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Treehouse #3
The 39-Storey Treehouse
Bienvenue dans la cabane d'Andy et de Terry !
Le bassin de requins mangeurs d'hommes, le bowling et la machine qui t'envoie un chamallow dans la bouche, sont toujours là. Mais la cabane s'est encore agrandie. Dans les nouveaux étages, il y a un trampoline, une fontaine à chocolat, une maison de l'horreur, des montagnes russes, et même un éléphant boxeur...
Pas facile de travailler dans un endroit pareil !
Pourtant, Andy écrit et Terry dessine.
La preuve ? Ouvre ce livre !
Le bassin de requins mangeurs d'hommes, le bowling et la machine qui t'envoie un chamallow dans la bouche, sont toujours là. Mais la cabane s'est encore agrandie. Dans les nouveaux étages, il y a un trampoline, une fontaine à chocolat, une maison de l'horreur, des montagnes russes, et même un éléphant boxeur...
Pas facile de travailler dans un endroit pareil !
Pourtant, Andy écrit et Terry dessine.
La preuve ? Ouvre ce livre !
352 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2013
About the author
Andy Griffiths
209 books773 followersAndy Griffiths is Australia’s most popular children’s writer. He is the author of over 20 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. Over the past 15 years Andy’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, won over 50 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.
In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically acclaimed theatrical production Just Macbeth! which was nominated for two Helpmann Awards. In July 2010 Just Macbeth!completed a return sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. The book of the play was shortlisted in the children’s section of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Andy has had a long-standing collaboration with the multi-talented illustrator Terry Denton. Together they have produced theJust! series, the wildly popular The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, the ridiculous illustrated guide What Bumosaur is That?, and the Seussian-inspired early readers The Cat on the Mat is Flat and The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! Their latest book is The 13-Storey Treehouse (September 2011).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/andygr...
Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.
In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically acclaimed theatrical production Just Macbeth! which was nominated for two Helpmann Awards. In July 2010 Just Macbeth!completed a return sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. The book of the play was shortlisted in the children’s section of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Andy has had a long-standing collaboration with the multi-talented illustrator Terry Denton. Together they have produced theJust! series, the wildly popular The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, the ridiculous illustrated guide What Bumosaur is That?, and the Seussian-inspired early readers The Cat on the Mat is Flat and The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! Their latest book is The 13-Storey Treehouse (September 2011).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/andygr...
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July 16, 2015
This is the best book in these series so far with an added crazy chainsaw level and a giant shark tank. I cant wait to read the next instalment of fun in the treehouse!
August 16, 2022
Rögtön Tatu és Patu jutott eszünkbe, teljesen lökött ötletekkel van tele ez a lombtoronyház (és kapásból a harmadik adag emelettel kezdtük, de nem éreztük, hogy ez baj lett volna). Kis alakú, puhafedeles és nem színes, több szöveggel, paródia nélkül, és totális elrugaszkodással. Mindhárman bírtuk (8, 12 és 39 éves olvasók-hallgatók), hangos kacarászás kísérte az olvasást, tervben van a többi emelet felfedezése is. Emiatt Andy (az író figurája) tuti nem fog megsértődni. Visszaszámlálás indul a következőig:
"6...8...9...4...3...10...1...5...7...2...Kilövés!"
"6...8...9...4...3...10...1...5...7...2...Kilövés!"
February 7, 2017
Ik vond dit deel minder dan de andere twee delen. Mijn twee kinderen vinden alle delen even leuk, dus voor de doelgroep zijn de boeken zeker geslaagd!
July 5, 2019
346 pages. In this book, Andy and Terry have to battle a Once-Upon-A-Time machine that writes stories and has taken over the place. The enormous amount of additional characters that keep appearing are just hilarious. The drawings throughout keep me laughing. It is never boring in THIS treehouse. The author is very clever and keeps the action going along a fast-paced plot with lots of twists and turns. Kids will love this series. I cannot wait to read the next one. Maybe I will figure out why they keep adding 13 stories to the treehouse each time…Highly recommended Grades 4-5.
May 22, 2021
This book was amazing 👍 I highly recommend,the pictures 🌆🏜🌠were so 🅒🅞🅞🅛 and it was also very interesting 🤪🥰🥰
May 2, 2024
Funny cool characters cool pictures
November 29, 2014
Andy and Terry have added another 13 storey’s to their already fantastical tree house. Readers can expect loads more absurd antics and fun filled adventures and the 39th floor doesn’t disappoint.
When Terry reveals possibly the best invention in the history of the universe, Andy is of course completely baffled as to what it is. Terry answers, ‘It’s a once upon a time machine, of course.’
