Welcome to Wonderland 1 Home Sweet ..., Chris Grabenstein
Welcome to Wonderland 1 Home Sweet ..., Chris Grabenstein
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Welcome to Wonderland #1: Home Sweet Motel

Author: Chris Grabenstein

Narrator: Bryan Kennedy

Unabridged: 4 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/04/2016


Synopsis

“Outrageous hijinks and nonstop hilarity—five-stars!” —Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series

From the bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library and co-author with James Patterson of I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters, comes a hilarious illustrated series about all the wacky things that happen when you live in a motel!
 
Eleven-year-old P. T. Wilkie may be the greatest storyteller alive. But he knows one thing for a fact: the Wonderland Motel is the best place a kid could ever live! All-you-can-eat poolside ice cream! A snack machine in the living room! A frog slide! A giant rampaging alligator! (Okay, that last one may or may not be made up.) There’s only one thing the Wonderland doesn’t have, though—customers. And if the Wonderland doesn’t get them soon, P.T. and his friend Gloria may have to say goodbye to their beloved motel forever.
 
They need to think BIG. They need to think BOLD. They need an OUTRAGEOUS plan. Luckily for them, Gloria is a business GENIUS, and OUTRAGEOUS is practically P.T.’s middle name. With Gloria’s smarts and P.T.’s world-famous stories and schemes, there’s got to be a way to save the Wonderland!
 
BONUS: Includes fun extras like P. T. Wilkie’s outrageous (and sometimes useful) things you learn living in a motel. Installment 1: How to say “Help! The toilet is clogged!” in over twenty languages!

Here's What People are saying about Welcome to Wonderland!

* A New York Times Bestseller * Sunshine State Young Readers Award List * Winner of the Sid Fleischman Humor Award *  

“Outrageous hijinks and nonstop hilarity—five-stars! Kids who check into this madcap motel will want to stay forever!” —Lincoln Peirce, author of the Big Nate series

"So funny I fell off my bed!"--Izzy B., age 10

"Classic Grabenstein. The mystery should satisfy Grabenstein’s “Mr. Lemoncello” followers, and the humor and visuals will appeal to fans of his collaborations with James Patterson. This new series should be a hit."—School Library Journal

“A  delight. P.T. is a hoot and a half. A funny, madcap dash. Grabenstein . . .  threads in a mystery that blooms in the last act and that puts this particular read over the top."—Kirkus Reviews 

“Charm galore. Easy and breezy, this well-paced novel . . . belongs in the hands of any readers wanting their bad guys bad, their good guys great, and a little of Wonderland’s promised fun in the sun.”—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books  

About The Author

Chris Grabenstein is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library, Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics, and The Island of Dr. Librisand has coauthored numerous bestselling books with James Patterson, including the I Funny, House of Robots, and Treasure Hunters series and Jacky Ha-Ha. Chris grew up going to St. Petersburg, Florida, every summer and loved visiting roadside attractions like Gatorland, the fabulous Tiki Gardens, Weeki Wachee Springs, and the “talking mermaids” at Webb’s City. You can visit Chris at chrisgrabenstein.com. And look for Welcome to Wonderland #2: Beach Party Surf Monkey in May 2017!


Reviews

Goodreads review by Aeicha

Eleven year old, P.T. Wilkie, loves living in his family run Wonderland Motel. With its wacky attractions, colorful decor, and unique amenities, the Wonderland Motel has everything...except enough customers. When the Wonderland Motel finds itself in a great deal of debt and the bank threatens to tak......more

Goodreads review by Aidan

It was a very entertaining book. I loved the mystery involved in the motel. I like how P.T makes his made up stories come to life. who knew life at a motel could be so fun?......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

This gets 5 stars even though it's not perfect by any stretch. However M and I had such a good time reading this that it adds a star for good mom/ son memories.......more

Goodreads review by Kate

P.T. Wilkie and Gloria Ortega have a problem. A big problem. P.T. and his mother and grandfather own the worlds most awesome motel, but they don't have any customers. Except for Gloria and her dad and a few other customers. Things are bad enough as it is, but to top it off, they find out that P.T.'s......more

Goodreads review by Jonna

This hotel has seen better days and is in desperate need of being saved. Leave it to PT to promote it to try to help save the family business. The goal appears unreachable until they discover clues from the past that could help secure the hotel's future. Crazy characters and adventure in this new se......more


Quotes

Here's what people are saying about Welcome to Wonderland!

*Sunshine State Young Readers Award List * South Carolina Book Award Nominee * Grand Canyon Reader Award Nominee * Winner of Sid Fleischman Humor Award (for Book 1, Home, Sweet, Motel)

"Delivers humor, adventure . . . and plenty of fun in the Florida sun."—Booklist

"Classic Grabenstein. This new series should be a HIT."—School Library Journal

"A delight. P.T. is a HOOT AND A HALF. A funny, madcap dash."—Kirkus Reviews

"Charm galore. EASY and BREEZY. . . belongs in the hands of any readers wanting their bad guys bad, their good guys great, and a little of Wonderland's promised fun in the sun."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

"The story makes you want to read MORE."—Kidsday, Newsday


Awards

  • Florida Sunshine State Young Reader's Award