Hamish and the WorldStoppers

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Es un libro que me sacó un par de buenas carcajadas desde el inicio con los encabezados del periódico, eso amo de los middle grades, su humor es tan infantil e inocente, que me matan de la risa. Pero hablemos de la edición, la portada es simplemente DIVINA. Es atractiva, con colores brillantes y que te deja ver que nuestro personaje luchará contra seres extraños. Pero por dentro el libro es aún más bonito. Todas las páginas están decoradas o tienen ilustraciones, y cuando en el libro es de noche, las páginas son negras. Realmente se pensó en todo con éste libro. Me enamoró su edición. The story is well-paced and targets itself nicely at the intended audience without being super-obvious about it. There are a few body-related humour moments but no extreme out-there potty-humour like The Day My Bum Went Psycho and friends (which is why I'm reading this, looking for alternatives for my son who really dislikes that kind of humour that seems to be how many books in his age range are written). There is at least one breach of the fourth wall to point out a particular scene that very specifically does not get used to show how Hamish is the "better man" in a situation, I think that there are a bunch of nice takeaways in the book but it doesn't take itself too seriously and isn't preachy. A hilarious adventure from presenter and bestselling author Danny Wallace brought to life with illustrations from Jamie Littler, perfect for fans of David Walliams, Roald Dahl, David Baddiel and David Solomons! We made this trailer, which the Guardian has the first look at, to try and whet kids’ appetites, and get them thinking about the things that they would do if the whole world stopped.

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The first thing to say here is that even though this book is written for children, I still thought that there was a lot there for me to enjoy as an adult. Part of that is probably due to the fact that I’m a Danny Wallace fan and find that he’s generally pretty funny whether he’s writing for kids or adults. In fact, he does what a lot of writers don’t manage to do by writing for children without speaking down to them.

What would YOU do… if the whole world just stopped? Yes the WHOLE WORLD. Birds in the air. Planes in the sky. And every single person on the planet – except you! Because that’s what keeps happening to ten-year-old Hamish Ellerby. And it’s being caused by The WorldStoppers and their terrifying friends The Terribles! They have a PLAN! They want to take our world for their own . . . Oh, and they hate children. Especially if you’re a child who knows about them. Hang on – You know now, don’t you? Oh dear. Can Hamish save us from the WorldStoppers? Only time will tell! Hamish and the Worldstoppers (Hamish and the PDF, #1) by Danny Wallace – eBook Details Wallace's second solo book, Yes Man was published in July 2005. In it, he describes how he spent six months "saying Yes where once I would have said No", to make his life more interesting and positive. In this book he shows the tribulations and mischief that he got up to while he said yes to any question or proposal. The book was described as "one of those rare books that actually has the potential to change your life" by the San Francisco Bay Guardian and as "a fascinating book and a fascinating experiment" by David Letterman. A film adaptation of Yes Man was developed with Warner Bros. and stars Jim Carrey and Zooey Deschanel. It was released in 2008 in the US and the UK. Wallace appeared on screen in a cameo in a bar scene in the last ten minutes of the film, holding a British pint glass. I think that this is a children's book written with adults in mind (kind of like how Pixar movies have frequent jokes that are intended for the parents of the watching children). The story itself is book-ended by a collection of rather sardonic "excerpts" from the local newspaper, beautifully illustrated, and we step straight into Hamish's rapidly disintegrating world. The thought stayed with me, though. Imagine if the world really did stop sometimes. And imagine if you were the only person who could walk around in it when it did. I’ve enjoyed everything of Danny Wallace’s that I’ve read, and given that I’ve read quite a few of his books, that’s quite the accolade. He just has an easy way with words that makes his stuff enjoyable, whether you’re reading children’s books, adult fiction or the non-fiction that helped to launch his career.

