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Dirty Bertie #25
Jackpot!
Calling all Dirty Bertie fans! Dirty Bertie – the boy with nose-pickingly disgusting habits – is back for another helping of comic chaos! With ever-increasing madcap schemes and crazy capers, Bertie continues to delight his legions of fans who revel in his revolting ways.
Join Bertie in Jackpot!, his 25th adventure, as he wins the lottery (or thinks he does), cooks up a storm in the kitchen and finds himself face-to-face with a demon dolly!
Dirty Bertie is a hugely popular series created by award-winning illustrator, David Roberts (Tyrannosaurus Drip, The Wind in the Willows, The Troll, Eddie Dickens Trilogy). With each hilarious story approximately thirty pages long and split into chapters with illustrations on nearly every spread, Dirty Bertie is ideal for confident readers to enjoy by themselves, or for sharing with your child.
Join Bertie in Jackpot!, his 25th adventure, as he wins the lottery (or thinks he does), cooks up a storm in the kitchen and finds himself face-to-face with a demon dolly!
Dirty Bertie is a hugely popular series created by award-winning illustrator, David Roberts (Tyrannosaurus Drip, The Wind in the Willows, The Troll, Eddie Dickens Trilogy). With each hilarious story approximately thirty pages long and split into chapters with illustrations on nearly every spread, Dirty Bertie is ideal for confident readers to enjoy by themselves, or for sharing with your child.
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96 pages, Paperback
First published May 4, 2015
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April 23, 2015
The “Dirty Bertie” books have long been favourites in our house, so I was delighted to get a chance to review this latest in the series – with the help of my eight year old daughter. Like previous books, this contains three long stories, which have short chapters to help break up the text. Indeed, these are ideal first chapter books and Bertie is sure to delight all children, who will respond to his real life adventures and problems.
The first story, “Jackpot!” sees Bertie getting a call from Gran, to inform him that she has won the lottery. Full of excitement, Bertie rushes to tell everyone and, before long, there is an awful lot of imaginary spending going on. However, as you can imagine, things are not as clear cut as they first appear and Bertie causes endless confusion before things are sorted out.
The next story is, “Crumbs!” which sees all sorts of mischief and mayhem, when Bertie’s next door neighbour, Mrs Nicely, comes to give a cookery lesson to his class. Mrs Fossil is retiring and the idea is that the children should bake a cake for her retirement party. What could go wrong?
The last story, “Demon Dolly,” was my daughter’s favourite. Dirty Bertie and his friends are playing hide and seek, when Bertie goes into his sister Suzy’s room and breaks her beloved doll, Molly Dolly. She has had Molly Dolly since she was four and will not be pleased when she discovers what Bertie has done. Certainly, she is more than displeased – and she plans an excellent revenge!
A great collection of stories, which will appeal to all Bertie fans. A very enjoyable book and a good addition to the series. Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
The first story, “Jackpot!” sees Bertie getting a call from Gran, to inform him that she has won the lottery. Full of excitement, Bertie rushes to tell everyone and, before long, there is an awful lot of imaginary spending going on. However, as you can imagine, things are not as clear cut as they first appear and Bertie causes endless confusion before things are sorted out.
The next story is, “Crumbs!” which sees all sorts of mischief and mayhem, when Bertie’s next door neighbour, Mrs Nicely, comes to give a cookery lesson to his class. Mrs Fossil is retiring and the idea is that the children should bake a cake for her retirement party. What could go wrong?
The last story, “Demon Dolly,” was my daughter’s favourite. Dirty Bertie and his friends are playing hide and seek, when Bertie goes into his sister Suzy’s room and breaks her beloved doll, Molly Dolly. She has had Molly Dolly since she was four and will not be pleased when she discovers what Bertie has done. Certainly, she is more than displeased – and she plans an excellent revenge!
A great collection of stories, which will appeal to all Bertie fans. A very enjoyable book and a good addition to the series. Lastly, I received a copy of this book from the publisher, via NetGalley, for review.
April 18, 2015
Firstly, my seven year old and I are already huge Dirty Bertie fans so we were absolutely delighted to be given the opportunity to receive an advance reader copy of “Jackpot” by Netgalley and Stripes Publishing in exchange for a fair and honest review.
The Dirty Bertie series is perfect for boys from around the age of 6 to around 10 whether to be read to or as independent readers. Fans of the Horrid Henry series will enjoy Dirty Bertie, but in our opinion Bertie is a far more likeable character than Henry. He is more mischievous and cheeky but not nasty or unkind. These books are loaded with humour and at the end of each story we usually say “Bertie always wins in the end!” as he tend to get away with any mayhem that he creates.
