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Gr 4-7 The Pepin family's troubles range from a cow that gives lemonade to disappearing kitchen utensils to their very fine neighbor falling in love with a barber pole. Like Harry Allard's Stupids, the characters' nonsensical antics offer plenty of humor. The individual Pepins, including a cat and dog, have fairly distinct personalities that come through in the dialogue. It's Horvath's arch narration, though, that adds spice and un...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Light domestic fiction gets a postmodern twist: inviting readers into psychic collaboration ("If you put one finger on each temple and concentrate...Wait! I hear readers!"), Horvath spins deliciously silly stories about a family rivaling Hale's Peterkins for foolishness and Cresswell's Bagthorpes for effervescent wit. For example: when their ladder is knocked down, the four Pepins plus dog, cat, and "very fine neighbor Mr. Bradshaw" are stranded on the roof. Soliciting readers' solutions to the proble...Log In or Sign Up to Read More