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The Bolds #3
Семейство Болд на почивка
„Семейство Болд на почивка“ е третата книга от поредицата за невероятното семейство Болд. В нея ще заминете на почивка с любимите герои. И точно защото са ви любими, почивката им ще е щуро приключение! Член на семейството изчезва – о, не! Трябва да бъде намерен и спасен! Покрай това ще бъдат намерени и спасени и други. И ще бъдат разказани много смешки. Една палатка никога няма да бъде изпъната правилно, а един буламач ще бъде изяден с апетит. Едни кучета ще бъдат щастливи. Едно момиченце ще получи мечтан подарък. Едни читатели ще ги заболят коремите от смях!
314 pages, Paperback
Published May 1, 2024
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Julian Clary
51 books69 followersJulian Clary is an English comedian and novelist. Clary began appearing on television in the mid-1980s and became known for his deliberately stereotypical camp style. Since then he has also acted in films, television and stage productions, and was the winner of Celebrity Big Brother 10 in 2012.
Clary has released two large format comedy books: My Life With Fanny The Wonder Dog (1989) and How To Be A Man (1992).
Between 2005 and 2008, Clary wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. He has also published an autobiography, A Young Man's Passage, which covers his life and career up to the 1993 "Norman Lamont incident" at the British Comedy Awards. In 2007, Clary released his first novel, Murder Most Fab, published by Ebury Press. His second novel, Devil in Disguise, was published in 2009. His first book for children, The Bolds, was published by Andersen Press in 2015.
Adapted from Wikipedia.
Clary has released two large format comedy books: My Life With Fanny The Wonder Dog (1989) and How To Be A Man (1992).
Between 2005 and 2008, Clary wrote a fortnightly column for the New Statesman magazine. He has also published an autobiography, A Young Man's Passage, which covers his life and career up to the 1993 "Norman Lamont incident" at the British Comedy Awards. In 2007, Clary released his first novel, Murder Most Fab, published by Ebury Press. His second novel, Devil in Disguise, was published in 2009. His first book for children, The Bolds, was published by Andersen Press in 2015.
Adapted from Wikipedia.
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March 2, 2017
5+ stars. Squeee, this was absolutely wonderful, fun, delightful! Another fabulous addition to this great series.
I first had the paperback pre-ordered, naively thinking that, since the other paperbacks were released at the same time as the hardcover, this one would be as well. Nope. When I finally when to check again, I came on the hardcover edition on amazon and found out it was released 6 months before the paperback............... :| Luckily, the hardcover wasn't expensive so I immediately bought it. And boy I am glad I did. Because I wouldn't have wanted to wait another 6 months for this one. It was just too much fun to read and I laughed myself silly (and not only because of the book, but also because reading the jokes from the book to my boyfriend makes him have silly faces).
There is a lot of things happening in this book, from a sports-meet (they do sound so much fun, I wish we had them here) to a wounded leg, to dogs, to holidays, to dognappers, to reading about new friends, there was just so much going on and I couldn't stop reading until I was done with the book.
There was one thing that I found a bit weird. While I did like that Bobby got to be the dog (he seemed to really like it, for most of the times, plus it was cute), I did wonder why they didn't just get crutches? Or a wheelchair? If they want to adapt to the human society that would be your number 1 pick. And not change your son to a dog and hope no one notices how much alike they are (though that didn't seem to happen, which was all sorts of magics).
The sports-meet was a delight, and I loved seeing the twins have a jolly good time, plus I was cheering really loud when Bobby decided to do that. Go go Bobby! That is definitely a good thing to do, show him what you can do. Show him your hyena side.
I did feel sorry for Minnie's dad though, he did all that effort to make food and then that happens. At least they left a bit for Minnie and the twins, but I did found it a bit rude of them. I know they are animals, but really, how are they resisting these urges while shopping? You can't just get away with shoplifting all the meat or other yummy food.
The holiday, aka camping in Cornwall, it was so much fun. I was delighted for the twins to finally meet the sea, but I also laughed myself silly over the fact that the Bolds didn't know how to put up a tent (why would you ask for instructions), that they eventually slept in their suitcases (because they forgot their sleeping bags). That Fred Bold just wandered around in a bright speedo like stuff and didn't care that all the ladies were screaming at the sight. :P It was so much fun to see how his wife immediately jumped to his defence when she heard what was being said about her husband.
And then there are a ton of other fun things that happened during the vacation, but I will keep those secret.
Bobby and his doggieness was adorable, it was a bit awkward at times (because again, why not crutches or wheelchairs), but generally I loved it as it showed us a new side to Bobby. His wild side that is. We saw how much more happy he was being free and being able to just do what he wanted whenever he wanted.