Jackpot is made up of three stories called Jackpot, Crumbs and Demon Dolly. Each story consists of three chapters which is a perfect length for a bedtime read. The illustrations by David Roberts are just lovely, appealing to children of all ages and help to stimulate the child's imagination.
Jackpot was certainly not a disappointment to us, we thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to future releases.
The Dirty Bertie series is perfect for boys from around the age of 6 to around 10 whether to be read to or as independent readers. Fans of the Horrid Henry series will enjoy Dirty Bertie, but in our opinion Bertie is a far more likeable character than Henry. He is more mischievous and cheeky but not nasty or unkind. These books are loaded with humour and at the end of each story we usually say “Bertie always wins in the end!” as he tend to get away with any mayhem that he creates.
Jackpot is made up of three stories called Jackpot, Crumbs and Demon Dolly. Each story consists of three chapters which is a perfect length for a bedtime read. The illustrations by David Roberts are just lovely, appealing to children of all ages and help to stimulate the child's imagination.
Jackpot was certainly not a disappointment to us, we thoroughly enjoyed it and look forward to future releases.
August 12, 2019
This book is part of collection, ideal for children who can read at home and enjoy the story line and style of writing. Therefore, encouraging independent reading and building up their interest outside of school. The funny yet moral ridden stories will engage both girls and boys in the book.
‘Dirty Bertie’ books are broken up into 3 sections with different short stories, suitable for reading as a group as a short time filler such as the end of the day as a treat waiting for the bell to go. The short stories also have chapters which capture the children’s attention with the added suspense making them excited to hear the next chapter. The 3 short stories all have different morals while being age appropriate for children in KS1 and 2, I personally feel the book would be enjoyed by both Key stages.
Story 1 ‘Jackpot’ reinforces the need to listen to all the information being shared and not to make assumptions. This is essential when completing activities or being given instructions to listen carefully to make sure the message or task is delivered correctly. Story 2 ‘Crumbs’ shares similar ideas around following instructions carefully to prevent mistakes being made, however this could be used as a learning curve to learn from mistakes. In addition, when mistakes or accidents do occur it is essential to tell the truth this is evident in the story line. Story 3 ‘Demon Dolly’ is potentially a relatable story for children with siblings and a reminder not to touch or play with other peoples, not just siblings, possessions without being given permission. The story although slightly scary for younger children has a message that ghosts are not real and it was all just a nightmare which could be beneficial for children suffering with nightmares at home.
I would recommend this book due to the creative story lines, use of text and speech that adds drama and the opportunity to adjust your voice when reading to a group and finally has morals throughout that will support children’s knowledge and understanding of general respect and good behaviour.
‘Dirty Bertie’ books are broken up into 3 sections with different short stories, suitable for reading as a group as a short time filler such as the end of the day as a treat waiting for the bell to go. The short stories also have chapters which capture the children’s attention with the added suspense making them excited to hear the next chapter. The 3 short stories all have different morals while being age appropriate for children in KS1 and 2, I personally feel the book would be enjoyed by both Key stages.
Story 1 ‘Jackpot’ reinforces the need to listen to all the information being shared and not to make assumptions. This is essential when completing activities or being given instructions to listen carefully to make sure the message or task is delivered correctly. Story 2 ‘Crumbs’ shares similar ideas around following instructions carefully to prevent mistakes being made, however this could be used as a learning curve to learn from mistakes. In addition, when mistakes or accidents do occur it is essential to tell the truth this is evident in the story line. Story 3 ‘Demon Dolly’ is potentially a relatable story for children with siblings and a reminder not to touch or play with other peoples, not just siblings, possessions without being given permission. The story although slightly scary for younger children has a message that ghosts are not real and it was all just a nightmare which could be beneficial for children suffering with nightmares at home.
I would recommend this book due to the creative story lines, use of text and speech that adds drama and the opportunity to adjust your voice when reading to a group and finally has morals throughout that will support children’s knowledge and understanding of general respect and good behaviour.
February 21, 2021
I have recently been introduced to the Dirty Bertie children's book series and loved this book as the reader was taken on a journey of mischievous adventures! An entertaining read for adults as well as children, I found myself hooked and wanting to read more!
February 13, 2020
The book was pretty good
May 15, 2015
This a hilarious collection of three short stories, each about thirty pages long, starring Dirty Bertie. With great black and white drawings throughout that add to the humour of the story, confident readers will be giggling away as they read what happens when Gran wins on the lottery, Bertie cooks a salty chocolate cake and his sister gets revenge! The stories are also suitable for adults to share with less confident readers. This revolting character will certainly appeal to children and they will easily relate to the situations in which he finds himself. A great collection that I have no hesitation in recommending for confident young readers!
Thanks to the author, publishers and NetGalley, too, for letting me read an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to the author, publishers and NetGalley, too, for letting me read an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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