Stink - Jenny McLachlan

 

It's Danny Todd's birthday and he's excited to see what presents he's got.  Most of them he's happy with but the mystery present from his little sister leaves him feeling rather underwhelmed, after all, what eleven-year-old boy wants a stick it to your wall fairy door as a present?  And to make matters worse, she grabs it out of his hand, races up stairs and actually glues it to his wall (to be fair, she also glues a lot of other things around his room at the same time!).  Just when Danny thinks things can't get any stranger an actual real live fairy comes through the door!  Stink isn't quite your usual fairy and is desperate to do some good in order to earn enough nuggets to buy herself a new pair of wings to replace her incredibly battered ones.  However, Stink's magic isn't that strong so earning the nuggets could be tricky.

This is a very funny book with a host of great characters (I particularly liked Professor Najin!) and I found myself laughing out loud on several occasions.  Stink's heart is in the right place but she seems to cause so much chaos that you begin to wonder whether Danny will just end up in a whole heap of trouble!  

With an action-packed plot and illustrations to enhance the mayhem, Stink is a book that is guaranteed to put a smile on everybody's face, but don't be fooled: this book is about more than just laughs and mayhem; there are also important messages about friendship and not giving up that readers will be able to relate to.  I know that Stink will be in demand when I take it into school next term.