The Incredible Adventures of Timmy, Molly, & Jack and the Space-Travelling Microwave -- A Book Review

Author: David Wade 

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BRLVQ5GH
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (December 26, 2022)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 79 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8371342119
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• AReading age ‏ : ‎ 7 - 11 years

About the book: The Space-Travelling Microwave is the first exciting adventure in The Incredible Adventures of Timmy, Molly, & Jack series for children aged 7-10. Follow Timmy, Molly, and Jack to the depths of the known universe and beyond. Encountering weird and wonderful aliens and strange new worlds. Will they make it back in time for school? You'll have to find out.

When Timmy’s eccentric next-door neighbour asks him to see his latest and most ground-breaking scientific invention, Timmy fears the worst. It’s not like Jack’s previous inventions have been any good. Most blew up the moment they were switched on.

So when Jack presented an old microwave with a lightbulb sticking out the top, Timmy was sure he had finally gone mad. But to his surprise, this was no ordinary microwave. It was a teleportation machine, and it was going to change everything.

Soon Timmy, along with his school friend Molly are thrust into an adventure of a lifetime across the galaxy.

What I thought:  This is a fun kid's adventure book that children will love and want to re-read. The characters are charming, and the book is well written. Kids are going to be looking forward to the next adventure book in this series from this author. 

About the author: David Wade is a Yorkshire-based children's author known for his whimsical tales and heartwarming characters.

With over a decade of experience in crafting stories that captivate young readers, David has become a trusted name in the world of children's literature.

Drawing on his own experiences as a parent and educator, David creates stories that teach valuable lessons while entertaining and engaging his audience. Whether he's writing about strange new worlds, brave adventurers, or magical lands, David's stories are sure to delight and inspire young readers.

When he's not writing, David enjoys spending time with his family, exploring the outdoors, and dreaming up new stories to share with the world.

Currently working on my latest book The MAD Scientist Society (MG)

Books 1 & 2 of my middle-grade science fiction novel "The incredible adventures of Timmy, Molly and Jack, are now on sale as an ebook and paperback.

Follow Timmy, Molly, and Jack on adventures throughout the universe.

Books 3 & 4 coming soon!

Other books available - Alice Capone (MG)

If you could alter a bad memory, would you?

It's been six months since the accident took everything from Alice and turned her life upside down. Forced to live with her deadbeat uncle, Alice's only escape is visiting the art museum where her father used to work.

But Alice's life is about to get much worse when an experimental procedure at the Clear Mind Centre designed to remove traumatic memories goes horribly wrong. Alice is left fighting to keep her grasp on reality and learns of a family secret she was never supposed to know.

But is it all in her head?

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Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Incredible-Adventures-Timmy-Space-Travelling-Microwave/dp/B0BRLVQ5GH

The Adventures of Tomato and Pea--Book Review.

The Adventures of Tomato and Pea
      Book 1: A Bad Idea

      By Erik Weibel

      Create Space, 2013

Back Cover:  For years the evil villain Wintergreen has tried to destroy super crime-stopper, Tomato, and his sidekick, Pea, and take over planet Oarg.  In a plan gone wrong, Wintergreen traps himself along with his arch-nemesis in a runaway rocket ship that crashes on a strange planet called “EAR-TH”.  Now these perennial enemies must learn to work together to survive the dangers on this strange world.  Hungry birds, enormous snakes and the giant inhabitants of EAR-TH stand between this brawling bunch of aliens and finding a way home.

About the Story:  Super-hero/O.L.E. agent Tomato wins an all-inclusive space cruise for himself and three companions, and asks his best friends: Pea, his sidekick; Skew, a cook; and Poppy Lobster, a mailman aboard the S.S. Poofy.  Unbeknown to Tomato , his nemesis, Wintergreen,  has set the whole thing up with the intention of sending Tomato and his gang into a black hole from which they can never return.  Things go wrong when Wintergreen and his crew get trapped in the S.S. Poofy, and everybody is hurled into space. The ship is out of control and soon on a crash course with the unknown planet called EAR-TH--a place called O-HI-O  to be exact.

What I thought: This is a wonderful adventure written by an eleven-year-old who is also a book reviewer at
 http://thiskidreviewsbooks.com/  Who better to write a middle grade book than someone who reads a bazillion middle grade books?

Erik's debut chapter book has imaginative and quirky characters who are a ton of fun to go on this adventure with. Most of the characters are 3 - 4 inch Smidges from the planet of Oarg, and some 10 inch Wardoes who are aliens trying to destroy Oarg. The villain, Wintergreen, is a blueish-green color Smidge, who wasn't always bad and at one time wanted to be a ballerina (that's hilarious!). The super-hero, Tomato, also a Smidge, is just plain likable and good--he even refuses to leave his nemesis behind when Wintergreen becomes trapped by a giant snake. Now, that's a super-hero!

All the characters are very well developed and convincing through their actions and reactions. The dialogue continuously moves the story forward and reveals more and more about the characters through 'showing' as the adventure progresses.

The theme of this adventure is very positive: good Smidges and bad Smidges must learn to co-operate and get along if they are to survive after their crash to EAR-TH.

The plotting is sound, creative, and original making this big adventure a page turner. I loved the humor, and the whole tone of the book. 

From a writing tutor's point of view, I think the author has done a great job overall.  My only suggestion would be to intertwine the prologue into the story instead of having it separate at the beginning.

From a children book writer's point of view, I think this is an original, quirky, and a well written adventure . Thank you for a great adventure, Erik!

About Erik Weibel    
                                                                                                            Eleven-year old Erik plans to take over the world. Right now he's a bit too young, so he is spending time as a sixth grade student, book reviewer blogger, and a hopeful writer. Visit Erik's incredible book review site here: This Kid Reviews Books 

Erik’s book is available at Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Amazon Canada, plusCreateSpace.
Blog:  http://thiskidreviewsbooks.com/
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