Oh, Humphrey! You and the best laid plans of mice (hamsters) and men...
The buildup of this addition is paced nicely and solved acceptably. We also get a continuation of several issues from the previous book, which I greatly appreciate. ( )

This is an entertaining and lesson teaching book for young readers. Classified at age 8 and up, it could be read out loud by adult or child.

Humphrey is the classroom hampster for Room 26. He adds to the learning experience of the students by needing to be taken care of during school and when he goes home with a student on the weekends, giving them responsibility for someone/something.

Humphrey enjoys his 'job' and takes it quite seriously along with his concern for his students. When Golden-Miranda gets in trouble for Humphrey being out of his cage he worries how he can correct things. You see, she didn't leave the cage unlocked, Humphrey has discovered how to unlock it and get out on his own! But being a hamster and only able to squeak in Hamster-ese and not English, he has to figure out a way to let the student know. This also means giving up his freedom.

There are other students that he is concerned about and he goes about helping them. And then there is the city of Humphreyville that the class creates to study how cities run! They decided that Humphrey is so important that he deserves to have the city named after him!

An enjoyable read with lessons that can be learned. ( )

This is an early chapter book sure to appeal to a wide reader audience. Humphrey is an adorable hamster who is an easy character to relate to. He is a round character because the reader feels they can almost predict what he might do next in a situation. As is typical in this series there are many problem solving situations where Humphrey tries to brainstorm solutions, however in a twist Humphrey has caused a problem in this book when he is caught outside of his cage and his classmate Miranda is blamed. Readers are drawn in immediately by the wholesome humor in this book, which is an easy read with only a few bigger vocabulary words interspersed. There is also a fun theme running through this book as the class is focusing on a social studies topic of creating their own town which they call Humphreyville. Readers will become engaged with all of the relatable characters and intriguing challenges.

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