The kidnapping, and all that happened surrounding that? Wonderful! It also brought a whole slew of new characters. It seems everyone knows the Bolds and is more than willing to help them out. The culprit? Creepy, very creepy. A bit of Cruella, just without the killing. But I think if she and Cruella would meet over tea they would quickly become good friends. :P
The jokes (and limericks) were a delight, I laughed myself silly, and again, I also enjoyed telling to my boyfriend, he makes the best faces. Then again, the jokes are pretty terrible, not in a bad way, but in the way that they will make you groan, laugh, and shake your head. How did anyone come up with these?
Of course the book is full of fun illustrations, and I still love the style. How the characters are drawn, but also how everything else is drawn. You can easily see that they are hyenas, and that makes you wonder why no one else notices. :P
I think I have mentioned everything I wanted to mention. It was a delightful book, and I hope that there will be many more Bold books in the future, I wouldn't want this series to stop already, it is too good. Highly recommended if you want to laugh yourself silly.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I first had the paperback pre-ordered, naively thinking that, since the other paperbacks were released at the same time as the hardcover, this one would be as well. Nope. When I finally when to check again, I came on the hardcover edition on amazon and found out it was released 6 months before the paperback............... :| Luckily, the hardcover wasn't expensive so I immediately bought it. And boy I am glad I did. Because I wouldn't have wanted to wait another 6 months for this one. It was just too much fun to read and I laughed myself silly (and not only because of the book, but also because reading the jokes from the book to my boyfriend makes him have silly faces).
There is a lot of things happening in this book, from a sports-meet (they do sound so much fun, I wish we had them here) to a wounded leg, to dogs, to holidays, to dognappers, to reading about new friends, there was just so much going on and I couldn't stop reading until I was done with the book.
There was one thing that I found a bit weird. While I did like that Bobby got to be the dog (he seemed to really like it, for most of the times, plus it was cute), I did wonder why they didn't just get crutches? Or a wheelchair? If they want to adapt to the human society that would be your number 1 pick. And not change your son to a dog and hope no one notices how much alike they are (though that didn't seem to happen, which was all sorts of magics).
The sports-meet was a delight, and I loved seeing the twins have a jolly good time, plus I was cheering really loud when Bobby decided to do that. Go go Bobby! That is definitely a good thing to do, show him what you can do. Show him your hyena side.
I did feel sorry for Minnie's dad though, he did all that effort to make food and then that happens. At least they left a bit for Minnie and the twins, but I did found it a bit rude of them. I know they are animals, but really, how are they resisting these urges while shopping? You can't just get away with shoplifting all the meat or other yummy food.
The holiday, aka camping in Cornwall, it was so much fun. I was delighted for the twins to finally meet the sea, but I also laughed myself silly over the fact that the Bolds didn't know how to put up a tent (why would you ask for instructions), that they eventually slept in their suitcases (because they forgot their sleeping bags). That Fred Bold just wandered around in a bright speedo like stuff and didn't care that all the ladies were screaming at the sight. :P It was so much fun to see how his wife immediately jumped to his defence when she heard what was being said about her husband.
And then there are a ton of other fun things that happened during the vacation, but I will keep those secret.
Bobby and his doggieness was adorable, it was a bit awkward at times (because again, why not crutches or wheelchairs), but generally I loved it as it showed us a new side to Bobby. His wild side that is. We saw how much more happy he was being free and being able to just do what he wanted whenever he wanted.
The kidnapping, and all that happened surrounding that? Wonderful! It also brought a whole slew of new characters. It seems everyone knows the Bolds and is more than willing to help them out. The culprit? Creepy, very creepy. A bit of Cruella, just without the killing. But I think if she and Cruella would meet over tea they would quickly become good friends. :P
The jokes (and limericks) were a delight, I laughed myself silly, and again, I also enjoyed telling to my boyfriend, he makes the best faces. Then again, the jokes are pretty terrible, not in a bad way, but in the way that they will make you groan, laugh, and shake your head. How did anyone come up with these?
Of course the book is full of fun illustrations, and I still love the style. How the characters are drawn, but also how everything else is drawn. You can easily see that they are hyenas, and that makes you wonder why no one else notices. :P
I think I have mentioned everything I wanted to mention. It was a delightful book, and I hope that there will be many more Bold books in the future, I wouldn't want this series to stop already, it is too good. Highly recommended if you want to laugh yourself silly.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
January 6, 2018
Another fun adventure with the Bolds. If you have not read the first two books in the series, I suggest you do, not because you won't know what is going on, but because they are fun and kids will love them. The Bolds are a family of hyenas living as humans, In this story they are off on vacation. They are going camping in Cornwall. Bobby has hurt his leg so is pretending to be a dog named Stinky in this story. That in itself is funny, but what is happening to the dogs in St. Ives adds a measure of adventure to the story. Of course the jokes told by Mr. Bold are corny and will make everyone laugh, kids and adults. Early chapter readers will love this book and the whole series! There are a lot of black and white illustrations throughout by David Roberts that to add to the story. Julian Clary's humour and distinctive style comes through the text. A book to be in every local and school library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book via Netgalley.
