Attila the Pun

by Daniel Pinkwater

Book Overview

In this zany sequel to The Magic Moscow, Steve Nickelson and Norman Bleistift have big trouble when they conjure up the ghost of Attila the Pun, the other Attila's brother, whose got a backlog--1,500... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689717644
• ISBN13: 9780689717642
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 69 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Great follow-up of Pinkwater's classic 'The Magic Moscow'!

Having been a fan of the original `Magic Moscow' tome as a kid, I eventually started picking up a few of Daniel Pinkwater's other efforts as well. One of my faves was the follow-up Magic Moscow story, `Attila the Pun'. I loved the playful use of words, the weird culinary combinations, and the wonderful sense of fun that this new story shared with its predecessor. Throw in a goofy supernatural element- a wisecracking, really-bad-joke-reciting Hun ghost summoned from the great beyond- and you've got... well, something pretty weird and wonderful.Even though this particular book is twenty years old, I still believe it'll make for good reading for today's elementary school-age child. Fair warning, though: this book has a few things that'd be considered un-PC nowadays, including smoking (the `Hungarian Boy Scout Lunch' chapter). It also features a bit of magical conjurings & sorcery, which has gotten the more contemporary `Harry Potter' books emboiled in controversy with some folks. But, aside from these things, I think the book will be quite an enjoyable read for the kiddies-and for adults who like a nice, light, whimsical adventure every now and then.`Late!