The 26-Story Treehouse: Pirate Problems!

Treehouse #2

by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illustrator)

Andy and Terry live in a 26-story treehouse. (It used to be 13 stories, but they've expanded.) It has a bumper car rink, a skate ramp, an antigravity chamber, an ice cream parlor with 78 flavors, and the Maze of Doom—a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again. Well, not yet, anyway.

This time, the two friends have a whole week to finish their next book, and Andy even knows what it should be about—the story of how he and Terry first met. But, life is NEVER boring in the treehouse, and emergency shark operations, giant storms, and wooden pirate heads are just the beginning….

Genres: Childrens, Humor, Fiction, Middle Grade, Fantasy, Adventure, Chapter Books

346 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Andy Griffiths is Australia’s most popular children’s writer. He is the author of over 20 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. Over the past 15 years Andy’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, won over 50 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.

In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically acclaimed theatrical production Just Macbeth! which was nominated for two Helpmann Awards. In July 2010 Just Macbeth!completed a return sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. The book of the play was shortlisted in the children’s section of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.

Andy has had a long-standing collaboration with the multi-talented illustrator Terry Denton. Together they have produced theJust! series, the wildly popular The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, the ridiculous illustrated guide What Bumosaur is That?, and the Seussian-inspired early readers The Cat on the Mat is Flat and The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! Their latest book is The 13-Storey Treehouse (September 2011).

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Reviews

[Katherine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved it! This book would be great for kids who can read but don't have a big attention span. It looks like a novel but most of the page space is occupied by pictures. I thought the ice cream flavours (78!) were fabulous!

[Astrid Langeveld · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dit is deel 2 van de serie. Mijn kinderen zijn dol op deze serie. De delen zijn los leesbaar, maar ik moet zeggen dat het nog leuker is om het toch vanaf deel 1 te lezen, want er komen dingen terug van deel 1. Ik vond dit deel zelfs nog iets leuker dan deel 1. Het enige minpuntje vind ik dat ze geen automatische tatoeermachine erin hadden moeten doen, want ik vind dat dat niet gepromoot hoeft te worden voor kinderen. Ik heb niks tegen tatoos. Ik heb ze zelf ook.

[Yasna | Woman, Life, Liberty · Rating 4 out of 5]

امشب همراه پسرخالهٔ ۶ ساله‌ام خوندیمش.
داستان بامزه‌ای داشت و اونم خیلی جذبش شد. شخصاً توقع نداشتم حوصله‌اش بکشه که کل کتاب رو تو یه نشست بخونیم (با توجه به شناختی که از این بچه دارم 😂) ولی در کمال تعجب اون بود که من رو وادار به خوندن می‌کرد و این آخراش دیگه فکم رو حس نمی‌کردم... 😂
ماجراهای داستان خلاقانه بود، ولی به نظرم یه‌سری قسمت‌هاش برای بچه‌ها یه مقدار خشونت زیادی‌ای داشت و شاید یکم بدآموزی. البته برای بچه‌های کم‌سن‌وسال‌تر، و در اون صورتم همین که خودتون کنار بچه باشید و گهگاه نظری بدید یا نظرشو بپرسید کفایت می‌کنه.
به هر حال کتاب دو سه ساعتی این بچه رو ساکت و آروم کنار من نشوند که در نوع خودش پدیدهٔ بسیار قابل‌توجهیه 😁

امیدوارم آغازی واسه علاقه‌اش به دنیای کتاب‌ها و قصه‌ها باشه ♡

[Cruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Author: Andy Griffiths - Australian author of over 20 books concentrating on nonsense with a lot of child appeal.
Illustrator: Terry Denton - Australian author and illustrator has a very popular partnership with Griffiths, but has illustrated books for others including Paul Jennings, Mem Fox and Gillian Rubinstein.

(Apparently this is the second book about the Treehouse - "The 13-Storey Treehouse" was published in 2011. We didn't feel any loss having read "26 Storey Treehouse" first).

Some of the best children's books are ones which, when completed, encourage the reader to pick up a pencil and try writing themselves. Or drawing. To so understand a reader's mind that they think just maybe they could do it too. That their thoughts, dreams and imagination are okay, and worth writing down. And this is one if those books.

"The 26 Storey Treehouse" is one of the few humorous books which appeals across ages without resorting to complete toilet humor or somewhat violent and belittling slapstick. Funny, intelligent, easy to read, Andy and Terry draw readers into their vivid imagination, encouraging us to leap into the unknown as they weave tales so ridiculous you just don't know where to start. It's utterly stupid. And completely endearing. Stories woven within the mind of a child, ingenious illustrations which elaborate and illustrate, very moreish without being too rich. Nonsense.