A machine capable of writing an entire book, with absolutely no effort on Andy and Terry’s part. It had nobs and buttons for every plot device, character generator and action maker you can think of, and the guys decide it’s even more innovative than hot ice cream.
Well, things don’t quite go to plan when the machine decides it can write a better book than Andy and Terry, and it locks them out of their very own tree house.
Never fear, help is at hand. The boys enlist Professor Stupido, the world’s best un-inventor, who comes along to save the day. If he can un-invent the “Once upon a time machine,’ everything will go back to the way it is. Except he keeps un-inventing everything the guys hold dear, or find particular helpful for the survival of the human race.
They keep their wits about them, and manage to outwit the pesky un-inventing professor, with the help of their trusty spooncil. An invention that the professor knew nothing about or he would have un-invented it. The boys prevail in the end and thankfully, there will be more floors and fun filled adventures.
This was a face paced, hoot of a book that will surely keep kids entertained with the fun illustrations. It is a relatively easy read, which I believe will be great to gain the attention of reluctant readers or anyone who loves a crazy adventure. It is packed with funny characters and as the writers self-confess, no moral lesson whatsoever. I especially liked the way plot points were mentioned as part of how the machine makes a book, and they were all included as the story unfolded. I think teachers and librarians will particularly delight in this book, as it gives kids a fun example of how a book comes together.
I am looking forward to the next instalment and highly recommend it for ages 7-10.
Reviewed for Creative Kids Tales by Julie Grasso.
When Terry reveals possibly the best invention in the history of the universe, Andy is of course completely baffled as to what it is. Terry answers, ‘It’s a once upon a time machine, of course.’
A machine capable of writing an entire book, with absolutely no effort on Andy and Terry’s part. It had nobs and buttons for every plot device, character generator and action maker you can think of, and the guys decide it’s even more innovative than hot ice cream.
Well, things don’t quite go to plan when the machine decides it can write a better book than Andy and Terry, and it locks them out of their very own tree house.
Never fear, help is at hand. The boys enlist Professor Stupido, the world’s best un-inventor, who comes along to save the day. If he can un-invent the “Once upon a time machine,’ everything will go back to the way it is. Except he keeps un-inventing everything the guys hold dear, or find particular helpful for the survival of the human race.
They keep their wits about them, and manage to outwit the pesky un-inventing professor, with the help of their trusty spooncil. An invention that the professor knew nothing about or he would have un-invented it. The boys prevail in the end and thankfully, there will be more floors and fun filled adventures.
This was a face paced, hoot of a book that will surely keep kids entertained with the fun illustrations. It is a relatively easy read, which I believe will be great to gain the attention of reluctant readers or anyone who loves a crazy adventure. It is packed with funny characters and as the writers self-confess, no moral lesson whatsoever. I especially liked the way plot points were mentioned as part of how the machine makes a book, and they were all included as the story unfolded. I think teachers and librarians will particularly delight in this book, as it gives kids a fun example of how a book comes together.
I am looking forward to the next instalment and highly recommend it for ages 7-10.
Reviewed for Creative Kids Tales by Julie Grasso.
February 5, 2017
A fun "before bed" read with my two kids. They sometimes would moan and groan when it was time to read, but as I turned the pages and began to read aloud, they snuggled in closer and begged for "just one more chapter" at every reading session. We would start and stop, and sometimes life would get in the way, but we always made our way back to our reading time together. There is nothing more satisfying than sharing a love for the written word...and a few giggles too! On to the next book in the series! Thank you Andy and Terry for creating a fantastical world that amuses and bonds us as we read together!
April 21, 2020
Andy and terry want a faster way to write their book when it locks them out of the treehouse! they have a sleepover at Jill’s house but the trouble was there too! 2 dogs, 1 goat, 3 horses, 4 goldfish, 1 cow, 2 guinea pigs, 1 camel, 1 donkey, 13 flying cats, and 36 rabbits. the place is overcroweded with animals, so Andy and terry decide to un-invent the once-upon-a-time machine! the trouble is, the only un-inventor I know is on the dark side of the moon. they draw a dot-to-dot rocket and get him to un-invent the machine! well, he un-invented the whole universe anyway. the 39-story treehouse is action-packed!
April 5, 2014
Lyn is a judge for the Aurealis Awards. Any reviews and ratings made by Lyn do not reflect the opinions of the Aurealis Awards Panel or the management committee.
I shall be rating this work once the awards are announced.
I shall be rating this work once the awards are announced.
September 16, 2018
This starts out similarly to the first book in the series, with a tour of all the latest additions to the Treehouse (World's Scariest Roller Coaster! Baby Dinosaur Petting Zoo!), followed by Andy and Terry facing another deadline for their next book from their publisher Mr. Big Nose, and the inevitable attempt to get our of actually putting in the work needed to finish the book.
