Larryboy and the Awful Ear Wacks Attacks [Paperback]

Bob Katula (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 4 and up | Series: Big Idea Books / LarryBoy

'Ear wacks have attacked Bumblyburg! LarryBoy's fiendish nemesis, Alvin the Onion, is behind it and has unleashed the awful ear wacks to interfere with being a good listener. When LarryBoy falls into Alvin's awful trap and he can no longer listen, it's up to Junior Asparagus and LarryBoy's faithful butler and mentor, Archie, to foil the evil plot. What will come of Bumblyburg now that their superhero is under Alvin's awful spell? Will Junior and Archie be able to convince LarryBoy to listen to them in time to save Bumblyburg? Will LarryBoy's super-suction ears be saturated with evil for all time? Alvin's out to rule the city and LarryBoy forever!'

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"Ear wacks have attacked Bumblyburg! Larryboy’s fiendish nemesis, Alvin the Onion, is behind it and has unleashed the awful ear wacks to interfere with being a good listener. When Larryboy falls into Alvin’s awful trap and he can no longer listen, it’s up to Junior Asparagus and Larryboy’s faithful butler and mentor, Archie, to foil the evil plot. What will come of Bumblyburg now that their superhero is under Alvin’s awful spell? Will Junior and Archie be able to convince Larryboy to listen to them in time to save Bumblyburg? Will Larryboy’s super-suction ears be saturated with evil for all time? Alvin’s out to rule the city and Larryboy forever!"

About the Author

Bob Katula is a writer specializing in publicity and marketing. He wrote the biography of popular singer, Terry Redlin. His inspiration is his wife and 2 daughters. SPANISH BIO: Bob Katula es un escritor por cuenta propia especializado en publicidad y mercadotecnia y escribio la biografia del artista americano popular Terry Redlin. El recibe la inspiracion de su esposa y sus dos hijas.

Cindy Kenney has worked as senior managing editor for Big Idea Inc. (Veggie Tales) for more than five years. She has published more than twenty-five children's books, five curriculum programs, multiple stories and articles, and served as a creative consultant to many. She currently lives in Illinois with her husband, Jim, and two sons, Andy and Jimmy.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (September 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310704685
• ISBN-13: 978-0310704683
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #580,079 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bob Katula is a writer specializing in publicity & marketing. He wrote the biography of popular singer, Terry Redlin. His inspiration is his wife and 2 daughters.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a great book!, March 1, 2005

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Larryboy and the Awful Ear Wacks Attacks (Paperback)

This is one of my favorite books in the whole Larryboy series.
It's funny, it has my favorite villian, and it has a great lesson in listening.
Awful Alvin the onion and his sidekick Lampy the um... lamp put small devices in Larryboy's plunger ears so that he can only listen to him and no one else. Next, he plans to have all the little kids at the Elementry School in Bumblyburg to put them on.
They do, and he commands them to do some crazy things. Some examples are putting wet paint signs on bushes, benches, and doors, and replacing number two pencils with number three pencils. That's his idea of "Awful."
I think Awful Alvin is a great villian. Most everyone I know who has heard of him thinks he's great too. I'm sure you'll like Lampy, too. If you decide to get this book, I know you'll read it over and over again just like I do.
Also, you'll learn a valuable lesson in listening!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Larryboy Again!, September 27, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Larryboy and the Awful Ear Wacks Attacks (Paperback)

This is the second in the Larryboy series and the first that I read.

This is adorable, centering around the message of being a good listener.

Awful Alvin, with the "help" of Lampy, has been placing "Ear Wacks" (no, that's not a typo) into the ears of children claiming they'll hear only what they want to hear.

Larryboy goes to stop them, however, he quickly falls prey to their trap. Who will save Bumblyburg when its own superhero is in danger?

I really liked this one. It reminded somewhat of "The Angry Eyebrows", especially bringing Awful Alvin back. He's my favorite of the villians, and while he's not as entertaining here as in, say, the Abominable Trashman, he's still good for a laugh. (Check out his "onion ring" monolouge in Chapter Thirteen, I think it was.)

His list of "awful deeds" had me cracking up. (GASP, he had them mixing recycbles in with regular garbage and taking cuts in line at the movies, and horror of horrors, RIPPING TAGS OFF MATTRESSES. Yeah, I know, he's nuts.)

Larryboy is still cute, though he doesn't seem to have much mery on Awful Alvin in the second-to-last chapter.

Although this isn't the best, it's still worth reading.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chapter Crazy, May 16, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Larryboy and the Awful Ear Wacks Attacks (Paperback)

This is the first Larryboy book I ever read. Boy, oh, boy, I should tell you Chapter 2 is pretty funny. But I won't tell you anyanyanymore about the story, because I want you to get it at the bookstore or the library and read it. If you like the show Larryboy, you'll love these Larryboy books. You'll be reading them like crazy!