Larryboy and the Awful Ear Wacks Attacks

by Bob Katula

Book Overview

"Ear wacks have attacked Bumblyburg! LarryBoy's fiendish nemesis, Alvin the Onion, is behind it and has unleashed the awful ear wacks to interfere with being a good listener. When LarryBoy falls into Alvin's awful trap and he can no longer listen, it's up to Junior Asparagus and LarryBoy's faithful butler and mentor, Archie, to foil the evil plot. What will come of Bumblyburg now that their superhero is under Alvin's awful spell? Will Junior and Archie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0310704685
• ISBN13: 9780310704683
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Zonderkidz
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Love it!

My son is in first grade and loves to read these Larry Boy Adventures. I love not having to worry about the content. Thanks, Big Idea for a great product.

What a great book!

This is one of my favorite books in the whole Larryboy series. It's funny, it has my favorite villian, and it has a great lesson in listening. Awful Alvin the onion and his sidekick Lampy the um... lamp put small devices in Larryboy's plunger ears so that he can only listen to him and no one else. Next, he plans to have all the little kids at the Elementry School in Bumblyburg to put them on. They do, and he commands them to do some crazy things. Some examples are putting wet paint signs on bushes, benches, and doors, and replacing number two pencils with number three pencils. That's his idea of "Awful." I think Awful Alvin is a great villian. Most everyone I know who has heard of him thinks he's great too. I'm sure you'll like Lampy, too. If you decide to get this book, I know you'll read it over and over again just like I do. Also, you'll learn a valuable lesson in listening!

What a great book!

This is one of my favorite books in the whole Larryboy series. It's funny, it has my favorite villian, and it has a great lesson in listening. Awful Alvin the onion and his sidekick Lampy the um... lamp put small devices in Larryboy's plunger ears so that he can only listen to him and no one else. Next, he plans to have all the little kids at the Elementry School in Bumblyburg to put them on. They do, and he commands them to do some crazy things. Some examples are putting wet paint signs on bushes, benches, and doors, and replacing number two pencils with number three pencils. That's his idea of "Awful." I think Awful Alvin is a great villian. Most everyone I know who has heard of him thinks he's great. Lampy is also an awesome character. If you decide to get this book, I know you'll read it over and over again just like I do.

Larryboy Again!

This is the second in the Larryboy series and the first that I read. This is adorable, centering around the message of being a good listener. Awful Alvin, with the "help" of Lampy, has been placing "Ear Wacks" (no, that's not a typo) into the ears of children claiming they'll hear only what they want to hear. Larryboy goes to stop them, however, he quickly falls prey to their trap. Who will save Bumblyburg when its own superhero is in danger? I really liked this one. It reminded somewhat of "The Angry Eyebrows", especially bringing Awful Alvin back. He's my favorite of the villians, and while he's not as entertaining here as in, say, the Abominable Trashman, he's still good for a laugh. (Check out his "onion ring" monolouge in Chapter Thirteen, I think it was.) His list of "awful deeds" had me cracking up. (GASP, he had them mixing recycbles in with regular garbage and taking cuts in line at the movies, and horror of horrors, RIPPING TAGS OFF MATTRESSES. Yeah, I know, he's nuts.) Larryboy is still cute, though he doesn't seem to have much mery on Awful Alvin in the second-to-last chapter. Although this isn't the best, it's still worth reading.

Chapter Crazy

This is the first Larryboy book I ever read. Boy, oh, boy, I should tell you Chapter 2 is pretty funny. But I won't tell you anyanyanymore about the story, because I want you to get it at the bookstore or the library and read it. If you like the show Larryboy, you'll love these Larryboy books. You'll be reading them like crazy!