The 13-Storey Treehouse
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4.5 • 40 Ratings
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- $8.99
Publisher Description
The first instalment of the bestselling Treehouse series from the punk rock stars of Australian children's literature
"Extremely enjoyable, very funny and easy to read!" The Guardian
"The silliest, craziest most awesome stories ever" K-Zone
Andy and Terry's 13-storey treehouse is the most amazing treehouse in the world! It's got a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of man-eating sharks, a giant catapult, a secret underground laboratory and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and shoots marshmallows into your mouth whenever you're hungry.
Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!
Winner of the Australian Book Industry Award for Book of the Year for Older Readers 2011
Winner of KOALA Awards Best Fiction for Older Readers 2011
Winner of YABBA Awards for Best Fiction for Older Readers 2011
Fans of Jeff Kinney's Wimpy Kid will love the Treehouse series!
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Longtime collaborators Griffiths and Denton (Killer Koalas from Outer Space) get metafictional in their latest book (first published in Australia), and the result is anarchic absurdity at its best. Young buddies Andy and Terry live together in the sort of tree house that kids dream about, complete with bowling alley, shark tank, vines to swing from, and underground laboratory. With so many distractions, is it any wonder that they're late with the book due to their publisher, Mr. Big Nose? "We were a little behind schedule," confides Andy. "Well, when I say a little behind schedule,' I mean a lot behind schedule. And when I say a lot behind schedule,' I mean a LOT LOT LOT behind schedule." It's due tomorrow, but before they can get to work, they have to handle an escaped catnary (a cat turned canary), "burp-gas-filled bubblegum bubbles," and a horde of destructive monkeys. Denton's manic cartooning captures every twist and turn in hilarious detail, as babies are pelted with garbage, yapping dogs squashed, and monkeys catapulted into the distance. A sequel was published last year in Australia and can't arrive soon enough. Ages 8 12.
