsons Go To Birmingham, Bud, Not Buddy, and Elijah of Buxton, this story is somewhat of a departure in style and theme for Curtis in its rich fountain of humor seamlessly interwoven in the engaging adventure aspects of the story. It is, however, equal in its content and plot. I highly recommend it for ages 7-10. It is now on my list as a possible read-aloud choice in the classroom and my children loved it at bedtime!
michelle_neuwirth_gray9311's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this one pretty good. I have to say, though, that my favorites are still The Watsons go to Birmingham and Bud, Not Buddy. The narrator did a pretty good job, although, it would have been nice for him to try a few more different variations in the voices.
lovmelovmycats's review against another edition
3.0
Liz is determined to read all of Curtis' books. Ok by me, they are good! This one is a fantasy, which is different from the others of his we've read. A nice change of pace!
Not as good as his award-winners. (who woulda thought?) :)
Not as good as his award-winners. (who woulda thought?) :)
brucefarrar's review
4.0
Whose picture is on the face of a quadrillion-dollar bill? What do you have to do to get your portrait on any money? It’s not what you think. It all has to do with your ‘do. More importantly, what would you do if the Men in Black were after you, and your only means of escape was an enormous slobbery dog? Find out in this ridiculously silly and hilariously funny romp, climaxed by a high-speed chase through Flint, Michigan and a dip in the river after a two-hundred-and-fifty-foot dive off the dam!
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