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Title: The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff
Subtitle: You Wish
Author: Jason Lethcoe
Narrator: Roy Dotrice
Format: Unabridged
Length: 4 hrs and 1 min
Language: English
Release date: 03-28-07
Publisher: Listening Library
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 20 votes
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
Ben is delighted with his clever wish, until he learns that he has disrupted the fragile balance in the magical realm of wishes and curses. Before long, Ben has been recruited by the Wishworks factory president himself to fight the evil henchmen of the Curseworks factory, giving new credence to the old adage: "Be careful what you wish for...."
Members Reviews:
Birthday wish adventures
This story is an absolute delight to read. It is ideal for children from around 8 onwards and is particularly good for all children who have ever made a birthday wish. Adventures are exciting and a bit scary while still being suitable for the age group. My daughter and I loved reading it together.
Fun book to read with kids of all ages
Fun book to read with kids of all ages. Could be used in home room at school for kids to read.
The Misadventures of Benjamin Bartholomew Piff "The Wish"
I enjoyed this light adventure. It had many fun and entertaining characters and adventures. I especially liked the part about forgiveness.
Looking forward to the next Misadventures of Ben..
Shirley
Magic for Boys
A breezy mix of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Star Wars," this is a charming book, with its values generally in the right place. I can see that it would be a good read for middle-grade children, particularly boys. The author has invented a complex new world (very British) that interacts delightfully with the real world (which is supposed to be American). His writing is informal but florid, with lots of vocabulary-building adjectives and adverbs. Unfortunately, he's not a very careful writer, and some his word choices are unfortunate. He doesn't quite get "lie-lay" usage. His default adjective for female characters is "pretty." There are only a few female characters, and none of them central to the plot. I suspect the author is proud of himself for including two women presidents of Wishworks since 1185 in the chronology tacked onto the end of the story.
He is transported to the Wishworks world and is soon engaged in a battle against Curseworks
Everything is bright and normal in Benjamin Bartholomew Piff's life until that terrible day when his parents are killed in a plane crash. There are no other relatives for him to live with, so he is put into Pinch's Home for Wayward Boys, "a dilapidated orphanage converted from a windowless industrial building that once produced dental tools."
There are several things wrong with this setup for 11-year old Benjamin: 1) He is not "wayward"; 2) There is nothing home-like about the place; and 3) He hates it. In addition, the awful orphanage chef, Solomon Roach, always seems to be punishing Benjamin for something, and Eliza Pinch's "perfume smelled of an old cat box." Eliza is the head of the orphanage and an old spinster who doesn't like children and is bent on making his life miserable. The one very bright spot in Benjamin's sad life is a little stray terrier dog he call Rags. Of course pets are not allowed, so Benjamin is forced to sneak away for short times to feed small scraps to his little friend.
Benjamin also has a plan. The old gardener at the orphanage, Mr. Kunkel, has been giving Benjamin quarters for helping out with little things. It's Mr. Kunkel who has allowed Benjamin to keep his puppy in an old doghouse on the property.