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The Kids of Cattywampus Street

The Kids of Cattywampus Street

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  • Create Date：2021-08-04 01:21:03
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Lisa Jahn-Clough
  • ISBN：0593127560
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Summary

"An extraordinary book。" --Lemony Snicket， author of A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lovers of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School will be captivated by the adventures of this very special group of friends who live on the same street。

In this delightful chapter book filled with black-and-white pictures， you'll meet Jamal， Lindalee， Hans， Matteo， and others--the kids who live on Cattywampus Street， not far from the Waddlebee Toy Store。

Each of the eleven chapters in this magical， mysterious， silly， scary， happy， and sometimes sad chapter book tells an utterly unforgettable tale about one of the kids。 Whether it's about Jamal and his magic ball， which knows how to find him after its been stolen away; or Charlotta， who shrinks so small that she can fit inside her dollhouse; or Rodney， whose pet rock becomes the envy of all the kids on Cattywampus Street， here are stories sure to charm， captivate， and engage all readers of chapter books， even the most reluctant。

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Reviews

Becky ，

First sentence: I am going to tell you some stories about the kids who live on Cattywumpus Street。Premise/plot: The Kids of Cattywampus Street is a collection of stories。 Each story focuses in on one of the kids who live。。。。you guessed it。。。。on Cattywumpus Street。 Lionel。 Lindalee。 Hans。 Evelyn。 Charlotta。 Rodney。 Mateo。 Ameera。 Emmett。 Bob。 Ursula。 Each story is relatively short and has a couple of illustrations。 The characters overlap here and there--you might find Hans and Lindalee in a story First sentence: I am going to tell you some stories about the kids who live on Cattywumpus Street。Premise/plot: The Kids of Cattywampus Street is a collection of stories。 Each story focuses in on one of the kids who live。。。。you guessed it。。。。on Cattywumpus Street。 Lionel。 Lindalee。 Hans。 Evelyn。 Charlotta。 Rodney。 Mateo。 Ameera。 Emmett。 Bob。 Ursula。 Each story is relatively short and has a couple of illustrations。 The characters overlap here and there--you might find Hans and Lindalee in a story about Lionel， for example。 But essentially each story can stand on its own。My thoughts: I just want to take a moment to quote the jacket copy of this one:Lovers of Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories from Wayside School will be captivated by the adventures of this very special group of friends who live on the same street。I don't know if I should laugh or cry。 I love （or tend to love） Roald Dahl and Louis Sachar's Sideways Stories are a treat。 But this book is a hundred million miles away from being anything remotely like those two examples。 The stories are NOT delightful， extraordinary， magical， etc。 （These are words from other places of the jacket copy。）Most of the stories are bland， boring， pointless， forgettable。 True， there are a handful of stories that are more memorable in comparison with the others。 I won't be forgetting Hans horrific appetite for waffles。 （This one felt slightly， slightly， slightly Neil Gaiman-ish）。 Charlotta's story was straight from the Twilight Zone--a doll house that she couldn't afford shows up one day， she finds she can shrink herself down （and the other family members） down so they can fit into the dollhouse。 But for the most part， the stories stumble around and are lost。If it wasn't being praised as an extraordinary book （Lemony Snicket） and compared to Dahl and Sachar， would I appreciate it more？ Probably。 Perhaps。 I would have started with ZERO expectations and might have been surprised by a few stories。 Instead， I went into the book expecting it to deliver something worth my time and effort--something delightful， charming， captivating， etc。And the jacket copy can't even be bothered to get the names of the children correct。 Reading is 100% subjective。 Perhaps as an adult reader this one just isn't for me。 Maybe a child would find the stories all kinds of wonderful。 We don't all have to laugh at the same jokes after all。 。。。more

Erin Kelly ，

I loved this book。 Very reminiscent of Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar， who provided a blurb。This will appeal to elementary grade readers and makes an excellent read-aloud。My favorite story was Lionel and His Magic Ball。 :）

Real Life Rachel Elizabeth Dare ，

My goodness， this book was wonderful。 I had such a great time reading this treasure。 It was so inclusive with the characters， the gay moms， incredible， the bipoc characters， amazing and showing little kids they can do whatever they want + it doesn’t matter their gender， brilliant。 They all felt very fleshed out despite them only getting a tad of story time。 Uhh， I could gush for hours！ Anyways， fricking read it dude。

Sara D ，

This quirky little chapter book is perfect for early middle grade readers。 For my students who prefer a faster read， a humorous read， something fun to read， I will put this in their hands。 Each chapter tells a tale of a child living on Cattywampus Street。 The tales are engaging， humorous， silly， and if sometimes a tad bit dark， all have a happy little ending Each tale includes a black and white illustration。 I give this 3 1/2 stars。 I received an advanced reader's copy of this book from Netgalle This quirky little chapter book is perfect for early middle grade readers。 For my students who prefer a faster read， a humorous read， something fun to read， I will put this in their hands。 Each chapter tells a tale of a child living on Cattywampus Street。 The tales are engaging， humorous， silly， and if sometimes a tad bit dark， all have a happy little ending Each tale includes a black and white illustration。 I give this 3 1/2 stars。 I received an advanced reader's copy of this book from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Linda ，

