Customer Reviews

Pickles To Pittsburgh (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I remember reading the first book ("Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs") when I was in school and I loved it. I had no idea there was a sequal to it until it showed up on my recommendations list. I purchased it for my daughter. It is a good story, but for me at least, it was just a sequal to a much better story. I am glad I purchased both books, but my daughter and I really enjoy the first much more.

I thought PICKLES TO PITTSBURGH was the sequel to CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, but I was somewhat mistaken. The children from the first story do visit Chewandswallow, but only in a dream. The illustrations in this book are just as original as the ones in the first. However, the story is lacking and doesn't have the charm of the original story. Young children don't seem to mind that, though, and like reading the stories back to back. If you're familiar with CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS, you maybe disappointed somewhat after reading PICKLES TO PITTSBURGH. However, if you're just looking for a book to read to kids, it's a good choice.

This book is very creative. People should read this book because it is hilarious. I am a second grader and I read this in my class.

We absolutely loved "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (I highly recommend it) but this is nowhere near as good. Most of the story is just rehashing the original book, with a little politically-correct "let's ship the extra food to the hungry" thrown in. Lame.

This is a good book as sequels go. There are subtle references to the other book and as a teacher, I really appreciated that. Those references may not be noticed by younger students, but that is useful as a teaching device. This would be a good set to read and then have students write their own sequel.

This is one of the BEST kids' books around. A fabulous sequel to "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs", this is just one of those fun books to share wtih your kids, and a must-have on the shelf, even if your kids are too old to apprecite it - everyone needs a little silliness now and again!

Years ago, my kids had enjoyed the book "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs". When I learned that there was a sequel, I immediately ordered it for my two young grandsons, along with the original. Both my husband and I were disappointed with the new book; it seemed downright silly and except for "grandpa" in the story, it didn't have too much to do with the original.

I grew up loving the prequel Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, so I bought this book a while back to complete the collection. Upon reading it however, I was quite dissapointed...it is okay as a children's book, but as a sequel it wasn't up to par with the original. I felt that this book lacked the charm that the original had, though the message about sharing is nice I guess. All in all if you're going to buy the book based on the original, expect to be dissapointed...but if you're buying it for a kid's collection it's alright.

I purchased this for my son after he fell in love with Cloudy with a chance of meatballs! I saw this and knew we had to add it to our collection! He loves it just as much as the first, although I am partial to the first one! Both are great reads full of imagination!

Eh... this is a hard one for me. I loved the original book, but this... this does nothing for me. While "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" held an aura of pure magic, this is little more than a politically correct dream and ruins the abandonment of Chewandswallow. The illustrations are excellent as always, but all in all, this is pale in comparison to "Cloudy".