How to Train Your Dad
06 January 2022Synopsis
A hilarious eco-adventure about a boy's mission to retrain his brilliant but eccentric dad – using a puppy-training pamphlet!
Twelve-year-old Carl is fed up with his dad's quirky ways; he may be a genius, but bin-diving for food, scouring through rubbish for 'salvageable' junk and wearing clothes fully sourced from garage sales is getting old. Increasingly worried by what his schoolmates will think – and encouraged by his riotous best friend – Carl decides to use a puppy-training pamphlet to 'retrain' his dad's mindset . . . a crackpot experiment that produces some hilarious results!
From Gary Paulsen, the award-winning author of Hatchet, How To Train Your Dad is a fierce and funny middle-grade novel about family, friendship and green-living that will have readers laughing out loud. Perfect for fans of humorous adventures and eco-friendly themes.
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06 January 2022
9781529069303Reviews
Breezy and light, with a grounding touch of tenderness, this is both an entertaining solo read and a solid suggestion for family sharing.The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
Newbery Honoree Paulsen, renowned for his tales of survival, revisits the humor and hijinks found in his Liar, Liar series. Carl’s hang-dog descriptions of having to wear pink overalls and ride an “original creation” bike are funny and endearing, and eternal optimist Pooder is the perfect sidekick to perpetually resigned Carl. And underneath the training mishaps is a sweet story about a kid who figures out that his life?and his dad?may not be so bad after all.Publishers Weekly
