Download Unreal! (Uncollected) Originated By Paul Jennings Readable In Audio Books
took me right back to my childhood! i've read like all of this man's books coz me and my friends were all obsessed with him and omg they're just sooo good like i reread this last night and it is still good to me as a grown persoj Brilliant collection of bizarre stories This review is probably not worth reading in its entirety its just personal notes on each story.
Im not gonna rate these books in proportion to their being kids books, but stack them up against adult books, This is a high/.
Without a Shirt classic Jennings, I remember the sad feeling of the piece coming across much stronger to a younger me, Its fun and well thought out,
Strap Box Flyer this was a tiny bit weaker, It ends suddenly, but for a little kid smartly, The last sentence of the first chapter was horrifically weak, even I dont think I wouldve put something so obvious in one of my agestories, I can remember the image of the china on that shelf, and that horse, Also the morbid feeling of the kid out in the middle of the ocean, Man I could feel when I was young,
Skeleton on the Dunny what a great story, It taught me the slang word “dunny” when I was younger and made me laugh when I was older, The actual image of the inside of the toilet remains from my original readings but the eye in the hole was lost and seemed to be influenced more by the TV show.
I thought the guy who worked at the sewerage plant was younger, and dirtier, Also wondered about a version where the guy made the main character put the plate in his mouth right there and then so he knew it was his,
Lucky Lips that became a kids fantasy, The most memorable scene in the story is when he uses the lipstick to get the most popular girl in school in front of everyone, I think I wouldve liked to visit Ma Scritchetts place back in the day, and still would now for sure, I can imagine an adult version where its like that scene in The Vorrh with the photographer and the subject, . . but on whoever the hell,
Cow Dung Custard I like the aura of this one, It has a clean narrative progression and is entertaining, Good Dr. Seuss/Roald Dahl imagery. A dirty kid pushing a wheelbarrow followed by jeering kids, and a long row of vegetables growing,
Lighthouse Blues I feel like this has the equivalent epic feeling of the gum leaf war, Yo! I think I found a hair of mine from over a decade ago in this chapter! But I blew it off in instinct so I dunno where it went.
Yo! Its like a Paul Jennings story, As I read the next page another little hair stuck out at the same place it was last time, This is awesome. That story is easily the most emotionally impactful story, there was strength in what was going on, although the vibe of the scene with all the workers was a little lame.
Best so far.
Smart IceCream short and sweet, kind of like my Paul Jennings inspired kid short story but with much more imagination, Now is this the same story that influenced that episode of the show Round the Twist, Because it is a lot different, Although I read the voice of Peppi with an Italian accent so that improved it,
Wunderpants a strong finish all round, I feel like TV show did it better but this rendition has heart and a twist ending done well! Paul Jennings is definitely one of the very few authors who really stuck with me since my reading years in primary school.
I remember heading straight to the J section every time we had reading classes, His writing style is just captivating in each short story and I don't know how he does it in those few pages but your eye balls are just glued until the story is over and the quirky twists and ending that make you squirm in your seat or laugh are just the cherry on the top.
Definitely one of the authors I will make my kids in future read, so they don't get robbed of some awesome childhood experience haha, I could not find the book that I actually read, which had more stories than this version, Anyway, I found it a very interesting book, with excellent twists and endings that pull on heartstrings, It was much enjoyable, even though it was the third time that I had read it, Considering that I NEVER re read books and this is one I constantly re read says something about this story,
Recommended to anyone either with kids or just wanting light reading for a bit of fun or a laugh, The stories are nonsensical, a little whimsical, and humorous particularly without a shirt though don't get your kids on them or this phrase you will hear repeated Ovre and over and over and over till you burn the book!.
They're actually kind of intelligent though not in the sense of you'll learn anything from them,
This is also the only book I actually stole from our library at school, The same copy still sits proudly at the front of my bookshelf, i actually love paul jennings, and im not ashamed to admit that i still reread his books for lols, i feel like im stillyears old inside ing based on what I remember from reading this a kid.
This collection isn't Jenning's best, but still good,
Stories in this book:
A humorous, clever and lighthearted read, This book proved very enjoyable, even though it was quite easy and fast to read, A fun read!
It's great to go back and read old childhood books, It makes me wish I was a child again!
nem acredito que eu consegui achar esse livro aqui, eu li há muito tempo na biblioteca da escola e não conseguia lembrar o nome de jeito nenhum! fez meu dia, I loved Paul Jennings when I was a kid! I remember reading a story from Unreal out at school assembly, I hated public speaking and it was horrible LOL but I was such a good reader that I got picked, All the other kids always read Roald Dahl stories but I preferred Jennings, because he was silly and weird, I still have my collection of his books, Enjoyed this short collection of weird stories, Definitely will have to check out again when my children are a little older! Use a little caution when reading this book, . .
I had to give itbecause I was so impressed with how well it captured my sons attention, This book consists ofshort stories that are divided up into little chapters, so it's ideal for kids with a short attention span,
I would definetly recommendof the short stories, there are some possible problems with the other short stories I will talk about,
Each short story with my review is as follows,
Without a shirtinvolves a skeleton so could be a little scary, My son read, and loved this one, though,
Skeleton on the DunnyI thought this was a bit too scary, so I asked my son not to read it, but it is also quite funny, My favorite is when the main character has to go fish out his "plate" a fake tooth from the local water treatment plant,
Lighthouse bluesI also asked my son not to read this one because it was about ghosts, . . I just think maybe it's a little too scary, Although, my son doesn't seem to lose sleep like some of my siblings, and even my daughter, too, seems easily frightened, Maybe I'm worrying about him too much,
The strap box flyer A very clever story that my son and I both enjoyed, although it's a little on the
Cow Dung CustardThis story is so perfect for boys my sons age.
