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WeirDo #10
Messy Weird!
The Do family has a messy new house to clean up! Weir, Bella and Henry decide to do some extra work to earn pocket money. But can they handle wild lawns, dirty dishes and a vacuum cleaner explosion? It won’t be easy...but it will be FUNNY!
160 pages, Paperback
Published April 1, 2018
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About the author
Anh Do
192 books461 followersAnh Do is a comedian, artist and also one of the highest selling Australian authors of all time, with total book sales approaching 3 million.
Anh’s first book, The Happiest Refugee, is his enormously popular memoir recounting his perilous childhood journey in a tiny boat from war-torn Vietnam to Australia. The book became an instant hit and has won numerous awards including Australian Book of the Year.
Anh has since turned his attention to children’s book writing.
Weird Do is an illustrated series starring Weir (1st name), Do (2nd name), a kid with a very unfortunate name. Aimed at the 8+ market, these books have gone off the charts as national best-sellers, resulting in 14 books total and more on the way. The first Weir Do won the Australian Book Industry Award for Older Children (2014).
Other children's book series include Hotdog, the adventures of a sausage dog and also Ninja Kid, the escapades of a 10 year old Nerd who discovers he’s the world’s last ninja.
In 2019, Anh released Wolf Girl, a series about a little girl who gets lost in forest and befriends a group of dogs and an enormous Wolf who become her family. Then came Rise of the Mythix, which marks the first of a number of sagas described by Anh as ‘A superhero movie in a book’.
All of Anh Do’s books are mega bestsellers and all rate between 4-5 star averages on websites such as Goodreads and Amazon.
It’s clear that Anh is an exciting voice in literature, able to delight across age ranges and different genres with great success, and he isn’t planning to slow down any time soon.
Anh’s first book, The Happiest Refugee, is his enormously popular memoir recounting his perilous childhood journey in a tiny boat from war-torn Vietnam to Australia. The book became an instant hit and has won numerous awards including Australian Book of the Year.
Anh has since turned his attention to children’s book writing.
Weird Do is an illustrated series starring Weir (1st name), Do (2nd name), a kid with a very unfortunate name. Aimed at the 8+ market, these books have gone off the charts as national best-sellers, resulting in 14 books total and more on the way. The first Weir Do won the Australian Book Industry Award for Older Children (2014).
Other children's book series include Hotdog, the adventures of a sausage dog and also Ninja Kid, the escapades of a 10 year old Nerd who discovers he’s the world’s last ninja.
In 2019, Anh released Wolf Girl, a series about a little girl who gets lost in forest and befriends a group of dogs and an enormous Wolf who become her family. Then came Rise of the Mythix, which marks the first of a number of sagas described by Anh as ‘A superhero movie in a book’.
All of Anh Do’s books are mega bestsellers and all rate between 4-5 star averages on websites such as Goodreads and Amazon.
It’s clear that Anh is an exciting voice in literature, able to delight across age ranges and different genres with great success, and he isn’t planning to slow down any time soon.
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May 11, 2018
The WeirDo books always make me smile and this one was no exception. I don’t care what Weir and his friends and family get up to because no matter what, I feel like the world is a brighter, shinier place after spending some time with them.
Anh ‘Can-Do-No-Wrong’ Do has done it again in Messy Weird! The Do family have just moved house and there are a lot of chores to complete. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Weir realises he doesn’t have enough money to get his Mum a special present. Armed with a list of chores, the promise of pocket money and friends Bella and Henry to add some laughs, Weir sets out to make his Mum proud of him.
Including plenty of the quirky illustrations I’ve come to love in Anh Do’s books and the splashes of colour amongst the black and white (this book features bright yellow), the kids do their best as they deal with an exploding vacuum, a washing machine disaster and other funny household mishaps. They even find instructions for buried treasure!
My favourite illustration puts a new spin on a wild goose chase, with jet powered roller skates and a skateboard ridden by geese with Viking helmets. I just love the way illustrator Jules Faber brings Anh’s WeirDo-ness to life.
I’m ready for book 11 now!
Anh ‘Can-Do-No-Wrong’ Do has done it again in Messy Weird! The Do family have just moved house and there are a lot of chores to complete. With Mother’s Day just around the corner, Weir realises he doesn’t have enough money to get his Mum a special present. Armed with a list of chores, the promise of pocket money and friends Bella and Henry to add some laughs, Weir sets out to make his Mum proud of him.
