Apr 30, 2008  Our family has really enjoyed the chapter books by Eoin Colfer for younger readers. These stories are very entertaining and keep the kid’s interest. We have read three of them: The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth, The Legend of Spud Murphy, The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World. They are also easy to read. The book, Worst Boy in the World, is one of the first chapter books our son read ‘voluntarily’ on his own. Reading these books led me to read the book, “Half Moon Investigations” also by Eoin Colfer. It is excellent! I am halfway through the book right now and will write a review when I’m finished.

The Legend of Spud Murphy:  Will has four brothers and it’s chaos in his house! If he’s not being teased by his big brother Marty, he has to deal with the terrible, three-headed bundle of cuteness that is his three younger brothers. Even worse, his mother has the brilliant idea of packing Will and Marty off to the library during the holidays. She just doesn’t understand! Not only is the library no fun, it’s also the habitat of the legendary librarian Spud Murphy. If you put a foot wrong, it’s rumoured she will use her dreaded gas-powered spud gun and you don’t want that – just ask Ugly Frank how he got his nickname!

The Legend of Captain Crow’s Teeth: Will and his brothers are on holiday in a cramped caravan on the wild Irish coast. All the boys love ghost stories, but one dark night Will’s older brother, Marty, tells the bloodcurdling tale of the cutthroat pirate, Captain Crow. Will is scared. From that night on, everything starts to go wrong for Will. He is embarrassed, by a girl, at the local youth disco – The Sprat’s Jig – and Marty convinces him that the ghost of the evil Captain Crow is out to get him. But Marty’s tricks backfire, and for once Will has the last laugh.

The Legend of the Worst Boy in the World:  Will is desperate to win the Giant Jelly Baby competition and be named ‘the best boy in the world’. But his big brother Marty always beats him to it. Then one day Will’s wish comes true – he’s the best boy in the world at last! Marty is not happy, and decides that something must be done…