Welcome to Wonderland 01: Home Sweet Motel
Welcome to Wonderland 01: Home Sweet Motel - (8 - 12 years) (Paperback)
Description
Outrageous hijinks and nonstop hilarityfive-stars! Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series
From the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel!
Eleven-year-old P. T. Wilkie may be the greatest storyteller alive. But he knows one thing for a fact: the Wonderland Motel is the best place a kid could ever live! All-you-can-eat poolside ice cream! A snack machine in the living room! A frog slide! A giant rampaging alligator! (Okay, that last one may or may not be made up.) Theres only one thing the Wonderland doesnt have, thoughcustomers. And if the Wonderland doesnt get them soon, P.T. and his friend Gloria may have to say goodbye to their beloved motel forever.
They need to think BIG. They need to think BOLD. They need an OUTRAGEOUS plan. Luckily for them, Gloria is a business GENIUS, and OUTRAGEOUS is practically P.T.s middle name. With Glorias smarts and P.T.s world-famous stories and schemes, theres got to be a way to save the Wonderland!
BONUS: Includes fun extras like P. T. Wilkies outrageous (and sometimes useful) things you learn living in a motel. Installment 1: How to say Help! The toilet is clogged! in over twenty languages!
Here''s What People are saying about Welcome to Wonderland!
* A New York Times Bestseller * Sunshine State Young Readers Award List * Winner of the Sid Fleischman Humor Award *
Outrageous hijinks and nonstop hilarityfive-stars! Kids who check into this madcap motel will want to stay forever! Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series
"So funny I fell off my bed!"--Izzy B., age 10
"Classic Grabenstein. The mystery should satisfy Grabensteins Mr. Lemoncello followers, and the humor and visuals will appeal to fans of his collaborations with James Patterson. This new series should be a hit."School Library Journal
A delight. P.T. is a hoot and a half. A funny, madcap dash. Grabenstein . . . threads in a mystery that blooms in the last act and that puts this particular read over the top."Kirkus Reviews
Charm galore. Easy and breezy, this well-paced novel . . . belongs in the hands of any readers wanting their bad guys bad, their good guys great, and a little of Wonderlands promised fun in the sun.The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books .
Chris Grabenstein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, and The Island of Dr. Librisand has coauthored numerous bestselling books with James Patterson, including the I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters series and Jacky Ha-Ha. Chris grew up going to St. Petersburg, Florida, every summer and loved visiting roadside attractions like Gatorland, the fabulous Tiki Gardens, Weeki Wachee Springs, and the "talking mermaids" at Webb's City. You can visit Chris at chrisgrabenstein.com. And look for Welcome to Wonderland #2: Beach Party Surf Monkey in May 2017!
From the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncellos Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel!
Eleven-year-old P. T. Wilkie may be the greatest storyteller alive. But he knows one thing for a fact: the Wonderland Motel is the best place a kid could ever live! All-you-can-eat poolside ice cream! A snack machine in the living room! A frog slide! A giant rampaging alligator! (Okay, that last one may or may not be made up.) Theres only one thing the Wonderland doesnt have, thoughcustomers. And if the Wonderland doesnt get them soon, P.T. and his friend Gloria may have to say goodbye to their beloved motel forever.
They need to think BIG. They need to think BOLD. They need an OUTRAGEOUS plan. Luckily for them, Gloria is a business GENIUS, and OUTRAGEOUS is practically P.T.s middle name. With Glorias smarts and P.T.s world-famous stories and schemes, theres got to be a way to save the Wonderland!
BONUS: Includes fun extras like P. T. Wilkies outrageous (and sometimes useful) things you learn living in a motel. Installment 1: How to say Help! The toilet is clogged! in over twenty languages!
Here''s What People are saying about Welcome to Wonderland!
* A New York Times Bestseller * Sunshine State Young Readers Award List * Winner of the Sid Fleischman Humor Award *
Outrageous hijinks and nonstop hilarityfive-stars! Kids who check into this madcap motel will want to stay forever! Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series
"So funny I fell off my bed!"--Izzy B., age 10
"Classic Grabenstein. The mystery should satisfy Grabensteins Mr. Lemoncello followers, and the humor and visuals will appeal to fans of his collaborations with James Patterson. This new series should be a hit."School Library Journal
A delight. P.T. is a hoot and a half. A funny, madcap dash. Grabenstein . . . threads in a mystery that blooms in the last act and that puts this particular read over the top."Kirkus Reviews
Charm galore. Easy and breezy, this well-paced novel . . . belongs in the hands of any readers wanting their bad guys bad, their good guys great, and a little of Wonderlands promised fun in the sun.The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books .
Chris Grabenstein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library, Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, and The Island of Dr. Librisand has coauthored numerous bestselling books with James Patterson, including the I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters series and Jacky Ha-Ha. Chris grew up going to St. Petersburg, Florida, every summer and loved visiting roadside attractions like Gatorland, the fabulous Tiki Gardens, Weeki Wachee Springs, and the "talking mermaids" at Webb's City. You can visit Chris at chrisgrabenstein.com. And look for Welcome to Wonderland #2: Beach Party Surf Monkey in May 2017!