A couple of years ago, our librarian assistant introduced me to this book. I laughed outloud as I read story after story. They are a collection of highly unusual stories with quirky elements to them. When I shared them with that year's class they loved them and were somewhat surprised a teacher would read stories like that. I don't want to give anything away but I guarantee you will enjoy this book! After checking out some of the author's other books at the local library, this remains my favorite hands down.
Grin and Bear
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
"Unbearable" is a collection of short stories by Paul Jennings first published in 1990s. They're stories for kids, but are fun for all ages, sometimes weird, a lot of fun and easy to read. I really like this one, and there are quite a few classic stories here, seven out of the eight stories here being adapted into episodes of the second series of Paul's TV show "Round the Twist". "Licked" is all about a kid named Andrew and his dad. His Dad's a nice guy, but is bit strict about table manners. This one is short, and has a bit of a messy ending. "Little Black Balls" is a tale of opals, men dressed in newspaper and goat manure. A bit messy too, this one. "Only Gilt" isn't my favorite story of the bunch, but it's all right. A boy comes to school with his head in a birdcage, guilt ridden inside and out. A kind teacher listens to the boy's story of young love, injured birds, and wimpy dogs, trying to understand. "Next Time Around" revolves around a boy who can hypnotize chickens. It's very weird, very clever, and very funny. "Nails" is an atmospheric piece, set on a windswept island, where a boy discovers he has grown a second pair of fingernails. It's a bit sad in places too. "Yuggles" is silly, and features some mysterious jiggling mushrooms, and a couple of gross outs on the way. "Grandad's Gifts" is a bittersweet story about the ghost of a fox, and was adapted into an illustrated book of the same name. It's quite a good one. "Smelly Feat" is lots of fun, and is more or less about the power of the smell of unwashed feet. It's a nice ending to a good collection of stories. This, along with "Uncanny", "Unreal" and even "Unseen", would be a good introduction to Paul Jennings and contains some really fascinating stories. I liked them a fair bit when I was a kid.
nail biting,eyeball bulging , egdge of your seat book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
All the stories in this book were either scary, exciting ,reliving, FUNNY. I've now read four of Paul Jennings books, Unbearable was the last one I read. It really kept me wanting to read more. I would stay up late with a flash light under the covers so I could read what was going to happen next. Highly recommended if you want a good book.
An Excellent Book which I advice you to BUY !!!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
An Excellent book with many little stories with superb endings. Buy it and you WILL NOT regret it. Nice Cover too !!!
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