This book works
- Andy plays with vocabulary using puns and jokes - encourages word-play and literacy.
- Unlike similar books the narrative is strong enough to stand on its own, and so are the illustrations - it works on many levels.
- A book with plenty of boy-appeal, but very appealing to both genders - my girls were wrapped. Give it to both!
- It has the size of a novel but the frequency of illustrations (almost comic book style) makes it a fast read - achievable, and giving the reader a sense of achievement.
- It's funny. I laughed. The kids laughed. The teen stole the book before we'd finished so she could show her friend's at school. We enjoyed it.

A fine book which we all laughed over. And wished didn't have to finish.

An author I'm adding to my "must buy for birthday presents" list.

Other places you may wish to visit
- A youtube reading of "26 Storey Treehouse" by Andy Griffiths: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFZwlT...
Look at how he reads more into the book by including the children in his reading.
- Andy Griffiths gives back by supporting an Indigenous Literacy Foundation and promoting literacy for kids in foster care.
- Andy's web page (http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/) is a font of information about the author and his books. Check out his articles for defences of nonsense and naughty fictional characters.
- Later in 2013, Griffiths is publishing "Once Upon a Slime", a book "Designed for teachers, students and young aspiring writers, Once Upon a Slime contains 52 fun writing and storytelling activities, such as lists, instructions, cartoons, letters, personal stories, poems and pocket books." Given how well "The 26 Storey Treehouse" inspires readers to pick up that pen, this book is going on my wish-list.
- Audio clip on getting boys (and girls) to read. Is being rude the secret ingredient?
- The 13-Storey Treehouse is to be a play!

Age (taking into account comprehension, concentration, language):
Read aloud - 5+
Read yourself - 6+

[Totoro · Rating 2 out of 5]

این جلد از مجموعه برخلاف جلد قبلی کمتر به دلم نشست. دلیلش دو مسئله بود ، یکی اینکه وقتی شخصیت ها دارن از گذشتشون تعریف میکنن، پدر و مادرهاشون رو واقعا آدم های بی خودی توصیف میکنند ، در صورتی که پدر و مادر اندی واقعا نرمال بودن.گذشته از این مسئله توی خاطراتش اندی وقتی از خونه فرار میکنه در واقع زندگیش خیلی بهتر میشه ، همه چی گل و بلبل میشه و اصلا هیچ اتفاق بدی که براش نمیافته ، خونه ی درختیشون رو هم پیدا میکنه و میسازه و ....
مسئله دوم اینکه از بعد از ورود دزد دریایی ها به داستان خشونت زیادی وارد داستان میشه. اسکلت پست چی پیدا میکنن و ازین ماجراها که توی این فضای دوست داشتنی دلم نمیخواست این جور چیزها باشه.
داستان روی خشونت بزرگسالها و سادگی کودکانه هی شیفت میکرد . مثلا یه جا سر دزد کنده میشد و جای دیگه شخصیت های ‌کوچیک وارد توپ میشن و باهاش پرواز میکنن میرن سمت خونه هاشون.

[Alice-Elizabeth (Prolific Reader Alice) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the adventurous sequel to The 13-Storey treehouse and starring the main characters Terry and Andy and having to deal with an invasion of pirates to their home. The illustrations at times were funny but also a little gory, which was actually quite disappointing to see. Some younger readers may like that but again, some may not. It was OK but personally didn't leave me as fulfilled as I would have liked. I won't be carrying on with the series!

[Manal · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a great book I recommend it to 7 year olds (very funny). This book starts of with Andy telling us about the treehouse. Then he gets this call which tells him he needs to write a book by next Friday. So he wants to tell the story of how they met (Andy and Terry ), but he is intrupted and terry tells him the sharks are sick because they happened to eat Terry's underpants. So they call Jill and she fixed the Sharks and out of one came the head of Captin Wodenhead. So they started to tell the story of them all and somehow all three of them ended up on Captin Wodenhead's ship.There they became slaves of the Captin. So one day he wanted to kill all of the slaves but unfortunately the Captin's wooden head was removed from him. They made it of safely the ship was gone and "they all died". The End of how they met. The next morning, the same exact pirates come for revenge but, now he is officially dead though. So about that book they were gonna right they turned it in before hand about this.

[stefiereads · Rating 3 out of 5]

I gave the first book 3 stars because I enjoyed it, and I think it is a fun book to read when you just don't want to read something heavy, or when you want to read something quick.
This book is def written for kids, but this series, I am not so sure since there's pretty vulgar illustration. Nothing bloody though but kind of bit too much for kids in my opinion.

