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Derek The Sheep #3
Derek The Sheep: Let's Bee Friends
Grumpy, but loveable sheep, Derek, is always looking for the greener grass in life, but he is constantly thwarted in his plans by the other meddlesome (and tiresome!) animals on his crazy farm!
From singing bees, angry bulls, and telly watching squirrels, Derek hurtles through farm life, destroying barns, battling magical leprechauns and cheating in a haircut competition, all for an easy life! Derek The Sheep's madcap adventures first appeared in the hallowed pages of weekly children's comic The Beano, garnering a huge cult following amongst children and parents alike. Having uniquely kept the rights to his character, Gary is able to publish Derek's stories in his own series of books.
Fun, Funny and Fabulous! Derek The Sheep will amuse, entertain and educate all readers, young and old!
From singing bees, angry bulls, and telly watching squirrels, Derek hurtles through farm life, destroying barns, battling magical leprechauns and cheating in a haircut competition, all for an easy life! Derek The Sheep's madcap adventures first appeared in the hallowed pages of weekly children's comic The Beano, garnering a huge cult following amongst children and parents alike. Having uniquely kept the rights to his character, Gary is able to publish Derek's stories in his own series of books.
Fun, Funny and Fabulous! Derek The Sheep will amuse, entertain and educate all readers, young and old!
64 pages, Paperback
Published October 2, 2017
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June 18, 2021
Derek the Sheep is here, be prepared for silly antics, tractor stealing, and more!
I am a big fan of Gary Northfield, I just LOVE his Julius Zebra books which always make me roll around laughing while also adding some fun history bits. So when I spotted this book in Dutch at my book store I was totally hyped. When I got home I ordered the English version (along with 2 other parts in the series) online. As sadly, my book store didn’t have it in English (no surprise there given how hard it is to find English books).
In this book we follow a sheep called Derek who does the strangest and weirdest things. Sometimes unintentional, sometimes totally intentional. We see how he and the herd try to get through the day and long for the grass on the other side (which is a totally bad idea with angry cows and a fire-breathing troll on the bridge), we see them battle through storms, have snow days (sliding from a hill with a barn door, what could possibly go wrong?), and more. Derek makes friends and finds out that some friends are better kept far away. I laughed quite a bit, oh Derek!
I love that we also see other animals on the farm. From evil and angry cows to pigs and chickens. I would definitely like to see more of them.
I have to say that while with most I laughed a lot, some stories definitely could be better if they were a tad shorter. Sometimes it takes a while before we get to the funny bits and other times I wondered when a funny bit happened. Thankfully, funny bits do always happen, but they could be sooner!
The art style fits very well with the jokes/puns/Derek.
All in all, I am so happy I found out about the Derek comics, I didn’t know they existed and now I got something new to read from a great author. I would definitely recommend this one to all.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I am a big fan of Gary Northfield, I just LOVE his Julius Zebra books which always make me roll around laughing while also adding some fun history bits. So when I spotted this book in Dutch at my book store I was totally hyped. When I got home I ordered the English version (along with 2 other parts in the series) online. As sadly, my book store didn’t have it in English (no surprise there given how hard it is to find English books).
In this book we follow a sheep called Derek who does the strangest and weirdest things. Sometimes unintentional, sometimes totally intentional. We see how he and the herd try to get through the day and long for the grass on the other side (which is a totally bad idea with angry cows and a fire-breathing troll on the bridge), we see them battle through storms, have snow days (sliding from a hill with a barn door, what could possibly go wrong?), and more. Derek makes friends and finds out that some friends are better kept far away. I laughed quite a bit, oh Derek!
I love that we also see other animals on the farm. From evil and angry cows to pigs and chickens. I would definitely like to see more of them.
I have to say that while with most I laughed a lot, some stories definitely could be better if they were a tad shorter. Sometimes it takes a while before we get to the funny bits and other times I wondered when a funny bit happened. Thankfully, funny bits do always happen, but they could be sooner!
The art style fits very well with the jokes/puns/Derek.
All in all, I am so happy I found out about the Derek comics, I didn’t know they existed and now I got something new to read from a great author. I would definitely recommend this one to all.
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
July 19, 2021
Leuk stripboek voor de middenbouw!
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