Daisy and the Trouble with Coconuts

Daisy Fiction

by Kes Gray, Nick Sharratt (Illustrator), Garry Parsons (Illustrator)

'The trouble with coconuts is they are the worst type of nuts in the whole wide world. If you ask me, coconuts shouldn't be allowed in a funfair. If you double ask me, they shouldn't even be allowed to grow. Coconuts are too big. Coconuts are too hairy. Plus, if you try to win one, they just get you into trouble. Which isn't my fault!'

Get up to no good with Daisy as she heads to the funfair - for a whole lot more trouble!

Genres: Childrens, Fiction

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 27, 2012

About the author

Kes Gray is a bestselling, multi award-winning author of more than 70 books for children. He eats Ideaflakes for breakfast, spreads silliness on his toast and lives in a place called Different. Kes was the second bestselling picture book author in 2018.

Reviews

[Annie Maxwell]

I do enjoy most Daisy books, but this was more about the Trouble with the fair than coconut. She has one incident with coconuts at the end, but that's it. A lot of the self entitled trouble was funny on a child's level of humour but not an adults. I didn't enjoy the subtle racist on page 123 when she was doing Rooting Tooting Shot Em game at the fair, and there's a subtle jab, and I quote 'because our target wasn't Indians or buffalos'. I don't know why they'd even reference shooting Indians in a kids' book. I get it's supposed to be a light-hearted joke, but no. Other than that, the book was fine.

[Ella Storey]

I love these books so much and you just can't help but laugh. If you haven't read it, READ IT RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!

[Skyler Pritchard]

I really liked it when Daisy did a prank with her friend. It was a really fun book and I read it super fast!

[Rebecca]

Daisy, Daisy, Daisy, what can I say? If you haven’t discovered Daisy yet (there have been 7 novels and a handful of picture books too) you really should give her a go. If you’re looking for a funny read for a beginning readers, or want something longer than a picture book for a bedtime read, find a Daisy book.

I am not sure if we have coconut shy’s at fair’s or shows here in Australia, but even if we don’t there’s still plenty that parents and children alike will recognise in this book. Daisy is off to the fair with her Grandparents, her mother is is very anti-funfair, and think’s it’s a waste of money and full of unhealthy food. Luckily for Daisy it’s her Grandparent money she will be spending, and she LOVES unhealthy food, as we will see throughout this book.

I really think adults will get a kick out of this book as they will identify with Daisy's (and her Grandparents plight) as they go from game to game, her Grandparents handing over their money, without winning a prize. The darts don’t fly straight on the dart game, the hoops are not the right size to go over the stands at the tombola, there is no goldfish game anymore (animal rights issues!), the dolly mixture doesn’t quite fall off the shelf at the rifle range, and even when Daisy manages to catch a duck at the Hook-a-Duck stand there’s a big fat X on the bottom, which means no prize for her.

After each disappointment, Daisy becomes more and more frustrated and angry but her cross feelings can be eased somewhat by a mountain of food. This is what manages to enjoy on her day at the funfair:

A slush puppy
A hot dog
Burger (with tomato sauce)
Candyfloss
Swirly Lolly
2 boxes of popcorn
Ice Cream
Flumps (sprinkles and added ice cream extras)
Strawberry sauce
Chocolate sauce
Mint, vanilla, raspberry ripple, chocolate and caramel fudge
AND
2 of Nanny’s mints!

It’s not until the last game, the coconut-shy, that Daisy really loses her cool. No one in her family seem to be able to knock these coconuts over. In fact Daisy is starting to suspect that something underhand may be at play…maybe these coconuts are glued in place, so they will NEVER fall off!? With the help of her friends, Daisy decide to arrange a little protest, that of course doesn’t go to plan, but is hilarious to witness!

[Fatma]

my boy found the book very funny , he finished it in one sitting which I was surprised . he asked me for another one, I know it is meant for girl reader but at the moment my boy is too young to notice. great book.

[readingwithjaney]

‘I liked the story because Daisy and her friends decided to stay on the ferris wheel with super glue’

‘I liked the part where the fireman ripped Daisy’s pants’

‘I liked the part when Daisy’s pants ripped because of the ferris wheel and she stuck herself’

‘I like it when she was sleeping with her pants’

‘I like when she was on the ferris wheel’

‘When she was super glued to the ferris wheel’

‘I liked the part that Daisy ripped her pants and then also Daisy was laughing at the fireman’

‘I liked the part when Daisy had her pants ripped’

‘I liked the part when Daisy had a big hole in her pants’

‘I liked the part when the boy told Daisy that the coconut is stuck with a stick’

‘I liked the part when Daisy had so many coconuts’

‘I liked the part that Daisy was glued to the ferris wheel’

‘I liked the part when they ripped her pants and her mum told her off’

‘I liked the part when she was sleeping’

‘I liked the part when Daisy broke her pants’

[John Naylor]

The first I have read in this series.

I can understand the 5* reviews this has. It is a fun adventure as Daisy goes to a funfair. I also understand the lower ratings it has. It is a girl at a funfair who gets everything she wants (except prizes). She gets frustrated and displays behaviour that might leave an impression on the target audience and cause problems for them.

The trouble with getting everything you want is that you want more.

[Rupert Kruger]

Great For Anyone!

This book is really funny! I enjoyed how Daisy keeps on getting more and more food😄! It is a great book and I would recommend it to anyone over 5, even adults would enjoy listening to Daisy's adventures. But the trouble with books is, you have to read them to find out what happens!

[Alice English]

Loved it as a kid and still love it now. Can't go wrong with a Daisy Book. Love them

[Lacey]

Spoil alert they go to the
FUN FAIR they win coconut on the game with on of it
Friends

[Fab.ReadingClub]

Love the book and is hilarious.

[Melisa]

She goes to the funfair and it was silly

[The Bauchler]

Daisy you are way too self-entitled to be entertaining.

My daughter disagrees - but she's in bed asleep and i'm the one writing the review:)

[Ben Chatterton]

Amazing😀😋

[Ella Hunter]

I loved when Daisy and her friends glued themselves to the Ferris Wheel.

[Kasia Ann]

This was a funny read 😊

[Hollie]

I think it was really ... silly to super- glue themselves to the big wheel 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 🙄 and it wasn't fair that the game didn't let her have the prize even though she knocked it down.

[Lily Aggarwal]

Daisy was really silly because she stuck her bottom to a Ferris wheel with super glue. Lily, 7

[Clarabella]

My favourite of the Daisy series so far. Funny, good plot and a fun setting.