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The 26-Storey Treehouse

Join Andy and Terry in their newly expanded treehouse, which now features 13 brand-new storeys, including a dodgem car rink, a skate ramp, a mud-fighting arena, an anti-gravity chamber, an ice-cream parlour with 78 flavours run by an ice-cream serving robot called Edward Scooperhands and the Maze of Doom—a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again ... well, not yet, anyway. Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up!

Reviews

"Some of the best children's books are ones which, when completed, encourage the reader to pick up a pencil and try writing themselves. Or drawing. To so understand a reader's mind that they think just maybe they could do it too. That their thoughts, dreams and imagination are okay, and worth writing down. And this is one if those books.
"The 26 Storey Treehouse" is one of the few humorous books which appeals across ages without resorting to complete toilet humor or somewhat violent and belittling slapstick. Funny, intelligent, easy to read, Andy and Terry draw readers into their vivid imagination, encouraging us to leap into the unknown as they weave tales so ridiculous you just don't know where to start. It's utterly stupid. And completely endearing. Stories woven within the mind of a child, ingenious illustrations which elaborate and illustrate, very moreish without being too rich. Nonsense.
This book works
- Andy plays with vocabulary using puns and jokes - encourages word-play and literacy.
- Unlike similar books the narrative is strong enough to stand on its own, and so are the illustrations - it works on many levels.
- A book with plenty of boy-appeal, but very appealing to both genders - my girls were wrapped. Give it to both!
- It has the size of a novel but the frequency of illustrations (almost comic book style) makes it a fast read - achievable, and giving the reader a sense of achievement.
- It's funny. I laughed. The kids laughed. The teen stole the book before we'd finished so she could show her friend's at school. We enjoyed it.
A fine book which we all laughed over. And wished didn't have to finish. An author I'm adding to my "must buy for birthday presents" list.
(Apparently this is the second book about the Treehouse - "The 13-Storey Treehouse" was published in 2011. We didn't feel any loss having read "26 Storey Treehouse" first.)"
Reviewed by Cruth on Goodreads.

"So funny, super cool, and easy to read!"
- Otis Golightly

"My nine-year-old boy who has worked so hard to learn to read – he has auditory process and working memory disorders – finished Andy Griffiths' book and LOVES it. He couldn't put the book down and I actually had tears in my eyes – I've started to cry now just thinking about it – because he hasn't finished many books that size. I think it might have been the longest book he has read. So tell Andy he is spot on. All Ben can talk about is Andy's next book – the 39-storey Treehouse. He was showing me photos."

"Thank you so much for giving us the 26 Storey Tree House! The 3/4's reaction was amazing. When we received the book everyone had the most exiting reaction on their face. And when the teachers would read it the students would ask for more. We are already up to chapter six. We just can never stop reading it. It is such an entertaining story. It is full of so much humour."
- Millie

"Thankyou so so SOOO much for the 26-Story Treehouse. We've read most of the book and it is... SO FUNNY! basically every sentence is funny. And i told my Mum that you are on the blog and she was AMAZED like... she would wash her underpants in a tank full of sharks like Terry did. And i've got to ask you that did you really meet like that because nowone would be in a peddle boat in the middle of NOWHERE it's just BONKERS, but thankyou!"
- Will

"We read the first chapter it was great my favourite bit in chapter one was the 78 flavours run by the robot Edward scooperhands."
- Eva-may

"My name is Angus remember how you had a photo with 4 people named Angus, Macy, Abbey, and Lachlan that would go in the paper, well I am Angus and THE PHOTOGRAFER CUT ME OUT OF THE PAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks alot PHOTO GRAFER anyway hi andy, thanks alot for the, FANTASTIC, EYE POPPINGLY AWESOME book!"
- Angus