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Anyway, it turns out the world just carried on very nicely without me. I had really very little effect on things. But I think it was my way of trying to make sense of something as huge and busy as the world. To celebrate the publication of Hamish and the WorldStoppers by Danny Wallace we have teamed up with Simon and Schuster to bring your Chatterbooks groups a brilliant new drawing competition. The competition Durch die Rezi bei Jennys Bücherkiste bin ich auf dieses Buch aufmerksam geworden, denn sie hat es in den höchsten Tönen gelobt und war so begeistert, dass ich es ausprobieren musste, obwohl ich ja sehr selten Kinderbücher lese. And it's being caused by The WorldStoppers and their terrifying friends The Terribles! They have a PLAN! They want to take our world for their own . . . Oh, and they hate children. Especially if you're a child who knows about them. The plot here is pretty fun, too. Basically, we have a little-ish kid called Hamish who’s noticed that time has randomly started to stop. Everyone else is basically frozen in the middle of whatever they’re doing, but Hamish is able to move around in the void. He later learns that he’s not alone – some other kids are able to do it as well, but so are some monsters that seem to want to replace everyone with meaner versions of themselves.La historia narra como Hamish Ellerby, un niño normal, nota que de repente existen unas pausas en el mundo, unos momentos en el que el mundo entero se queda petrificado. Hamish descubre que los culpables de las pausas son los Paramundos y sus secuaces los Terribles, un seres espantosos que quieren apoderarse del mundo. Con algunos amigos más a los que no les afecta la Pausa, Hamish tratara de salvar al mundo de esta espantosa invasión. La historia me gustó, ha sido entretenida de principio a fin. Los personajes son muy divertidos y memorables. La historia es sencilla y fácil de leer, considerando que va dirigida a un público infantil, algo que me agradó es que la historia está contada con un toque de humor, por lo que, hasta la descripción de los personajes resulta chistosa. Sin duda, lo que más me gustó del libro fueron las ilustraciones, que complementan la historia de una manera que te anima a seguir leyendo. En general, la edición del libro está muy bien hecha: hay diferentes tipos de letra, la mezcla de páginas blancas y negras, y las ilustraciones, hacen de este algo digno de leer. Eine wirklich witzige und kuriose Geschichte, die für das entsprechende Lesealter auf jeden Fall abenteuerliche Unterhaltung bietet. Ich bin anscheinend für diese Art nicht mehr ganz so aufgeschlossen, deshalb von mir "nur" 3,5 Sterne, aber eine ganz klare Leseempfehlung für alle, die sich in ein kurioses und vor kreativen Ideen sprühendes Abenteuer stürzen wollen. What would YOU do... if the whole world just stopped? Yes the WHOLE WORLD. Birds in the air. Planes in the sky. And every single person on the planet - except you! Because that's what keeps happening to ten-year-old Hamish Ellerby. And it's being caused by The WorldStoppers and their terrifying friends The Terribles! They have a PLAN! They want to take our world for their own . . . Oh, and they hate children. Especially if you're a child who knows about them. Hang on - You know now, don't you? Oh dear. Can Hamish save us from the WorldStoppers? Only time will tell! Get involved

