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Holidays According To Humphrey (2010)

by Betty G. Birney(Favorite Author)

4.25 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0571250904 (ISBN13: 9780571250905)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Faber & Faber

series

According to Humphrey

review 1: I dare say this is my favorite book in the series so far. It's summer, and Humphrey and Og find themselves at Camp Happy Hollow. (It was especially fun reading this book to the kids because their school is named Happy Hollow, too!) Some of the counselors and campers are familiar faces from Longfellow School, but there are plenty of new faces as well. I particularly liked reading about Humphrey's new friend Goldenrod! With the new camp setting, this book has a lot of opportunities for all kinds of new lessons. One camper has a bad attitude because he doesn't think Happy Hollow is anywhere near as great as the camp he went to last summer. Another camper is homesick, and yet another isn't happy with the competitive nature of the Clash of the Cabins contest. I have to admit, i... moren this day and age when every child gets a trophy just for showing up, I really liked that the Clash of the Cabins had one winning cabin that earned a prize that none of the other cabins got. There were lots of related lessons to learn, like how competitors can still be friends, and how a team should not rely on just one person to do all the winning, and how even when you aren't favored to win, you should still try your best and your hard work just might pay off. The author even managed to include a small bit in the end that allowed the losing cabins to not feel so left out, without actually taking anything away from the winners. A really fun read!
review 2: I've read all the Humphrey books that Betty G Birney has written so far and by far this was the best story. Humphrey is the room 26's pet hamster who shares the title with a green frog named Og. When the last day of school ends, Ms Mac who was the substitute teacher covering for Mrs. Brisbane, comes and takes Humphrey and Og on another adventure. During the summer, they will be in the Nature Center at Camp Happy Hollow. Ms Mac and some other employees of the school are counselors at this camp. Some of the students that are from room 26 are also at this camp so Humphrey and Og are familiar faces to them. There are new characters with new problems for Humphrey to help solve. It is a delightful book with a lot of things happening for a helpful hampster. less

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