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johnnymacaroni's review against another edition
3.0
Listened to the audio version in the car over the weekend with my 10 yr old niece. We both thought it was a hoot especially since she is an older sister to a younger brother and could totally relate. I thought it was just as funny and charming as the Clementine stories, Moxy Maxwell, Ramona (though she is my #1 favorite), etc.
bookgirl4ever's review against another edition
5.0
Pain (a first grader) and the Great One (fifth grader, I think) are brother and sister. Chapters alternate as each tell stories that always end in one or the other helping the other out. Well, the Great One's stories usually have her little brother being a tease. Very cute and humorous stories from legend Judy Blume.
Middle elementary school.
Middle elementary school.
erinmp's review against another edition
3.0
Jake is known by his name to everyone except his older sister, Abibgail. She calls him the pain. Jake has his own name for Abigail as well: the great one. These siblings have a classic case of sibling rivalry and each are convinced that his parents loves the other more than him. In Cool Zone we see more of the family's adventures narrated in turn by the pain and the great one. School life and home life play prominently in the first and third graders lives. Each chapter is a different story that demonstrates just how horrible the other sibling is.
Another fun and dead-on accurate juvenile book by Blume. She has a gift for understanding the way children think and this one, like Soupy Saturdays, is full of more adventures of the Porter family. I think my favorite chapter was the one about Bruno, as my the same thing once happened to my own version of Bruno and I could really feel Jake's pain.
Another fun and dead-on accurate juvenile book by Blume. She has a gift for understanding the way children think and this one, like Soupy Saturdays, is full of more adventures of the Porter family. I think my favorite chapter was the one about Bruno, as my the same thing once happened to my own version of Bruno and I could really feel Jake's pain.
kendrareads's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
3.0
More stories with the Pain and the Great One. This is a great middle grade series and a quick read.
shahrun's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable collection of short stories featuring fairly typical sibling life. Love the surprise final chapter. Also the illustrations are brilliant.
imaclogger23's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kslhersam's review against another edition
4.0
Another good one for my little boys. My kids LOVED the chapter about a bully at school. It's important for them to read stories about everyday things they might deal with at school, to see how the characters react, etc. (Blake & Clark - July 2011)
*I just read this to Jane (5). She enjoyed it and we'll probably get the other ones in the series. I enjoy Judy Blume because she writes about real issues/things that kids deal with. And Jane likes these chapter books because there are still pictures. (April 2015)
*I just read this to Jane (5). She enjoyed it and we'll probably get the other ones in the series. I enjoy Judy Blume because she writes about real issues/things that kids deal with. And Jane likes these chapter books because there are still pictures. (April 2015)
bibli0rach's review against another edition
5.0
Reading this one with the kiddos. Q loved Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, and he requested more Judy Blume. The kids really liked it -- little brother tells one chapter, big sister tells the next. Enough illustrations to keep younger children interested.
stefhyena's review against another edition
3.0
Reminiscent in a way of the Ramona series by [a:Beverly Cleary|403|Beverly Cleary|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1197935108p2/403.jpg]. But this one is done by Judy Blume who is reasonably good at making relationships complex and showing the love/hate sibling thing believably. Some tendency to stereotyping (and the girls chase boys stuff) but not as much as I expected and more problematised (though gently) than I expected.
Quite a sweet loveable book for one that is essentially about conflict/insecurity. My son enjoyed it too when he was a bit younger!
Quite a sweet loveable book for one that is essentially about conflict/insecurity. My son enjoyed it too when he was a bit younger!