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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2012 | Preschool to Grade 4
Gr 2–4—Twig and Hooey see a giant chocolate egg in Mr. Dawson's shop window and want to earn the 65 £ needed to buy it. When Hooey digs deep in his pocket only to find a half-eaten chocolate cookie, a green plastic grasshopper, and a few coins, he and Twig come up with several moneymaking schemes. When a shark is sighted off the nearby coast, the boys see it as a once-in-a-lifet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on April 1, 2012
Beginning chapter books typically contain familiar, comfortable situations and characters, so this screwball comedy is clearly charting new literary waters. Hooey Higgins and his friend, Twig, spy the world's largest chocolate egg in Mr. Danson's bakery window. It's a sight of near rapture, conjuring up dreams of a pure chocolate pig-out. The price of the egg, sixty-five pounds, is daunting, but the boys figure they can raise the money by capturing a shark recent...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2012
Beginning chapter book meets screwball comedy in this British import. Hooey Higgins and his friend, Twig, plan to capture a shark and char...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