January 9, 2025
FIVE STARS ! Full of craziness that book!
Have you ever heard of an animal in discised as a human 🤔
FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR YAY !!!!
Happy reading 📚 😊 ☺️ 😀
Have you ever heard of an animal in discised as a human 🤔
FIRST BOOK OF THE YEAR YAY !!!!
Happy reading 📚 😊 ☺️ 😀
October 3, 2019
Me and my son love the characters of The Bolds and enjoy reading the books. That said, Julien has piled too many characters into this one and seems to insist that every one gets at least a line each in every scene. It makes it difficult to keep track at times. We had to keep checking who was who.
Still enjoyed it though, including the corny jokes.
Still enjoyed it though, including the corny jokes.
January 14, 2018
I couldn’t get very far in this book. Hyenas dressed as humans and doing human things like going to school, holding a job, making friends in the neighborhood? This is not goofy fun like the Captain Underpants I saw one reviewer compare it to. This is goofy ridiculous and my 4th and 5th grade library patrons who can read a 300 page book are not looking for a book that causes the reader to roll their eyes. This plot would fit better in graphic novel format, about 100 pages, and on about a 3rd grade reading level. (Review of digital ARC from Edelweiss)
February 18, 2017
If you like Christmas cracker jokes, then this is for you. The Bolds are hyenas living as humans in Teddington. You really should read the first one to appreciate the next two, but read them you should. They are great!
June 30, 2020
This series is just getting better, ‘The Bolds’ on Holiday’ is such a funny story I couldn’t help but laugh out loud while reading this! The Bolds, a family of hyenas living a normal suburban life while pretending they are humans, are getting ready to go on holiday, bringing along some of their friends, both animal and human. But things aren’t as easy as they first thought and when one of them gets hurt, hiding their true identities might become impossible.
This book is so good and so funny that I couldn’t stop myself from laughing while reading. The first book in the series introduced the characters and how the Bolds first managed to start living life as humans in Teddington. This book picks up some time after the second book ‘The Bolds to the Rescue’ and the Bolds are now established among their animal friends. I love the story in this book, set on a camping holiday you just know there are so many things that can go wrong! I love all the silly things that happen and even something like how the tent was put together had me laughing so much.
Throughout the story which is filled with lots of silly antics, there are also so many jokes told by Mr Bold, with a whole list of them at the end of the book so you can re-read them and tell them to others if you liked them. Considering how silly/cheesy some of these jokes are (Christmas cracker type jokes), I’m pleased to say that they still made me laugh and there were quite a few I’d never heard before. The story has a brilliant ending with something exciting happening in the second half of the book. I won’t say what happens but it’s a brilliant story and has such a great ending that I couldn’t help but smile so much when I finished this.
The story itself is very funny but I do think the illustrations really make this book all the better. There are black, white and grey illustrations throughout the whole book, on almost every double page, with some illustrations appearing on part of a page among the text, while other illustrations take up an entire page. Most pages without illustrations feature a nice border on the edges and with the text being easy to read and not too small it just makes this book feel so easy and fun to read and look at. I just love how all the characters look in the pictures, their funny expressions and their generally funny looks. Sometimes a picture alone makes me laugh which just makes the whole experience of reading this so much more fun.
I would recommend this book to children as well as adults to read. Although aimed at children there are some funny references and jokes that only adults will know. The book works as a stand alone story as all the main characters are introduced, but it’s definitely worth reading the first book, at least, before this one if you can as I think it’s just going to be much more fun if you know all the characters and what’s happened to them beforehand. This was such a funny story and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!
-Thanks to Andersen Press for a free copy for review.
This book is so good and so funny that I couldn’t stop myself from laughing while reading. The first book in the series introduced the characters and how the Bolds first managed to start living life as humans in Teddington. This book picks up some time after the second book ‘The Bolds to the Rescue’ and the Bolds are now established among their animal friends. I love the story in this book, set on a camping holiday you just know there are so many things that can go wrong! I love all the silly things that happen and even something like how the tent was put together had me laughing so much.
Throughout the story which is filled with lots of silly antics, there are also so many jokes told by Mr Bold, with a whole list of them at the end of the book so you can re-read them and tell them to others if you liked them. Considering how silly/cheesy some of these jokes are (Christmas cracker type jokes), I’m pleased to say that they still made me laugh and there were quite a few I’d never heard before. The story has a brilliant ending with something exciting happening in the second half of the book. I won’t say what happens but it’s a brilliant story and has such a great ending that I couldn’t help but smile so much when I finished this.
