Measles Books

The best book I've read since Deathly Hallows!
It's a great start to the series, but not much info about the outside world. Otherwise, it's amazing. Basil the wrathmonk shrinks Measle down to the size of a paperclip. By the time he's back to normal... well; you should read the book!

My 1st grader thoroughly enjoyed this book being read to him, he found Measle's dog hilarious. We have just bought the next two, Measle and the Dragodon, Measle and the Mallockee.

Throw in an ordinary boy named Measle, a completely insane dark wizard, a mysterious train set, 6 very small people, 1 very little brave dog, and a whole dump truck full of danger and you've got a wonderful adventure story with non-stop action and magic.

Out of all the books I've gone through, this is by far the best in all aspects of reading. If you don't believe me, read it yourself. =)))

Measle and the Dragodon is the sequel to the successful Measle and the Wrathmonk and the second in Ian Ogilvy's epic Measle series of book which chronicle the adventures of Measle Stubbs. These books are very entertaining as they are a bit like Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events but with magic. The second book is sort of an epic, quest type of story in which Measle is living with his doting parents in glam Merlin Manor when they are kidnapped by a gang of Wrathmonks [mad warlocks] who want revenge for the death of Measle's ex-guardian, Basil Tramplebone [he got what he deserved]. The Wrathmonks take Measle's parents to the Isle of Smiles, a sinister abandoned theme-park in the middle of the ocean. The Wrathmonks are being manipulated by a creature whose name isn't revealed but who is the last survivor of a powerful race of beings known as the Dragodons. Now Measle must go on a quest to the Isle of Smiles, into the catacombs and engage the Dragodon in an almighty battle with the fate of the world at stake.
A dramatic climax, a good villain, a convincing plot and rather disgusting [Roald Dahl disgusting, not vulgar disgusting]humour make Measle and the Dragodon an entertaining book to say the least. I'm currently on the third in the series, Measle and the Malockee.

I really really like this book and have read it several times. I hope other readers won't be intimidated by the creepy cover and title because trust me, if you read this you'll want your own copy. This book is really exciting and suspenseful.

I love all the Hank books, and this is a great one for the Christmas season. These books are hilarious and more important to the young reader, fun to read. I'd also check the rest of the series.

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This amazing book is about two cowdogs, a family of four, and a cowboy named Slim. Hank seems to get in a lot of troublem, but it looks like nothing will get hem out of it this time. Slim's sick in bed , Alfred's destroying the house, Drover is liying in the utility room, and Hank can't do anythang about it.
To methis book has thrills,cills,and more action than you can stick on a tooth pick. This book is great for the family.

This book would be good for 3rd and 4th graders who like funny stores with dogs. I thought it was a great book it was really funny book. It's a really exiting book because you never know what will happen next. There is a funny little boy who is trying to take care of uncle when his uncle gets sick. It's a great book for the whole family.

This book is great for kids of all ages and hillaious humor by John R. Erickson so If I where you I would buy it today !

My son, who hates to read, couldn't put this book down. He raves over it and has told all of his friends about it. He was excited to get the other two as well. Definitely a good story with lots of action!

The little boy known as Measle is back! He's 12 years old, still clever, quick-thinking and resourceful. Despite the fact that his mother is a Manafount (able to supply a kind of energy), his father a Wizard, and his baby sister a "Mallockee," Measle is just a plain boy. And once again, this plain boy manages to outwit, outthink and out-finagle the most powerful Wizards and Warlocks around. Of course he has help along the way --- especially from his adoring nine-month-old baby sister, Matilda.

Matilda Stubbs had grown steadily into a chubby little baby girl, with piercing green eyes, spiky brown hair, six small, pearly white teeth and a throwing arm of devastating accuracy...Matilda adored her big brother...and lately --- since she discovered how to throw stuff --- Measle was the one she chose to throw it at.

With the exception of Matilda's throwing, things are going along rather peacefully for the little family. But life at home is totally disrupted one morning when Measle's father reads in the paper that a new Prime Magus of the Wizards' Guild has been chosen and is none other than Justin "the-Biggest-Fathead-in-the-Wizarding-Fraternity" Bucket. All of this is made worse by the addition of a just-formed Advisory Board made up of Warlocks. Before long Measle's family is called before the Advisory Board, who presents them with a long list of absurd and made-up accusations. It becomes obvious that they want to get rid of Measle's parents and have become aware that Matilda is a "magus infantum," or an infant wizard! Indeed --- she is a Mallockee:

...Wizards and Warlocks --- and even those contemptible Wrathmonks --- can perform only one major spell in a twenty-four hour period. But the Mallockee has no such limitations. The Mallockee can perform spells without stopping, until he or she becomes too exhausted to continue...a Mallockee doesn't need incantations for its spells. All a Mallockee has to do is think the spell, and it's done!