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Despite all these factors, it still makes an enjoyable children's book. I'm sure kids would read this and even feel scared in some parts and laugh in others. The illustrations are interesting and helpful. The characters are good enough to get by. What a fun little book. I thoroughly enjoyed the newspaper clippings at the beginning and end of the story, they had me laughing out loud. Ha sido una historia entretenida, con algún personaje entrañable, con una lectura fácil y directa (perfecta de 8-10 años) y con algún toque humorístico bastante simpático. Sin duda las ilustraciones dan un juego y una vistosidad a la edición que hacen una historia más completa. Para mí la narración falla al inventarse tantas palabras, o hacer demasiadas uniones entre palabras solo para que suenen bien; llegando a resultar estrambótico en ocasiones y que no le veo sentido para primeros lectores, los cuales justamente creo que deben aprender vocablos correctos en base a la lectura. Like David Walliams, Danny Wallace is a comedian turned children's author. Of the two, Wallace's writing is funnier' The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week PDF / EPUB File Name: Hamish_and_the_Worldstoppers_-_Danny_Wallace.pdf, Hamish_and_the_Worldstoppers_-_Danny_Wallace.epubComo buen libro infantil muestran la importancia de la amistad, y cómo enfrentar tus miedos. Que todos pueden ser héroes, hasta el bully de la escuela. Realmente me gustó mucho la historia, está muy bien contada, además de original. Hamish es un personaje que me gustó mucho. No es el niño perfecto que estelariza la típica historia, es un niño normal y eso lo convierte en un personaje al que le puedes tomar cariño. Es travieso y maloso como cualquier otro niño, pero también con conciencia. Al menos yo me encariñé mucho con Hamish, fue mi personaje favorito en todo el libro. So I knew that Hamish couldn’t just have fun. There had to be an encroaching danger; some kind of monster in the cupboard. Al menos, nunca sucedía nada, hasta el momento en que a media clase las cosas dejaron de suceder, sí, todo se paró, todos se congelaron en sus lugares como si el tiempo se hubiera detenido, menos Hamish. Ésto asustó a Hamish pero nunca se lo contó a nadie, pero cuando sucedió de nuevo el miedo comenzó a disiparse y se convirtió en emoción por la aventura ¿cuántas cosas podrías hacer si todos a tu al rededor no pueden verlo? Hamish tenía al mundo a sus pies... o al menos su pequeño pueblo. The world stopping seemed to me to be the kind of idea I’d have really gotten into as a kid, too. I used to love the high concepts of Roald Dahl, just like everyone else who’s ever written a piece about children’s books. I liked them because they made me wonder, but because they also made me laugh… and sometimes cower. I have an 8 year old reluctant reader who never wanted bedtime reading to end during this book. (To be honest, I also enjoyed it so much that we did occasionally stay up late just to read a couple more chapters!)

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At 22, he became a BBC producer. He was part of the production team behind British Comedy Award-winning Dead Ringers, the original producer of the critically acclaimed cult hit The Mighty Boosh, and the creator and producer of Ross Noble Goes Global. As a journalist, Wallace has worked for The Scotsman, The Guardian, The Independent, Elle, Cosmo, The Times and other publications. I’ve written plenty of books for grown-ups, but I had more fun writing Hamish than almost anything else. Coming up with names – Scratch Tuft, Mole Stunk, Madame Cous Cous, Ever Longlather, Grenville Bile and so on – made me extremely happy. Sharing the ideas with my son was incredibly special. I can see why people who start just can’t stop. Der Erzähler führt uns hier durch eine abstruse und lustige Geschichte, die der 10jährige Hamish in dem Städtchen Starkley erlebt - das es nicht einmal geschafft hat, im Wettbewerb der langweiligsten Stadt auf Platz 1 zu kommen. Seltsame Vorkommnisse häufen sich und als der Junge bemerkt, dass plötzlich die Zeit stehen bleibt und nur er sich weiter bewegen kann, lässt ihn die Angst schnell wieder los und er nützt in vollen Zügen den Moment, in dem er machen kann, was er will! Y por el momento tengo entendido que hay dos libros, Hamish and the Worldstoppers y Hamish and the Neverpeople. No sé si será una trilogía o saga, pero definitivamente querré leer el siguiente. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical MomentsDie Aufmachung von dem Buch ist wirklich eine Klasse für sich! Schon das Cover macht was her und neugierig, aber erst recht das Innenleben ist echt super witzig und ansprechend gemacht! Schon vorne die Karte der kleinen Stadt Starkley (der viertlangweiligste Ort in Großbritannien) hat mich zum Schmunzeln gebracht, genauso wie die skurrilen Zeitungsausschnitte, die den trostlosen Alltag der Bewohner mit viel Humor widerspiegeln! Another said he’d drive a Ferrari all the way to Alton Towers and then not have to queue up for anything.