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brb_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Just as cute as the other ones. I loved how he described the fight he had with Frankie. Makes you remember your first fights with friends and how you felt like the world was going to end because of it.
erwink54's review
5.0
Highly recommend the audiobook - listening to Henry Winkler narrate his own book takes a great story to the next level.
juliettee_x's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
Obviously I'm not the target audience for this at the moment, but I wanted to reread it before I got rid of it. Whilst I don't personally think it was laugh out loud funny (again, I know I'm not the target audience) it's still quite enjoyable! I can see why kids would love this, it has a great cast of characters and could even help with identifying learning difficulties / making kids feel more represented. I love that it's set in New York as well! The plots of the books do feel slightly farfetched, but hey it's all fun! However, I did prefer the second book slightly more than this one.
Paperback, owned.
Paperback, owned.
jbuck1975's review
4.0
This was an audio book we listened to a few weeks ago. When I borrowed it from the library I had no idea that it was part of a series that had so many books, it just looked like something my children would enjoy. There are 17 books in the series and they all look like they would be fun to read.
In this one Hank is trying to do an experiment with the family cable box, but his sister's iguana has other plans. Hank just can't seem to get anything right and has a falling out with his best friend for failing to tape the right channel for a program he promised they could watch. I think so many times in children's books if the characters work hard enough it works out, but this was more realistic, because even though he was working hard things still weren't working out. Eventually of course they do, but it was nice to see a struggle to put things right and needed to come up with a new idea and a new plan when the first one or two or three didn't work.
There was enough humor in this book to have my children laugh out loud and it was nice that Henry Winkler is the one reading the audio version.
In this one Hank is trying to do an experiment with the family cable box, but his sister's iguana has other plans. Hank just can't seem to get anything right and has a falling out with his best friend for failing to tape the right channel for a program he promised they could watch. I think so many times in children's books if the characters work hard enough it works out, but this was more realistic, because even though he was working hard things still weren't working out. Eventually of course they do, but it was nice to see a struggle to put things right and needed to come up with a new idea and a new plan when the first one or two or three didn't work.
There was enough humor in this book to have my children laugh out loud and it was nice that Henry Winkler is the one reading the audio version.
eebeck's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hemdamoses's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
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