Synopsis
Henry is dragged to dancing class against his will; vies with Moody Margaret to make the yuckiest Glop; goes camping; and tries to be good like Perfect Peter – but not for long.
Annotation
Horrible Henry causes his brother Perfect Peter all sorts of problems when he behaves properly for a change, upstages Peter at a dance recital, plays pirates, and goes on a camping trip.
My Review: The main characters in this book series are Horrid Henry, Perfect Peter, and Moody Margaret. This is a very fun book. Horrid Henry is the character most boys and girls would love to be, but do not quite have the nerve. He thrives on being naughty. Perfect Peter on the other hand is how most children actually behave. Ah, Perfect Peter, the darling of his parents. He never does anything wrong. Horrid Henry can only be good for so long, then the mischief begins. Henry’s antics on the family camping trip are unforgettable! My second grade class loves Horrid Henry. They laughed out loud as I read his many adventures. This is a great book for boys, who in my opinion need more easy chapter books. Girls can relate as well. The Accelerated Reading level is 3.3 (third grade, third month) which is perfect for many of my second grade students. I already have several who want to read this book on their own. I am very glad to have these books as a part of my classroom library, and I recommend them for those boys who have a hard time finding something they can relate to in books. Captain Underpants, Horrible Harry, and Junie B. Jones fans will love these books. I recommend these books for children ages 5-9. There are several books in the series with more to come, and I can’t wait to read them all!
GIVEAWAY!! Sourcebooks has generously allowed us to give away up to 5 Horrid Henry chapbooks (called Horrid Henry’s Dance Class! To enter, leave a comment and tell us about the worst childhood prank you’ve seen…or done yourself! To be eligible, you must leave a valid email address and have a United States or Canadian mailing address. We can’t wait to see what you come up with!
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April 21st, 2009 at 6:43 am
I’m not one for pranks, but I was shocked to find that my clean cut husband once egged people’s cars. Not that shocking unless you know my husband!
bookingmama(at)comcast(dot)net
April 21st, 2009 at 3:10 pm
I used to soap car windows. When I was younger, I thought of it as harmless fun. We only did it to the people who always yelled at us for making to much noise.
April 21st, 2009 at 4:31 pm
when i was younger i took a remote control light switch for lights, to shut lamps off.
and i hooked it up to my grandpas tv in living room. and i sit in my bedroom,behind his chair (right by living room)
and when he’de be watching tv, ide shut the tv on/off and the funny thing is he would get half way across the living room and ide turn it back on.. he would hit the tv and swear at it.
April 21st, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I was never one for pranks but one of worse pranks I’ve seen is when some young neighborhood children broke an elderly lady’s new mailbox. They used a ball bat and broke it then claimed prank.
April 21st, 2009 at 5:13 pm
wrapping toliet seats in saran wrap
April 21st, 2009 at 5:22 pm
one of the best pranks I have heard was the salt trick loosen the top of the salt shaker and wham lots of salt ha ha
April 21st, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Back in the day before Caler ID, I used to call up random people and ask if they had Prince Albert in a Can. Lame joke, but was pretty funny to a 10 year old. Thanks for the giveaway!
kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com
April 21st, 2009 at 6:50 pm
dumping my sister of the air matress in the cold pool
April 21st, 2009 at 9:04 pm
I always behaved myself in school but one time in 6th grade, my best friend and I were cleaning paint rollers from art class in the girls bathroom. We noticed that the black paint just happened to match the black toilet seats. We got the bright idea to run the roller around the toilet seats and then made a run for it! We happened to be walking behind the principal later when a girl ran up to him to report that someone had painted the seats and she sat on one! We kept on walking straight to class and no one ever knew it was us. Our kids still don’t believe we did it. Thanks for a fun giveaway!
5wrights1[at]verizon[dot]net
April 21st, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Nothing too terrible, but my sister cut the hair off my Raggedy Ann doll!
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:49 am
I never did it but I heard of other kids who would leave dog poop in a paper bag on the doorstep of someone that they did not like, light the bag on fire, and then yell ” Fire” and wait for the person to come out of the house and stomp on the bag..you can picture the result..ugh!
madamerkf at aol dot com
April 22nd, 2009 at 5:51 am
My brother used to stick chewing gum he had freshly chewed in my hair when my back was turned. Not a easy thing to remove. I recall once I actually had to cut it out.
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:11 am
I remeber as a child someone egged our house and toilet papered our trees. My dad was so upset but found the boys that did it and made them clean it up. Thanks for the giveaway.
April 22nd, 2009 at 8:56 am
I took my watercolor paints and mixed up what looked like Lemonade. I put ice in it and served it to my Dad. He was not amused. When I did it to him again but this time made it look like orange Gatorade, my paints went in the garbage
I also used to move my sister’s dolls around at night. She was convinced that they came alive while she was asleep.
April 22nd, 2009 at 9:12 am
A friend used to do pranks all the time. Put Dog poop in people’s garbage cans, run over their flowers.
April 22nd, 2009 at 10:59 am
Ding Dong ditch was always a classic childhood favorite
April 22nd, 2009 at 11:31 am
Probably the worst prank I have ever seen is toilet pappering someone’s house and yard right before a rain. It’s pretty much impossible to get all the pieces cleaned up..
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I’ve never actually done any pranks myself but my husband seems to have done a lot of them as a kid — including blowing up things in their backyard just to upset their very nervous neighbor who thought she was being bombed — sigh.
April 22nd, 2009 at 1:45 pm
my brother used to play a tpe of a very angry sounding dog barking whenever the mailman would come on the porch. he was such a brat..LOL
April 22nd, 2009 at 3:36 pm
We used to toilet paper people’s houses and stick plastic forks in the ground and break them off so you would have the prongs left in the ground. It sounds really aweful now that I’m older.
April 23rd, 2009 at 2:46 am
When I was in highschool we had to dissect baby pigs in biology class, this guy saved the heart of the pig and put it in this girls locker for valentines day. It was horrible!
April 23rd, 2009 at 6:03 pm
We switched all the hanging flower baskets in the neighborhood. It was Halloween so it was a great prank to us kids.
April 24th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
My dad used to prank me.He loved to loosen the lid on the salt & pepper shakers.Thanks!