Young readers definitely need these sign posts to guide their comprehension and understanding of a story.

They're great chapter titles and help keep the plot developments clear for the reader. My one wish is that the book designers made Angleberger's chapter titles more prominent. But our early readers have definitely given this a thumbs up, recommending it to their friends as funny and a bit unusual.

Silliness overflows, and questions of 'would this really happen' never enter the conversation. You'll definitely need to suspend any sense of reality to enter Tom Angleberger's wacky world of Hairsprinkle, USA. They're going to love the twists and turns, the wacky characters and the dangerous situations that Lenny and Jodie O'Rodeo find themselves in. The plot is fast-moving with enough suspense to pull kids through from start to finish. Angleberger revels in goofy silliness without getting bogged down in too much detail. Kids are going to love this over-the-top madcap adventure. Kids are definitely going to recognize his name as the author behind the popular Origami Yoda series. You'll get a sense of Angleberger's style from these opening pages:įor some extra fun, take a look at Tom Angleberger with his own fake mustache! He's definitely a guy who loves a good joke. With the help of Jodie O'Rodeo, the preteen cowgirl queen, Lenny is determined to stop Casper and thwart his evil plan. Now, as Fako Mustacho, Casper is able to amass great wealth stealing banks, hire a mob of strongmen to protect him, and set about to steal the US presidential election! Only Lenny knows the real truth and is immune to the mustache's evil power. With his fake mustache firmly in place, Casper takes over the local toy company, then the local town council.

This isn't any old cheap fake mustache - it's the Heidelberg Handlebar #7, a mustache that's so powerful that Casper is able to convince anyone of anything when he puts it on! It all starts when Lemmy lends Casper the money to buy a fake mustache. That is until his best friend, Casper Bengue turns out to be an evil mad genius who tries to take over the ENTIRE COUNTRY! It's up to Lenny and Jodie O'Rodeo, a former TV child star, to save the day. Presidential election from a mad genius criminal mastermindĪvailable from your local library, favorite bookstore and on Amazon Or, How Jodie O'Rodeo and her wonder horse (and some nerdy kid) saved the U.S. And they want more! If your kids gobble up funny books and are ready for something even wackier, look for Tom Angleberger's newest book Fake Mustache. They love the Wimpy Kid books and have read all of them. Fourth, fifth and sixth graders often tell me they want a funny book.

Fake mustache by tom angleberger