Meet Timmy Failure. He’s the founder, president, and CEO of the detective agency he had named after himself: Total Failure Inc., ‘the best detective agency in town, probably the state. Perhaps the nation.’ His business partner (and idiot best friend) is a 1500 pound polar bear, named Total, who is often not very helpful, and gets paid in chicken nuggets. There is no case too big or two small for Total Failure Inc., whether it’s solving the mystery of the missing Halloween candy or discovering who stole his mother’s Segway. Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Madeis the first book in the hilarious new series by Stephan Pastis.
Take eleven-year-old Timmy Failure – the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total. Throw in the Failuremobile – Timmy s mom s Segway – and what you have is Total Failure, Inc., a global enterprise destined to make Timmy so rich his mother won t have to stress out about the bills anymore. Of course, Timmy’s plan does not include the four-foot-tall female whose name shall not be uttered. And it doesn t include Rollo Tookus, who is so obsessed with getting into “Stanfurd” that he can t carry out a no-brain spy mission.
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made is the funniest book for kids that I’ve read in a long time. The story by itself is funny, but add in Stephan’s cartoons and you get a book that has you laughing out loud. The funniest parts of the book are when Timmy is explaining something and then he draws a picture to show you what happened. There is a part when Timmy visits Molly Moskins’ house and he meets Molly’s cat, Senor Burrito, that made me laugh so hard (you’ll have to read the book to find out why).
One thing I loved about this book was the weird and wacky cast of characters. First of all you’ve got Timmy, who is the one who is supposed to be looking for clues, but he’s completely clueless himself. He speaks like a detective and is always trying to convince his mother that his detective agency needs to upgrade their offices or get an administrative assistant to handle the paperwork. Jimmy’s best friend, Total, doesn’t talk (because he’s a polar bear), but he provides some of the funniest moments of the story through his antics. Molly Moskins is the weird girl that has a crush on Timmy who has mismatched pupils and a tendancy to use words that do not exist (like ‘wondermarvelously splendiferous’). Then there is the ‘Evil One,’ Timmy’s nemesis and fellow detective, Corrina Corrina.
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made is only the first book in Stephan Pastis’ new series and I hope there will be many more to come. I guarantee that you will laugh out loud at least once while reading this book. I recommend it for anyone 7+ who likes a good laugh and quirky characters.
Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made by Stephan Pastis is the funniest book you’ll read this year. If you like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books you’re sure to love Timmy Failure. This book should come with a guarantee – “If you don’t laugh out loud at least once we’ll give you your money back!” It’s due out in March and you can watch these very funny videos below to meet Timmy Failure, his friends and his enemies. There is also a really cool Timmy Failure website you can visit to find out more about the book and the author – www.timmyfailure.com
Have you read all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and want something like them? Have you been waiting ages to read them and want something to read while you wait? Here’s a list of some books and authors you could try:
Hi Guys. I have just finished the brand spanking new Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever book. This book is about Greg Heffley wanting to get money to play net kritterz, but along the way he gets into all sorts of mischief. Now the police are looking for him and then it starts to snow. The snow gets up to 2-3 feet high and Greg decides to make a new paper for the holiday bazaar while there is no power all because of Manny!!!!
Highly recommended A++++++++++++. I was glued to this book. It has 217 pages with awesome pictures. It took me a day and a half-2 days to read this awesome book. Recommended for ages 8- any age. Now I am so sad the book is finished=( !
If you have not read this book I think you should read this as it is a really funny book. It is about a wimpy kid that has a wimpy life. His name is Greg. His mum gave him a diary for him to write his feelings in it. His family treats him like a baby except for his brother Rodrick. He pulls all sorts of pranks on him and then Greg will pull the pranks on his friend Rowley. If you want to learn more get a book and read it for yourself.
In The Ugly Truth, Greg Heffley has to deal with growing up. He’s always been in a hurry to grow up and become one of the cool kids, but growing up isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. He has to deal with the pressures of boy-girl parties, extra responsibilities, a maid who won’t do his washing and naps in his bed, his annoying brothers, and all of the awkward changes in his body. Greg thinks he can do all this without his best friend Rowley, but maybe it would be easier to deal with if he had his friend by his side. Greg does his best to stop growing up but also tries to act grown up around the cool kids so he can fit in.
If you enjoyed all the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, you’ll love the hilarious The Ugly Truth. If you haven’t tried them yet, what are you waiting for? Reserve your copy now.
“I would recommend to any kid out there to keep a journal. Most of my friends can’t remember much about their childhood at all, and they wish they could. Even if you only keep a journal for a short while, I guarantee that you’ll treasure it for the rest of your life.”
Check out Jeff Kinney’s very funny website if you’d like to find out more about the author and his books. You can also watch video’s, play games, and go behind-the-scenes of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie.
If you love Jeff Kinney’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, you’ll want to go and see the movie of the books when it comes out in cinemas in September. It looks like it’s going to be a really cool movie and the kids that they’ve picked to play the characters are a pretty good match. If you want to have a sneak peek at the movie you can watch the trailer below, or you could borrow The Wimpy Kids Movie Diary, a new book that we’ve got in the library about the making of the movie. It’s also written by Jeff Kinney and he takes you on a behind the scenes tour, showing you how his books have been made into a movie. There are photos of the characters from the movie comparing them to their cartoon characters from the book, information about the sets and the costumes, script pages, storyboard sketches, and all new original artwork from Jeff Kinney.
Nate knows he’s meant for big things. REALLY big things. But life doesn’t always go your way just because you’re awesome. Trouble always seems to find him, but Nate keeps his cool no matter what. He know’s he’s great. A fortune cookie told him so. Here comes Big Nate, accidental mischief maker and definitely not the teacher’s pet. With lots of hilarious cartoon illustrations, it’s the perfect book for anybody who loves Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
You can borrow Big Nate from the library now and if you want to read a sample of the book while you wait to get it, just go to the Big Nate website.
One of the highlights of going to the movies for me is watching the movie trailers for the new movies that will be coming soon. Youtube is also great for watching movie trailers and they often have several different ones for each movie. Movies aren’t the only things that you can watch a trailer for though.
Book trailers are a relatively new invention that have popped up all over the internet. Book publishers can create a short trailer about a new book that is coming out to help create some excitement about it. Like movie trailers they give you a bit of information about a book and give you a feel for what it is about. Here are a couple of book trailers for some great books:
Take eleven-year-old Timmy Failure – the clueless, comically self-confident CEO of the best detective agency in town, perhaps even the nation. Add his impressively lazy business partner, a very large polar bear named Total. Throw in the Failuremobile – Timmy s mom s Segway – and what you have is Total Failure, Inc., a global enterprise destined to make Timmy so rich his mother won t have to stress out about the bills anymore. Of course, Timmy’s plan does not include the four-foot-tall female whose name shall not be uttered. And it doesn t include Rollo Tookus, who is so obsessed with getting into “Stanfurd” that he can t carry out a no-brain spy mission.
