Mr Stink

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A lot of the locals in the town were nice to him, and did give him some money here and there, but everybody was so put-off by the smell of him that they would never approach him for a chat. I would use this book for a group of Year 4 children to encourage them to participate in creating an extended piece of writing. This event is part of the Sydney Opera House free Creative Play program and another event led by First Nations artists. The age group identified on the book is 9+ years, however I would suggest that it is suitable to be read to younger ages such as 6 years upwards as I think they would find it funny and give them ideas to inspire creative writing within their own work. Based on David Walliams's touching, twisted and hilarious tale of Mr Stink, a homeless man who is befriended by a local girl, Chloe.

On the front of the leaflet was a photograph of Mother looking incredibly serious, with her finest pearls around her neck, her hair so waxy with spray that it would become a fireball if you put a lit match to it. All-in-all, it is a truly lovely book to read, that I would recommend to both children and adults alike. He told Chloe, “Tell your Mother how you feel, I am sure she loves you and would hate for you to be unhappy. Not to discredit Walliams, I personally would not compare him to a great author such as Dahl at this present time. If her mother found out that she was even talking to this man, let alone offering him money, she would go stark raving mad.We work a lot with mentor sentences in my class and this book offered sooo many great, HILARIOUS examples. Mr Stink, the filthy old tramp who is a permanent resident of a particular bench in the park, certainly lives up to his name. Her proposed policies include deporting litterbugs, removing benefits for the unemployed and permitting video games only within the times of 4 PM and 4:01 PM.

As in Walliams’s The Boy in the Dress, Blake provides his trademark scrawly artwork; his images are as caricatured as the author’s over-the-top characterizations, particularly Chloe’s mother and Britain’s prime minister, who both try to take advantage of Mr. Even so, as a whole I felt the writing and concept warranted the three stars I've awarded, not more, not less. The book was a recommendation from my 11 year old step son, who said that he thought the only books worth reading were written by David Walliams and I couldn’t argue with praise like that! You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.I would get children involved in a House of Commons type debate about homelessness on the streets of London and what they would do for homeless people if they were Prime Minister for the day.