I actually like this one better than the first one. But I don't know, I don't love it. However, there's something about this series that keep me want to read it even though I don't love it. hahaha. So yeah, I am gonna pick up the next one, and then I'll decide whether to continue or not.

[Lisa Whittaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

My first buddy read with my gorgeous 9 year old daughter and we both loved it. It made us both laugh and just seeing my daughter enjoy a book so much made it even more special.

Lots of stories within the story and loved that the last chapter was called ‘The Last Chapter’.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

My copy is An ARC I received from a parent. It's the story of how Andy and Terry, the author and illustrator "met". It's full of crazy adventures and laugh out loud fun. Their 26-story tree house includes a bumper car game, shark tank and ice rink. My favorite is the anti-gravity chamber and the automatic marshmallow machine that shoots marshmallows into your mouth. Now add some rowdy pirates and you have a book I know a lot of my students will enjoy. It's written in a chapter book format with graphic novel style drawings. Don't let the drawings fool you into thinking its an easy read. At mid-year I think many of my second graders will be able to read it independently. I haven't read The 13-Story Treehouse, but will definitely be adding that book to my class library also.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found _The 13-Storey Treehouse_ for my kids last summer, and they have been bugging me to find this sequel ever since. I finally got it from the library for them, and they each plowed through it immediately (and were delighted that it appears there will be a 39-Storey Treehouse some day). My 9 year old daughter said that I "had to read it." :-)

So I did. It's certainly geared for kids. It's just the right kind of silly to appeal completely. Did it do a lot for me? Well... no. But it wasn't written for me. It's just right for who it is meant for, and so delight in it for it's cleverness and silliness, and remember the days when a 24-storey treehouse with an ice-skating rink would have been the height of your imagination, too.

[Nadine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Strangely enough this is listed as a "middle grade" book by SLJ, I'd say it's firmly in the realm of Grades 3-4, and particularly for reluctant boy readers. It's image heavy and you're drawn along the plot line with short sentences and at the most a paragraph per page.

It's clever and funny and very imaginative - exactly how young children's minds work. Could be used for a unit on story telling by teachers as with little text you can get the point across without the class having to read a lot.

An absolute hit with my students, and I've had to buy additional copies for the library.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading the first book in the series the second book came by as if by magic. Another humorous book by Andy Griffiths full of lemonade fountains, giant bowling alleys and millions of flavours of scrumptious ice cream.

[Josef Komensky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Veer andere uitbarsting van te gekke verhalen van de Trio Andy, Terry & Gill waarin wordt uitgebreid ( zeer uitgebreid ) uitgelegd hoe hebben die drie eigenlijk elkaar ontmoet en waarom zij zo'n ontiegelijke hekel aan piraten hebben.

[Davidv42 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought it was a great book that had a lot of fun silly things in it. I recommend this book to people that love funny books that are pretty short and have a lot of good parts in it.

[Moonkiszt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Featured in grandma reads chapter book sessions.

The adventures - free association at it's best - Andy and Terry have, with their neighbor Jill in this book center on a nefarious pirate and all the ways he can mess their lives up. Nice backstories on each of the main characters included in this romp.

It took our gang a number of weeks to complete. They loved it! We are moving on, but will continue with this series - it is a favorite!

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Определено по-добра от първата, по-динамична, по-забавна и с повече илюстрации.
В тази част от поредицата се запознаваме с новите 13 етажа на къщата на дървото и след това разбираме как Анди и Тери се запознават, как се появява Джили в живота им и как един Летален лабиринт може и да не те убие.

[Anneke Koning · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grappig boek. Maarten geeft 'm 4 sterren.

[D'ale lui Damian · Rating 5 out of 5]

O carte ce se citeste in maxim 1h jumatate, foarte multe ilustratii ,amuzantă

[William · Rating 5 out of 5]

Andy and Terry don’t write their book because they have a whole other problem to deal with- PIRATES!!! in this book, neursery rhymes DO happen, and you can really look back at when Andy, Terry, and Jill met- and got captured by the horrible pirate: CAPTIAN WOODENHEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
see you there at the 26- story treehouse!

[Justin Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

10 stars!!!

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love that each page is chock full of art. Its over the top sillyness and casual language make it quite accessable for young readers. My daughter (9) loved the "pirate nursery rhyme" and read it a few times. For me, the story felt a bit drawn out, but I'm obviously not the target audience. 😆 Nevertheless, it was a fun and fairly quick read.

