Funny Kid: Prank aliens by Matt Stanton

This is the ninth book in the witty series of Funny Kid by Matt Stanton. Prank Aliens, is a funny and entertaining story that will be enjoyed by anyone who loves a laugh. It all begins with boring school holidays, which most children at some stage can relate to. Max and his friends, Hugo, Pip Tyson and Abby are sitting at an Un-fun Fair and Max wants to spice things up a bit.

The Un-fun Fair has been organised by Mayor Lopez, in an attempt to put their wonderful town of Redhill on the map. Max can’t understand why Redhill needs to be on the map, because he has seen it printed on plenty of maps before ….. but he decides that he can do a much better job than what is currently being done by Mayor Lopez’s silly fair.

Max is a lovable and relatable character who is endearing, egocentric and annoying; usually all at the same time. Max is the king of attention seeking and loves playing pranks; his friend Hugo loves aliens; Pip loves the environment and drags her twin Tyson in to help and Abby is attempting to find inner peace. Prank Aliens has crop circles, poop collecting, conspiracy theories and more, and Max and his friends are certainly in the thick of the mayhem. But can any good come from playing pranks . . . can a prank go too far . . . and who will have the last prank laugh?

Stanton cleverly engages the reader to keep them genuinely engrossed in the drama and pandemonium. His illustrations and dialogued cartoons make the story an easy and enjoyable read. With surprise twists and turns, you will be page turning and continually laughing out loud!

Themes: Themes: Humour, Environmental conservation, Morals.

Michelle O'Connell