Including plenty of the quirky illustrations I’ve come to love in Anh Do’s books and the splashes of colour amongst the black and white (this book features bright yellow), the kids do their best as they deal with an exploding vacuum, a washing machine disaster and other funny household mishaps. They even find instructions for buried treasure!
My favourite illustration puts a new spin on a wild goose chase, with jet powered roller skates and a skateboard ridden by geese with Viking helmets. I just love the way illustrator Jules Faber brings Anh’s WeirDo-ness to life.
I’m ready for book 11 now!
May 31, 2022
Another super duper fun time with Weir, his family, Bella and Henry.
As always, narrator Stig Wemyss was amaaaazing ❤️
As always, narrator Stig Wemyss was amaaaazing ❤️
December 7, 2018
General Information: Look at the Goodreads page of this book
Summary: Look at the Goodreads page of this book
Positives: This book, just like Book 9 does not have many plots and hence is very easy to follow and understand. I know I have been scathing of the character development in the past few reviews but I am wrong. Anh Do does actually develop the main characters in the series well, I just kept on assuming the other characters such as Weir's mum and Sally are always the main characters whereas in fact they are just sometimes side characters. Do developed Weir well as a helpful and happy boy and Henry well as a goofy boy.
Negatives: One negative of the book is Do's development of Bella. She felt a bit dry to me as she did not feel like a unique character and felt just 'there' to fill up space (this does sound a bit contradictory to what I wrote above, however what I wrote was mainly referring to the previous book reviews). However, my main negative with this book is the plot. This plot although it is cohesive, felt very bland and boring to me. The plot basically revolves around Weir, Henry and Bella cleaning up a plot and the subplot of Mother's Day is very undeveloped. I think it would have been better if Do removed some parts of the house cleaning plot and replaced it with more description of what actually occurred during Mother's Day
Recommendation: I recommend this book for young children (5-10) as the plot and book itself is easy to understand. I lowered the age limit for this book because I believe that the book is too boring for people aged over 10.
Conclusion: Messy Weird! is one of the lower-tier books of the WeirDo series due to its mediocre and underdeveloped plot/subplot.
Summary: Look at the Goodreads page of this book
Positives: This book, just like Book 9 does not have many plots and hence is very easy to follow and understand. I know I have been scathing of the character development in the past few reviews but I am wrong. Anh Do does actually develop the main characters in the series well, I just kept on assuming the other characters such as Weir's mum and Sally are always the main characters whereas in fact they are just sometimes side characters. Do developed Weir well as a helpful and happy boy and Henry well as a goofy boy.
Negatives: One negative of the book is Do's development of Bella. She felt a bit dry to me as she did not feel like a unique character and felt just 'there' to fill up space (this does sound a bit contradictory to what I wrote above, however what I wrote was mainly referring to the previous book reviews). However, my main negative with this book is the plot. This plot although it is cohesive, felt very bland and boring to me. The plot basically revolves around Weir, Henry and Bella cleaning up a plot and the subplot of Mother's Day is very undeveloped. I think it would have been better if Do removed some parts of the house cleaning plot and replaced it with more description of what actually occurred during Mother's Day
Recommendation: I recommend this book for young children (5-10) as the plot and book itself is easy to understand. I lowered the age limit for this book because I believe that the book is too boring for people aged over 10.
Conclusion: Messy Weird! is one of the lower-tier books of the WeirDo series due to its mediocre and underdeveloped plot/subplot.
May 7, 2018
This series is great for a fun, easy read. In this book, Weir has moved house but it needs a lot of work. Weir comes up with a great plan - he and his friends will clean it up, and earn some pocket money to buy their mum something nice for Mother's Day. Read it to find out the crazy things they get up to while they're on the job!
April 16, 2018
When cleaning the house ends up messier than the start and finding the real value of treasure.
April 23, 2018
Funny, exciting and messy! Says seven year old.
May 31, 2019
I really liked your effort put into this, Anh Do!
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November 25, 2022
Mabye I can get Weir and his friends to teach my children to clean up their mess too :)
December 28, 2024
Really good
January 1, 2025
Weir Do has to clean up his new house with his friends for Mother’s Day. There’s a treasure hunt and repeated jokes.
September 17, 2025
great story of friends helping with chores to buy mother's day gifts with a few mishaps and some jokes
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