Your children will love The Kids of Cattywampus Street。 Lisa Jahn-Clough writes in a voice that children will recognize and about things that matter to kids or that they wonder about。 Cattywampus Street --and yes， there's a map-- and I love books with maps-- is "a long， twisty road where weird things happen pretty much every day。" Which of these eleven stories will be your favorite？ And please， this needs to be a series！ Your children will love The Kids of Cattywampus Street。 Lisa Jahn-Clough writes in a voice that children will recognize and about things that matter to kids or that they wonder about。 Cattywampus Street --and yes， there's a map-- and I love books with maps-- is "a long， twisty road where weird things happen pretty much every day。" Which of these eleven stories will be your favorite？ And please， this needs to be a series！ 。。。more

Roben ，

This is a collection of quirky， sometimes creepy short stories about kids that live in the neighborhood of Cattywampus Street。 Many years ago， we lived near Seattle and we used to see Tim Noah - a kid's singer/songwriter - as often as we could。 He had a song called "Kaddywompas" - and this book reminded me of that well-loved song。 Plus - the book kept popping up in recommendations so I thought I would check it out。 Fortunately， I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Publishing This is a collection of quirky， sometimes creepy short stories about kids that live in the neighborhood of Cattywampus Street。 Many years ago， we lived near Seattle and we used to see Tim Noah - a kid's singer/songwriter - as often as we could。 He had a song called "Kaddywompas" - and this book reminded me of that well-loved song。 Plus - the book kept popping up in recommendations so I thought I would check it out。 Fortunately， I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Publishing through NetGalley！ Thanks！There are are eleven stories in this relatively short book - each focusing on an event in the life of a child who lives near Cattywampus Street and many referencing Waddlebee's Toy Store which is， indeed， located on Cattywampus Street。 The length of the book and the stories plus the black and white illustrations might lead you to believe that this book is for a child transitioning into chapter books from beginning readers but I don't believe that is the target audience -- this is a 3rd， 4th， 5th grade kind of book for a couple of reasons。 First， the vocabulary is pretty challenging。 For example， "paint is peeling off of the wooden clapboards" of the Waddlebee's Toy Store。 Advanced vocab is great - but might be discouraging for a younger reader。Second， some of the stories are a bit creepy。 The author warns you that the story is going to be creepy or scary but I think the subject matter in some of the stories is something an older reader would truly appreciate。 Parents die， kids get eaten or locked in trunks or turn into frogs。。。 Nothing wrong with any of that - just something to bear in mind。 So if you have a reader that has enjoyed Sachar's Wayside Stories or Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events， or one that has read all of Roald Dahl's books and is looking for more， I would hand them a copy of this book。 It's entertaining， thought provoking， and definitely a bit cattywampus itself！ 。。。more

Julie ，

With thanks to NetGalley and Random House Children's for an early copy in return for an honest review。3。5 stars。 I would recommend this book to middle grade readers who like short stories that are unusual， sad， scary， and a bit dark （one story has a ghost that comes after the main character with a knife）。 I liked how even though the stories could all stand alone， the characters popped up in the other stories from time to time。 Definitely a unique mix of short stories in the vein of Roald Dahl or With thanks to NetGalley and Random House Children's for an early copy in return for an honest review。3。5 stars。 I would recommend this book to middle grade readers who like short stories that are unusual， sad， scary， and a bit dark （one story has a ghost that comes after the main character with a knife）。 I liked how even though the stories could all stand alone， the characters popped up in the other stories from time to time。 Definitely a unique mix of short stories in the vein of Roald Dahl or Lemony Snicket。 。。。more

Pam ，

I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Publishing through NetGalley。These tales take readers on interesting adventures that are a bit odd and unusual。 Jahn-Clough shares a story about each child on Cattywampus Street that can be read separately or as an overall group。 The kids all know each other and weave through other's stories at times。 Middle grade readers will appreciate the darker humor and the slightly skewed events as the stories unfold。 Some of the stories flow smooth I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's Publishing through NetGalley。These tales take readers on interesting adventures that are a bit odd and unusual。 Jahn-Clough shares a story about each child on Cattywampus Street that can be read separately or as an overall group。 The kids all know each other and weave through other's stories at times。 Middle grade readers will appreciate the darker humor and the slightly skewed events as the stories unfold。 Some of the stories flow smoother than others but each offers a unique glimpse of the main child character。 。。。more

Andréa ，

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley。

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