Unbelievable

by Paul Jennings

Book Overview

Believe it or not ... a kid can grow younger; birds can bury you; ghosts have exams; there are eyes in the milk. A brilliant collection of funny, weird and whacky short stories from Paul Jennings. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140371001
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Penguin Australia
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.3" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Unbelievably Fun

"Unbelievable" (first published in 1987) was Australian author Paul Jennings' second collection of short stories for kids, published while he was still working as a teacher. They're quirky, inventive, funny, occasionally gross and fun for all ages really. They really evoke Australia too, particularly the state of Victoria and the city of Melbourne, which I've always liked about Paul's books. There are nine stories here: "Pink Bow Tie" is something of a story within a story, involving a machine that can make the user younger or older. I quite like it, and it must be a popular one, because it was not only adapted into an episode of "Round the Twist" but also made into a very special Paul Jennings comic as well. "One Shot Toothpaste" was a story I always found really creepy when I was a kid. Dentists, experiments with teeth. It's not surprising, really. Great little tale, and another story within a story. "There's No Such Thing" is an interesting piece about a dragon who lives in the drain. "Inside Out" has a punk ghost, a horror film lover, a "spook exam" and even a magic trick or two. The ending comes on rather suddenly, but it's a decent story. "The Busker" is a pretty intense story for a children's book, I've always thought. It's a reflection on money, greed and friendship, and it's pretty sad too. I know it's made one or two people cry reading it. Yet another story within a story, part of which is set on Australia's shipwreck coast. "Souperman" sees a comic book fan meet his hero living a few apartments away. He's not quite how he is in the comics though. Seems this real life superhero needs soup for souper powers. Silly, but I like it. "The Gumleaf War" is a very Australian short story. It's got slang, it's got an Australian folk song, it's got the bush and it's got old men playing gum leaves. It's also pretty funny. What more could you want? "Birdscrap" features a ghostly seagull and a load of guano. That's all that needs to be said there! "Snookle" is short and strange, all about an invisble ghost that grants your every desire, even the tiniest of whims must be granted. Is that something you'd really want? It's all great fun, easy to read for young and old. A great introduction to Paul Jennings for the newcomer and a great addition to your collection for a fan. Highly recommended.

paul is a class reader!

This book is the best! My teacher from london who flew heunbelivible,imangtive but i forgot the other one!re to usa! in K-mart she found there books of him we read a the stories like Ice Maiden, Birdman, Little SQUIRT,Magic Hermonica, The Vevlet Throne, eXPOSER,and one that we are reading now,Sloppy Jollpy it has a lot of britsh acent because paul jennings is an australing aouthor mates!

Unbelievable

though is a old book but the content is very interesting that is still practical that the things inside may still happened the stories always have a twist at the ending. my friend recommend this book to me and i will surely recommend to somebody else

Laugh!

I recommend this book to those who like to laugh. I definitely think that it's UNBELIEVABLE. It was just the funniest and most entertaining book I've ever seen before. Be ready!!!