This knowledge immediately puts Matilda in grave danger. As the parents are led away "for safe-keeping" Measle, Matilda and his remarkable dog Tinker are able to escape with help from another Wizard, Toby Jugg. Toby takes them to Caltrop Castle where he says they will be safe until the situation is resolved. At the castle Measle befriends a little Wrathmonk named Mr. Niggle and runs into a series of truly scary and frightening adventures. It becomes apparent that those who Measle thinks are friends are not and those who might be enemies are not. Now Measle must figure out how to escape from this terrible place, free his parents and disband the committee of Warlocks and its evil leader.

This is the third in the Measle series, and again the writing is crisp and well-paced. Our hero Measle and the assorted other fun characters are lively and interesting. Ian Ogilvy has created a great character in Measle, one who wins out against evil through his own goodness and self-reliance. A delightful book, MEASLE AND THE MALLOCKEE will leave readers begging for more from this unpretentious hero and his charming little sis.

--- Reviewed by Sally M. Tibbetts

We first borrowed this book from our local library and my two and a half year old son loved it so much we had to renew it three times! He just loves having it read over and over. He talks about Vera all the time as if she is a part of our family.

Rosenberry has done a marvelous job of depicting a sick child! In fact, the pictures remind me of my nieces when they are sick!

I loved reading this very funny book. There are alot of jokes and puns, it is about Ronnie who wakes up one morning with flashing spots on his face, which turn out to be illuminated measles. He is pursued by a Russian spy, meet the band who played on the Titanic and his mum is in outer space in an elevator! I am reading it to my 7 year old niece and she enjoys the story. It was pretty hard to get a hold of, but worth it. Look for the other books involving Ronnie.

This collection of cartoons from the Wall Street Journal pokes fun at all aspects of the American capitalist system. All the way from bums begging for a handout to CEO's at the highest levels pulling money from the hands of the poor and needy. Whatever the level or context, they are all funny and topical.
The cartoons are segmented into decades, the fifties, sixties and seventies. As society changed, so did the cartoons. Those of the fifties express low inflation and high optimism, and in the sixties they represent various aspects of the counterculture movement. You see long hair, beards, very casual clothing and statements about the failure of "the system." In the seventies, a degree of pessimism sets in; there is no greater demonstration of the changing social structure than the cartoon on page 84. A happy couple is getting married and the presiding official says, " I now pronounce you a two-income household." Nearly unheard of in the fifties, by the seventies it had become the norm and in most cases the necessity.
While it generally works well, capitalism does have its' faults and the cartoons in this book presents them in ways that you can laugh at.

After reading and being dissappointed by the other two books on accelerated stress testing (Hobbs and McLean), it was very refreshing to read this one. It is objective and very helpful. It gives a great introduction to the principles of AST. It goes on to give very specific recommendations about the steps in process and key details about different factors involved in performing the testing and subsequent analysis.

Unlike the others, the reader doesn't feel like he is watching an infomercial, full of lofty claims with few hard facts to back them up. This book delivers on the details and leaves the conclusions to the reader.

It is a bit dry and long, more like a textbook than the others, but in a positive way.

If you are an engineer trying to sell management on the technology, give them Hobb's book. If you want to learn about AST, buy this one.

I loved this book as a child. Most libraries do not have this book and so most modern children are not familiar with it. Fabulous book with wonderful drawings for children.

Both these stories were very interesting and told alot about the years before there was much modern technology. they were both spell bounding and I could not put the book down until I had finished reading it. Where the Birds Don't Sing was about a deaf boy and his family and the trials they had with him going to school, it also was full of adventure and romance. Make Room for the Hollyhocks was about a family and their hardships plus full of excitement. I would recommend these books to anyone because there was no bad language or violence but kept your interest.

In another attempt to continue making money off of the amazing Lucy Montgomery - her estate (or editors) have decided to split the books "The Story Girl" and "The Golden Road" in to 4 or 5 separate books. No doubt charging full price for all 5 books. The stories are wonderful and beautifully written. Mrs. Montgomery herself, indicated that these books were closest to her heart. So, in order to read the stories in the correct chronological order and save yourself some money - just buy the two previously mentioned novels and enjoy!!