{"id":249,"date":"2017-04-03T00:12:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-03T04:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/?p=249"},"modified":"2021-06-12T19:12:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-12T23:12:13","slug":"theres-a-stinky-goblin-in-the-shed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dragonauthors.com\/bookwyrms\/2017\/04\/03\/theres-a-stinky-goblin-in-the-shed\/","title":{"rendered":"There’s a Stinky Goblin in the Shed by Andrea Kaczmarek; Illustrated by Eva K\u00fcnzel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surprising and Delightful<\/h3>\n

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When twins Jerry and Jacob visit their Gran, they end up with more than they bargained for.<\/p>\n

More work\u2014cleaning out her old shed.<\/p>\n

More fun\u2014turning that shed into a secret hideout.<\/p>\n

And more trouble\u2014thanks to Hob the Goblin.<\/p>\n

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For one thing, tiny Hob stinks to high heaven. He also has an insatiable appetite, a tendency to exaggerate, and a flair for total destruction. It\u2019s going to be all the boys can handle to figure out how he showed up in their forest\u2014and how to get him back home.<\/p>\n

This middle-grade adventure is a surprising and delightful tale for all ages. The characters, story, and dialog are excellent, and we had a ton of fun reading this one, especially performing the sniffling goblin voices.<\/p>\n

The illustrations are cute, although they don\u2019t always reflect the story\u2019s action. The book could also use another round of editing, which we care about particularly in a story intended for young readers. Still, it\u2019s a short read with an engaging plot for middle-grade minds. If we had any such readers in our home, we would definitely include There’s a Stinky Goblin in the Shed<\/em>\u00a0in our permanent collection.
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