Name: The Misadventures of Phillip Isaac Penn
ISBN: 9781599558936

Donna L. Peterson

Phillip Isaac Penn, nicknamed Pip, learns lessons about honesty, standing up to bullies, and self-control, and does it all in his own unique way.

The Misadventures of Phillip Isaac Penn

Neveen Badr

My Review;
"Very enjoyable and educational book not just for children but also for parents." 

-This book is about a whole week with a kid named Phillip Isaac Penn or PIP & the troubles around him that he always get blamed for even if 5% of them are not his mistake.

-When I was as PIP's age I felt like him; that every little creativity or little spontaneous act of mine turns to be a huge problem. Adults can put a lot of pressure upon children without knowing that guiding your childe is better than just blaming them.

-PIP is so much innocent character even if he has unexpected acts but still lovely; he used his intelligent mind into getting out of bullies.

-I loved when PIP got an emotional reward because it works with children better as they start to think responsible & change themselves from inside-out.

-May be childhood seams so dark & adults seams evil most of the time but childhood is the best time of any human's life. Thanks Donna for reminding me of this.

-The questions at the last 2 pages are wonderful; I enjoyed answering them and I wish if I had a child to make him/her tell me what's really inside their mind.

-Over all I do love this book and I would read it over and over again because it made me a better parent already.

Jessica Nottingham

This book was super cute, although I'd probably aim it at middle grade readers or much lower YA. Pip is a character that will speak to a lot of kids out there, since he's always being blamed for everything. Isn't that how all kids feel? See, Pip isn't a bad kid, he's honestly just curious. It's the adults and his bossy older sister that don't understand him. Sometimes it's just tough being a kid.

That's Pip's mantra as you navigate the book with him. I loved seeing things from his point of view, and I giggled a lot at the things he got in trouble for. Not once was he actually attempting to make people mad. Pip has the childhood problem of "saying what you mean" and "telling the truth", and that tends to get him in trouble with adults. They keep thinking he is talking back or lying. I think what made me laugh most is how he recaps what he learned at the end of each chapter. I see the first graders I work with doing that every day. In fact we ask them, what can you do better next time?

Stylistically I think The Misadventures of PIP is rather interesting! Younger readers will enjoy how each chapter is dedicated to a day, and also follows a very set format. Pip starts out by sharing his morning, then his school day, and finally by recapping what he's going to try to do the next day to be a better behaved kid. Too cute! His voice is simplistic in the best way possible, and it's very easy to believe that you're being told a story by a younger kid.

Overall I really enjoyed Pip's misadventures! I see this as the perfect book to read out loud to a class, taken a day at a time. I also think this would be a fabulous book to start reluctant readers out on. They are guaranteed to see a lot of themselves in Pip, and feeling connected to him definitely makes the book that much more fun to read. If you have younger readers, or appreciate a simple and cute story once in a while, give The Misadventures of PIP a try! I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.

The Misadventures of Phillip Isaac Penn

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