This touching, funny
tale opens with the arrival of Jimbo, at the front door of his great uncle,
Grimwood Streep’s creaky old mansion, and from then life is turned topsy-turvy.
A series of farcical misadventures ensue with the help of an assortment of
eccentric characters, but happily everything comes right in the end. In fact
the world is a better place than it previously was. Though the plot is a simple
one, there are some surprising twists in
the story to keep the reader engaged all the way through. The boy protagonist
is mischievous, kind and likeable whose antics are sure to delight most 9 to 12
year olds. The adults’ exaggerated personalities are mostly entertaining and
include an accident-prone “baddie”. A
special feature is the clever play on language that the author has deliberately
used which will amuse as well as stretch the vocabulary of the reader. For example,
in reply to the question “who are you?” a male character answers
“I am…well, my
name is immaterial. I phoned you. You knew I was coming.”
“Did
you say your name was …Emma? Emma Terial? You don’t look like an ‘Ema’’.”
While the story
will appeal to most upper primary children, those
who relish word play, jokes and puns will have double the fun. A book that has
the cast, characters and plot just waiting to be made into a comedic, family
film.
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