What's the Matter with Herbie Jones?

by Suzy Kline

Book Overview

It's not often writers can capture so perfectly the third grade mentality. . . . All the elements work here: the story is solid, the characters are well done, and the illustrations . . . hit the mark... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698119428
• ISBN13: 9780698119420
• Release Date: June 2002
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 7 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

What's the Matter with Herbie Jones?

ISBN 0140323244 - Herbie Jones is such an average kid that Herbie books are just a little BETTER than average. Most kids can relate to him and his friends as they go through really normal, really common, almost boring things in a most un-boring way. Herbie's got a girlfriend. Her most attractive feature is that she likes Herbie's poetry. Herbie's best friend Raymond isn't thrilled with this G Disease (Girl Disease) that his friend has caught and keeps a jealous eye on the situation. Annabelle's fondness for Herbie's poetic wit isn't enough to build a lasting relationship on, and when she starts to really act like a girlfriend, Herbie can't ditch her fast enough. He liked her for slightly less than two days and now he longs for the good old days, when Annabelle wasn't even speaking to him. Herbie's just a hilarious, normal boy, whose romantic thoughts are along the lines of "...still thinking about Annabelle's eyes. He decided they reminded him of chocolate malt balls." As a lifelong Luke Spencer fan, I found it funny that Herbie's sister, Olivia, was watching General Infirmary. On the "lessons" side, it was nice that, although the boys attempted to cheat for the spelling bee, they confessed before it started. I really like this book and think most kids, particularly boys, will enjoy it. However. There's always those parents whose concerns are different. If you are among the parents who might be bothered by the fact that Ray thinks he would get spanked if his mom found out that he cheated, skip this book. If several innocent butt-jokes, while looking up "haunches" in the dictionary, might bother you, skip this book. If you might get freaked out by the (intentional) mis-spelling of words in Herbie's handwritten poetry (spigetti, reseaver, etc), skip this book. If you're slightly less uptight and freaked out and just want your child to know the joys of reading, pick up a copy - and read it while your kid's sleeping!

what,s happen to herbie jones

This story takes place during the school year is one boy and his friend and he play with him but the boy as a teacher his name is Ms. Pinkham the part the am like is when the teacher due the spelling bee. This is mostly about a 8 years old boy win the spelling bee and he tell to is friend if she wanted to go out with him and she told him yes. In my opinion, this book is entertaining and funny and awesome. I liked and am laughed to much. I would it is entertaining and funny.

A great book for reluctant readers ages 9 to 11!

Kids who have some difficulty reading are not usually motivated to pick up a chapter book. This one, however, grabs their attention right away. The antics of Herbie and his friends (especially his trouble getting rid of a girlfriend) capture the reader's interest and maintain it throughout. A great read for those 4th and 5th grade kids who may struggle with reading!