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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
A short review. I think I would rather change this book's title to: The Highly, Super Annoying Elephant and how a Zoo will screw your ass.
Sorry, I had expected something fun, but the book was just annoying. The elephant was acting all high and mighty, like a king. Ruining, breaking, destroying, killing stuff, and not caring one bit about what happened to stuff.
I didn't like how he looked down on the boy and kept calling him a Silly Boy.
The book was just too much, trying to hard to be funny and in the end ending up not really funny. I did have a few laughs, at the beginning, but as the book continued I just wanted to stop reading it.
I also do wonder where are the parents? I know they have gone shopping, but come on, they have been away for most of the day and apparently are not coming back. Not until their house is completely broken and ruined.
The illustrations were great, and they are also the reason why this book gets a 1 star instead of a 0.5 star.
Would I recommend this book? Mm, not really.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Sorry, I had expected something fun, but the book was just annoying. The elephant was acting all high and mighty, like a king. Ruining, breaking, destroying, killing stuff, and not caring one bit about what happened to stuff.
I didn't like how he looked down on the boy and kept calling him a Silly Boy.
The book was just too much, trying to hard to be funny and in the end ending up not really funny. I did have a few laughs, at the beginning, but as the book continued I just wanted to stop reading it.
I also do wonder where are the parents? I know they have gone shopping, but come on, they have been away for most of the day and apparently are not coming back. Not until their house is completely broken and ruined.
The illustrations were great, and they are also the reason why this book gets a 1 star instead of a 0.5 star.
Would I recommend this book? Mm, not really.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
The colours in this book are really bright and I think that makes it perfectly suited to younger children. The things that the elephant gets up to make the story amusing and would make it really fun to read aloud to a class. The font style changes when the elephant speaks to be big and bold which helps develop the character and bring him to life. A great book that could really engage young children.
Ugh I thought this might be funny, but I hated it! I got it because I like the illustrator, Tony Ross, but this was more than slightly annoying. Didn't even finish it.
Call me old-fashioned - while the premise is entertaining enough, I like my children’s books to have a touch of sweetness or redemption in them. This story about an annoying and mean-spirited elephant who wreaks havoc on a hapless boys didn’t really do it for me.
The elephant was more than slightly annoying in this story. This is my first Davis Walliams book, I think, and hopefully the last. From what I've heard, he doesn't even write his own books, so I don't think it's worth reading. I only read this one by accident, not knowing who the author was. Once I started the book I realized who the writer was but decided to finish it to see what the story was. I regret this. I don't recommend any of this faker's books whatsoever.
David Walliams' latest book is his first picture book, that is fun and easy to follow, with loads of exaggerated text and lively, colourful pictures by Tony Ross.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
was this a top tier novel? no.
did I have a silly, goofy time listening to the audiobook? yes.
did I have a silly, goofy time listening to the audiobook? yes.
I like how it teaches you to read fine print at the end of the forms you fill in.
(otherwise a slightly annoying book)
(otherwise a slightly annoying book)
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
I would die for David Walliams I will read anything and everything he publishes