[Katie H · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's okay but not the best

[Beau Zee - Maton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kijk voor mijn review op: https://jufbeau.com/2018/04/09/de-waa...

[Creative Kids Tales · Rating 5 out of 5]

26-Storey Treehouse

The winning team combination of whacky words from Griffiths, and laugh aloud cartoon black line drawings from Denton, have once again produced the magic we have come to expect from this duo.
In this sequel to the highly popular 13 Storey Treehouse, we find that there have been a few modifications to the already outlandish structure. There’s ordinary additions like a skate ramp and a dodgem car arena, but there are also added extras like the maze of doom and an ice-cream serving robot.

This robot is one of the greatest creative components, it can serve 78 ice-cream flavours, (including Pokemon-flavoured) and is called Edward Scooper- hands. He perfectly demonstrates the little added extras that Griffiths gives to the book, to keep even the adults reading the book to a younger audience amused.

The crazy illustrations help those readers just away from reaching the independent “chapter book stage” plough through the over 300 pages with ease. However, the 9-10 year old market is also captured with the fun of self- inflating underpants, an anti-gravity chamber and shark tank. While clearly geared to boys, there is plenty for the girls too, including Jill’s story of how they all met and a re-appearance of the flying cats.

So what are you waiting for, climb on up!

Reviewed for Creative Kids Tales by Allie Mokany

[Tasha · Rating 4 out of 5]

This sequel to The 13-Story Treehouse tells the story of each of the main characters and how they all met. Most of it’s even true! But it’s not that straight forward either because emergencies keep happening, like the sharks in the treehouse’s shark pool eating Terry’s underpants and getting very sick. Thank goodness that Jill can come over and try to have them feeling snappy again soon. Then of course no story is complete without a villain and Captain Woodenhead, the evil pirate makes a great one. Set aside your disbelief heading in, because this rollicking and very funny book will have you believing in plenty of nonsense by the end!

After the first book, I knew there would be more adventures of Terry and Andy, but I hadn’t expected double the number of floors on the treehouse! This book is more of the merry adventures of Terry, Andy and Jill. The flying cats return and many other favorites from the first book make an appearance, but this is a fresh story too, perfect for fans to get even more of the humor and silliness of the series.

Looking for a new series for Wimpy Kid fans, this one has illustrations that break up the text, a similar amount of funniness, and plenty of gross outs too. Appropriate for ages 8-12.

[Milica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book (and The 13-Storey Treehouse) with my son. He had just turned five and the book was so thoroughly hilarious to both him and me. As was the case with The 13-Storey Treehouse, he felt somewhat uneasy about certain plot points (the mermaid and such). The book is marketed for older kids, but when my boy found it, there was no leaving Barnes and Noble without it. On the other hand, it is simply stunning how funny spelling errors are at this age. I am not sure older kids would find it so side-splitting. The books were also fun since they prompted the little one to dream about his own elaborate tree-house (or club house) with his own choice of amenities. We will be very happy once we get The 39-Storey Treehouse.

[Marie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one is definitely little boy humor. Meaning poop is involved but thankfully the story is not quite as blatant as I'm being. I did mutter to myself "eewwww, that's disgusting..." once or twice. I couldn't stop thinking about how boys would probably read this book and giggle (or whatever the boy equivalent is) and force their friends to read it after. Lots of unrealistically funny things go on (ok, I'll admit I did laugh out loud in some parts) and although I didn't think I'd like this book very much, I really did enjoy it. It's hard not to like a book with an animal-loving girl who owns thirteen flying cats who can also swim underwater with scuba gear on. Also, it's a really quick read. I was able to finish it in a day.

[Hans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was even better than the first book. And others seem to agree with me, because there are 26 more stories coming in two more sequels. I appreciate the little things like the infinite page 326. Great stuff in here. There is enough humor in this series to make it interesting beyond any specific reading level. (I can say that because I was interested and might be past the reading level of this book.) This is great if you are 7 or 8 or if you need a quick break from the deep thoughts of Spanish novelist Javier Marias.

Oh…quick heads up for the younger readers. There are a lot more beheadings in this book than in the first book, which did not feature any beheadings.

[Martie Last · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is just as hilarious as the 13-Storey Treehouse, although it may be a little scary for younger children. I would recommend that an adult read it first to make sure that the themes are suitable for the individual child. The drawings and the story line motivate struggling readers to engage in the process. Also, I'm not saying that it's a "boy's book," but it is nice to be able to offer something other than sports stories that appeal to boys. This is a wacky adventure tale that will make both young and adult readers laugh.