kendrareads's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
3.0
More stories with the Pain and the Great One. This is a great middle grade series and a quick read.
shahrun's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable collection of short stories featuring fairly typical sibling life. Love the surprise final chapter. Also the illustrations are brilliant.
imaclogger23's review
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
4.0
kslhersam's review
4.0
Another good one for my little boys. My kids LOVED the chapter about a bully at school. It's important for them to read stories about everyday things they might deal with at school, to see how the characters react, etc. (Blake & Clark - July 2011)
*I just read this to Jane (5). She enjoyed it and we'll probably get the other ones in the series. I enjoy Judy Blume because she writes about real issues/things that kids deal with. And Jane likes these chapter books because there are still pictures. (April 2015)
*I just read this to Jane (5). She enjoyed it and we'll probably get the other ones in the series. I enjoy Judy Blume because she writes about real issues/things that kids deal with. And Jane likes these chapter books because there are still pictures. (April 2015)
bibli0rach's review
5.0
Reading this one with the kiddos. Q loved Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing, and he requested more Judy Blume. The kids really liked it -- little brother tells one chapter, big sister tells the next. Enough illustrations to keep younger children interested.
stefhyena's review against another edition
3.0
Reminiscent in a way of the Ramona series by [a:Beverly Cleary|403|Beverly Cleary|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1197935108p2/403.jpg]. But this one is done by Judy Blume who is reasonably good at making relationships complex and showing the love/hate sibling thing believably. Some tendency to stereotyping (and the girls chase boys stuff) but not as much as I expected and more problematised (though gently) than I expected.
Quite a sweet loveable book for one that is essentially about conflict/insecurity. My son enjoyed it too when he was a bit younger!
Quite a sweet loveable book for one that is essentially about conflict/insecurity. My son enjoyed it too when he was a bit younger!
howifeelaboutbooks's review against another edition
2.0
Still on a quest to read all Judy Blume books. Still not a huge fan of the Pain and the Great One, but what can I say - I’m a Fudge stan.
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