They just love this sort of thing, and it's parent approved, not too obnoxious,
WonderpantsNot my favorite story, but there's nothing scary
about it, My husband would hate how much they talk about underwear, and it's a little strange that the boy wears pink underwear with fairies on it, but it was reasonably entertaining.
Lucky LipsThis too was pretty funny, but lots of kissing going on, Nothing I found that was of any concern though,
I'm missing one story and I can't figure out which one it is, I do want to read more of Jennings' books, though, I think this is more along the lines of the type of book my son will be interested in reading, so I'll look for more of it,
It was not on the AR reading list, but I would say it is approximately a fifth grade level book, oh boy it's my childhood So I love a good reread of books I read as a kid and its hard not to love these books, They're the weirdest stories, great for kids, there's stories about poop, skeletons, ghosts, undies, kissing, all the things kids find hilarious in fact, I also found hilarious, being a kid at heart and all.
Paul Jennings is the king of gross out stories for kidsstories that stick in your head way longer than you'd like A reunion of bones, An irresistible kisser. Wonder underpants. Cowdung custard. It's all a bit much really! This is a brilliant collection of funny, weird and wacky short stories with strange endings from the awardwinning Paul Jennings, Weird and wonderful stories for kids, Fun!! I had great taste as a kid, this was a hoot, This brought be back to my childhood, Some of the stores where made into around the twist stores love it, This collection of short stories will be largely familiar to fans of the old Australian TV show Round The Twist, This collection of eight stories features five that were translated into episodes of the show 'Without A Shirt' changed in the show to 'Without My Pants', 'Skeleton On The Dunny', 'Lucky Lips', 'Lighthouse Blues', and 'Wunderpants'.
The other three stories are just as good, a particular favourite being 'The StrapBox Flyer' which feels like Roald Dahl could have written it, This collection is highly recommended, especially for children who are soon to become teens, Oh man, I love these stories! More childhood reading that I'd gladly pick up again, "Unreal" in particular has some of my favorite stories by Paul Jennings Without a Shirt, Cowdung Custard, and Smart IceCream, He's the master of a plot twist and a great grossout gag, A collection of speculative short stories for teenagers, A little silly at times but still worth a read, They are Aussie and are the basis for the Round The Twist tv show I loved as a kid, An oldie, but a goodie,
Ive been pondering for weeks how to engage a group of yearboys in reading, and wanted to select a text that they wouldnt figuratively and probably literally burn, and I think that this fine collection will definitely work.
The stories, even though small, build dynamic characters, and engaging stories that consistently maintain interest,
The bizarre approach that Jennings takes towards seemingly commonplace things brings something refreshing that I think I will be able to unpack hopefully inspire some readers in my class.
I think that the moral messages that are carefully underlaid throughout the stories make this collection of short stories special, as it goes beyond merely entertainment which is done quite well to aid youth in gaining some perspective on an increasing complex world that theyre often struggling to understand.
I reread this as part of thehour readathon on Sunday, It was book:
One of the best by far of the unbooks,
Without a Shirt it's "without my pants" in the TV series, Lots of fun! I love when the leg hops into the classroom and the teacher gives him aon the speech :D
The Strap Box Flyer one of my absolute favourites.
The ending is just so delicious! Oh but poor Mrs, Tibbs and her china horse always makes me want to cry :
Skeleton on the Dunny I forgot that the reason he even has a plate is because of Old Ned! I just remembered it being lost down the toilet.
Love this one too :D
Lucky Lips goodness the MC is so uphimself :D This one's crazy fun!
Cow Dung Custard totally gross, and of course another favourite.
Lighthouse Blues the weird thing is, I don't know if I've ever even read this one! I got up to it and my first thought was, oh this is the one I always skip.
So what did I do I skipped it, It just seems so much longer than the others!
Smart Ice Cream always loved the ending here :D
Wunderpants I think it was a frog in Round the Twist, not a mouse like here Also totally love this one! Librarian Note: There is than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age ofemigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat, He was on the boat forweeks with his family, He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School, After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College now part of Monash University and became a teacher, He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Childrens Hospital State School in Mount Eliza, He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science now part of LaTrobe University and became a speech pathologist, then wo Librarian Note: There is than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Paul Jennings was born in Heston near London, and at the age ofemigrated to Melbourne, Australia on a boat, He was on the boat forweeks with his family, He attended Bentleigh West Primary School and Caulfield Grammar School, After graduating from school, he went to Frankston Teachers College now part of Monash University and became a teacher, He taught students at Frankston State School, Kangaroo Flat State School, the Turana Youth Training Centre, and the Royal Children's Hospital State School in Mount Eliza, He later went on to study at the Lincoln Institute of Health Science now part of LaTrobe University and became a speech pathologist, then worked as a Lecturer in Special Education at Burwood State College now part of Deakin University.
Inhe became Senior Lecturer in Language and Literature at Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education now part of Deakin University, In, Jennings' first book of short stories, Unreal! was published, during which he worked as a lecturer and wrote part time in, he made the decision to devote his full time to writing.
Many of his short stories, published betweenand, were also adapted into the first and second series of the popular Australian television show Round the Twist, Winner of the Dromkeen Medal, sitelink.