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Charming laugh aloud tales for all ages!
This book is a family favorite, or to be more specific (though it sounds less specific) a neighborhood favorite.I'll explain, but I'm not going to beat around the bush...I think Nathaniel, with his fabulous word play, might himself explain somewhere in here why it's not safe to beat around the bush (or maybe that's in Volume 2, Never Squeeze a Honeybee...)....and like most of the advice he proffers (free hint: do not combine cayenne pepper and noses), it's sound.So don't worry, I'm not going to beat around the bush, I'm simply going to tell you BUY THIS BOOK!Buy the print edition, buy the kindle version, buy the sequel -- start randomly clicking wherever you will, but definitely do yourself and your family and your neighborhood a favor and procure a copy of these wonderful stories asap.Oh, but only if you like to laugh, smile, chuckle, chortle, snort, grin, and share aloud with whomever is in earshot--because yes, I'm afraid you will be compelled to share these tales.The summer after I discovered this book, I ended up giving 25 copies away for Christmas. You see, I was still laughing when December came, and I love to share laughter! ...When the "sequel" Never Squeeze a Honeybee came out, I did the same, even though Honeybee was getting ready for a second edition to make it even better (I couldn't wait to share it...)I have read the books more than once...My 12-year old has read the books much more than once (they are among his very favorites, and he's a book lover). And our neighbors? Well the mom of the family told me she had wanted to read aloud a passage from a book she had in hand. The children let her, gladly, but then said, "Now can we read something aloud to you?" --And soon she was as interested in the Adventures of Nathaniel B. Oakes as the rest of us!So what makes this book the delightful family read that it is?Start with a premise more interesting and adrenaline producing than the latest action movie:The author grew up (on a farm) in a family of 15 kids.One farm, one family, 15 kids.Yes, you read that right!And it adds up to a mathematical proof worthy of Lewis Carroll:15 kids + 1 amazing dad (he is so good!) + 1 terrific mom (you'll read about her bread making super powers in Honeybee) = adventures galore!And while they may be tall tales, I happen to know they're true tales. Well mostly...I got to meet Nathaniel's mom once, and when I asked, "So is it true?" meaning that she'd had 15 lovely children, she misunderstood and thought I was speaking of the tales - were they all true? To which she responded, "Oh, he tends to exaggerate..." -- good thing, I say, or he couldn't have lived to tell about it! But fourteen siblings? Absolutely, and you'll wish you'd had that many too when you see the fun that ensues.And so without further ado, "Buy now" as they say. You won't be disappointed.Warning: This book is guaranteed to make you smile and laugh. For those already smiling and/or laughing, I can't answer for the consequences of your elevated mood...because once you enter the zany world of Nathaniel B. Oakes, I guarantee your mood will lift!
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