In this case the scheme involves building a machine called the Once-Upon-A-Time-Machine to write the story for them. But when the machine develops a mind of its own, Andy and Terry travel to the Dark Side of the Moon, where the world's most infamous un-inventor had been banished.
Turns out, there was a reason he was sent there.
This book was a huge improvement over the first one for two reasons. First of all, the character of Jill is featured a lot more in this story, and she manages to be something of a rational voice in a few places while still keeping all her fun, quirky qualities. The chapter that takes place at her house is awesome.
And second, once Professor Stupido, the un-inventor is introduced, the book rapidly takes a turn into completely surreal territory on a cosmic scale.
The off-the-charts craziness level of the second half of the book totally brings this series to a new level (new story?).
I also appreciated the ability of the creative team to make even small details from early in the story relevant to the end. I did find that the story dragged a bit in places, but there were also plenty of good slapstick jokes to keep the mood light.
In this case the scheme involves building a machine called the Once-Upon-A-Time-Machine to write the story for them. But when the machine develops a mind of its own, Andy and Terry travel to the Dark Side of the Moon, where the world's most infamous un-inventor had been banished.
Turns out, there was a reason he was sent there.
This book was a huge improvement over the first one for two reasons. First of all, the character of Jill is featured a lot more in this story, and she manages to be something of a rational voice in a few places while still keeping all her fun, quirky qualities. The chapter that takes place at her house is awesome.
And second, once Professor Stupido, the un-inventor is introduced, the book rapidly takes a turn into completely surreal territory on a cosmic scale.
The off-the-charts craziness level of the second half of the book totally brings this series to a new level (new story?).
I also appreciated the ability of the creative team to make even small details from early in the story relevant to the end. I did find that the story dragged a bit in places, but there were also plenty of good slapstick jokes to keep the mood light.
January 12, 2018
This book was okay but it is about, Two boys one named Andy and they other Terry and they are best friends and they live in this huge treehouse together! Anyway, they write the book throughout the book and Terry makes this invention one day because He is tired of writting the whole books so He makes this really good invetion but all of a sudden on day something terrible happens! This book is for people who like a funny, fiction story!
July 22, 2018
Andy and Terry are hilarious! I was laughing the entire time I was reading this book. (If not laughing, then smiling). Something always goes wrong with Andy and Terry. In this case, it was a Once upon a time machine. The Once upon a time machine kicked Andy and Terry out of the treehouse, so they had to find a way to get rid of it. This book is just filled with laughs and fun.
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August 26, 2020
I rated it three stars because it was interesting but it wasn't really fun. Its very creative and that's a good thing. If you like adventures and space stuff you might like this. I probably won't read any more of these books though.
May 4, 2018
Ik kan mij heel goed voorstellen dat kinderen van deze leesboeken houden. Kijk voor mijn review op: https://jufbeau.com/2018/05/03/de-waa...
September 15, 2019
I would give it 5 stars
I liked it because it was funny but subtle !!!
I recommend it to 5 +
I loved this book and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did!
I liked it because it was funny but subtle !!!
I recommend it to 5 +
I loved this book and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did!
February 5, 2020
I liked it when Professor Stupido uninvented the entire world then invented himself
September 1, 2020
really liked it and it was very funny book
April 18, 2022
Tareee amuzanta ! Mi-a plăcut !
August 11, 2022
4.5/5⭐️
November 27, 2023
Great!
January 17, 2024
I'ts great!
March 22, 2024
Zag dit boek al eerder voorbij komen, maar nu uitgekozen om de kids voor te lezen.
En wat een goede keuze! Het boek is onderdeel van de serie van de waanzinnige boomhut, waarin er in elk boek weer 13 verdiepingen bij gezet worden.
Was lang geleden dat de kids tevreden waren met de boeken, maar nu was het raak.
De kids vonden het boek helemaal geweldig. Leuke verhaallijn met dan ook veel humor. En dan de plaatjes ter illustratie maakte het helemaal compleet.
Kortom de kids hebben ervan genoten, de verwachting is wel dat we de serie uit gaan lezen!
En wat een goede keuze! Het boek is onderdeel van de serie van de waanzinnige boomhut, waarin er in elk boek weer 13 verdiepingen bij gezet worden.
Was lang geleden dat de kids tevreden waren met de boeken, maar nu was het raak.
De kids vonden het boek helemaal geweldig. Leuke verhaallijn met dan ook veel humor. En dan de plaatjes ter illustratie maakte het helemaal compleet.
Kortom de kids hebben ervan genoten, de verwachting is wel dat we de serie uit gaan lezen!
October 2, 2017
I really liked the jet chairs
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