Mr Stink By Ashlee

Mr Stink

ISBN-1540 08258 4

Author: David Walliams

Illustrator: Quentin Blake

(Ages: 8+) Highly Recommended

If you don't know who David Walliams is, many reviews say, he is the new Roald Dahl. He's very good at writing stories for kids. He has written other books.

Mr Stink is about a little girl called Chloe who loves to make up stories but doesn't have any friends, until she meets Mr Stink. Mr Stink is the local tramp (a homeless person) and Chloe's family has lots of money. When her mother runs for Prime Minister, she wants the local tramps thrown off the streets and Mr Stink needs a place to stay. Chloe decides to hide him in her shed. All seems well. But will the secret be kept safe? And who knows what other secrets are waiting to be told...

The last two or three chapters are very heartwarming, the others are a mix of emotions.  Mr Stink is very lovely book to read any day of the week. It has 272 pages which is not that long. There are a couple of hard words but other than that, it's easy to read.

I highly recommend Mr Stink. It's very good for Roald Dahl fans and for kids who just love to read. This book is so good, it was made into a movie!  This book should be on every library shelf.