SuitabookGargoylz at a Midnight Feast
Jan Burchett, Sara Vogler
- Reading
- Read it as comic fantasy, pausing after the main antics to ask who was affected and what would make a prank fair. Check the child’s reaction if the gargoylz’ behaviour becomes unexpectedly intense.
- Themes
- Mischief and responsibility: Max, Ben and the gargoylz are involved in further capers and mischief connected with Oldacre Primary School. The behaviour is framed as comic fun, but it is not clear whether the book approves of the disruption, criticises it, or gives it consequences.
- Magic and comic fantasy: The gargoylz are presented as wacky little monsters with super powers, joining Max and Ben in fun and funny adventures. Magic is a defining imaginative feature of the setting and characterisation, rather than evidence of a realistic claim or a stated moral position.
- Worth knowing
- The central attention point is mischievous behaviour presented in a comic magical setting.