The story itself is very funny but I do think the illustrations really make this book all the better. There are black, white and grey illustrations throughout the whole book, on almost every double page, with some illustrations appearing on part of a page among the text, while other illustrations take up an entire page. Most pages without illustrations feature a nice border on the edges and with the text being easy to read and not too small it just makes this book feel so easy and fun to read and look at. I just love how all the characters look in the pictures, their funny expressions and their generally funny looks. Sometimes a picture alone makes me laugh which just makes the whole experience of reading this so much more fun.
I would recommend this book to children as well as adults to read. Although aimed at children there are some funny references and jokes that only adults will know. The book works as a stand alone story as all the main characters are introduced, but it’s definitely worth reading the first book, at least, before this one if you can as I think it’s just going to be much more fun if you know all the characters and what’s happened to them beforehand. This was such a funny story and I can’t wait to read the next book in the series!
-Thanks to Andersen Press for a free copy for review.
June 9, 2024
Рунтаво, зъбато, космато, опашато… Няма значение! Щом има любов и сплотеност - семейството си е семейство. А семейство Болд може и да са по-чудати от останалите и често-често да събират погледите на съседите, но все пак се обичат и подкрепят във всичко. А в какви ли ваканционни приключения ще се забъркат нашите вечно ухилени познайници? Това ще разберем в най-новото издание на „Рибка“ – „Семейство Болд на почивка“. Трети том от грабващата поредица на Джулиан Клери отново идва с множество весели илюстрации от Дейвид Робъртс. Прочетете ревюто на „Книжни Криле“: https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...
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August 12, 2017Another enjoyable tale of the Bold family of hyenas living as humans, this time on holiday in Cornwall. Engaging, fast paced adventure interspersed with some truly corny old jokes that will make you smile happily.
Julian Clary has got it spot on with these innovative tales - my children adore them and wait eagerly for the next story.
And not to forget the illustrations- David Roberts' drawings are excellent.
Julian Clary has got it spot on with these innovative tales - my children adore them and wait eagerly for the next story.
And not to forget the illustrations- David Roberts' drawings are excellent.
December 7, 2017
Perfect as a bedtime story
We chose this book as we have read the previous 2 books and enjoyed immensely.
My 7 year old daughter has this book before bedtime and we find it very funny especially Mr Holds jokes.
Great read very light hearted with a bit of nail biting drama thrown in.
We chose this book as we have read the previous 2 books and enjoyed immensely.
My 7 year old daughter has this book before bedtime and we find it very funny especially Mr Holds jokes.
Great read very light hearted with a bit of nail biting drama thrown in.
January 15, 2019
Third entry in this very silly and yet entertaining series from Clary and it sees more hijinks and bad jokes and altogether nonsense in what is a good little read. Yes I'll be back for more of the Bolds!
June 13, 2021
Reflections and lessons learned:
If I saw this family at a school sports day I think that I’d definitely talk to them - what fun! Clever inclusion of the Bodmin moor cougar and to hear the thought that animals are probably as moralistic as (some) humans
If I saw this family at a school sports day I think that I’d definitely talk to them - what fun! Clever inclusion of the Bodmin moor cougar and to hear the thought that animals are probably as moralistic as (some) humans
August 7, 2017
The book was really funny but the mystery was very serious. I really love the jokes at the back of the book too.
February 15, 2018
What a great book to read to my son before bed. I enjoyed this hilarious story as much as he did.
April 29, 2018
Brilliant book.
My 6 year old actually laughed out loud.
Highly recommend.
My 6 year old actually laughed out loud.
Highly recommend.
November 14, 2019
Love this series! A bit of a scary bad guy, but balanced with lots of giggles. Loved the surfing!
December 16, 2019
Mida ütles koer kui kuuske kodus nägi?
Oo nüüd võib lubada endale kaunistatud tualeti!
Oo nüüd võib lubada endale kaunistatud tualeti!
January 27, 2020
Read this with my 7 year old daughter. She LOVED taking over to read Mr Bold's jokes and it kept her interested from start to finish.
February 8, 2020
Väga naljakas ja lõbus raamat.
June 5, 2020
This is my favourite Bolds book!
November 20, 2020
I am consistently delighted and entertained by my visits with The Bolds. Love the illustrations. My 9yo and I have lots of fun with this series.
May 17, 2021
See kass oli natike kahtlane!?
October 9, 2022
My 8-year-old loved it! Great jokes and lovely illustrations.
April 4, 2024
Love this series. Such an imaginative story about The Bolds going on a holiday and the challenges they face all while hiding their real identity from the human world.
June 6, 2024
Много ги харесвам тези чудати луди хиени 💗
November 14, 2018
Lovely funny book.
Very enjoyable for children.
Very enjoyable for children.
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