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Title: Guinea Pigs Online: Christmas Quest

Author: Jennifer Gray, Amanda Swift

Narrator: Oliver Hembrough

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-28-15

Publisher: Quercus

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

In this hilarious adventure for elementary school listeners, a team of lovable, fuzzy guinea pigs go online to solve mysteries.

In a new adventure, it's Christmas in Strawberry Park, and the guinea pigs are decorating the hutch and rocking around their broccoli Christmas tree. But when Henrietta's mother is called to investigate the mystery of missing Inca gold, the furry friends find themselves on their way to...Peru!

Eduardo is thrilled to be heading back home to see his family. But when he discovers that their precious Christmas Cocoa Bean has been stolen, he realizes he has a mission, too. As Peruvian guinea pig legend has it, if the traditional Cocoa Bean is not on the table for Christmas dinner, a gigantic condor will swoop down and eat the guinea pigs. Can the pals find the Cocoa Bean in time to save Christmas and keep the condor at bay?

Critic Reviews:

"A really amusing story, with irresistible characters, that will delight listeners ages 5+, in a chunky format that is just right for small hands." (Parents in Touch)

Members Reviews:

Five Stars

For my guinea pig-loving granddaughter--she loves these books!

Another Rollicking Adventure, With A Few Laughs and Thrills

Coco and Fuzzy, (who are guinea pigs), talk, scheme, adventure, surf the internet, and exchange deadpan humorous observations. Fuzzy is tech savvy and very practical; Coco is a bit posh because she once belonged to the Queen.

In this episode of the Coco and Fuzzy series, (number four of at least five "Guinea Pigs Online" books), the two guinea pigs become involved in a story with a lot of different angles. It's Christmas in Strawberry Park and the two are looking forward to a traditional holiday with their owners. Then a certain matter involving lost Inca gold intrudes and the whole gang ends up traveling to Peru. NO SPOILERS HERE, but we end up trekking, skiing, flying, escaping, rescuing and generally having a high speed non-stop adventure. More than the other books, which tend to have milder plots, this one is heavily action oriented.

A number of interesting secondary characters complement our two heroes. My favorite is Edouardo the macho Andean Agouti guinea pig, who lives in the thicket behind the yard and harasses the foxes. He is featured in this book, which suited me fine. There are a few other regulars from book to book and then a few guest characters in each individual book so there is a lot of variety. And these characters have well defined, engaging and individual presences, which is sort of amazing for an early reader book, when you think about it.

The writing is very accomplished. There is never a hint of condescension, and the authors clearly have a lot of respect for their kid readers. The descriptions and the plotting are neither too thin nor belabored, so that the story moves along at a nice pace but never loses the reader. The whole thing feels light and airy, but there is a lot of craft at work under the surface. As Coco might say, "One appreciates the effort".

It seems this would be a fun read-to; I can imagine hamming it up a bit, using different voices for the two heroes as I read this out loud.