The Incredibly Boring Monotonous Family

by Phil Barry, Charlotte Lance (Illustrations)

A Dahl-esque fantasy adventure for children in which the very boring Monotonous family discovers a taste for excitement through the workings of a magic key.

Ann and Stan Monotonous are extremely brainy nine-year-old twins. However, their family life is painfully dull – dull routines, stultifying hobbies – even their meals are agonisingly awful, as they are all rigidly based on the most basic of food pyramids. Their only excitement in life is a recording of a bland voice reciting the numbers of pi which they listen to in the car.

Then one day Ann Monotonous finds a magic key. The key comes with a special message and Ann suddenly, and literally, finds exciting new doors opening for the Monotonous family. Then the unthinkable happens – the Monotonous family becomes entirely too exciting. Now it's up to Ann to save her family... from themselves.

132 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2008

Reviews

[Darcy (Daydreamingofbookdragons) · Rating 3 out of 5]

The copy of this book that I read was an Uncorrected Proof Copy

This is quite educational for such a small story, and had I been younger when I first read it, I imagine I would have really loved this book. Do recommend for young readers, I was just a bit too old.