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I struggled a little to hear Hugo the Hamster's accent initially, but once I realised he was from ''Hamsterdam'' I had a better idea. All the different characters would make this a fun story to read aloud with children, and parents with a dramatic leaning could really get their teeth into playing multiple characters with various different accents. Each chapter is reasonably short, enough for a bedtime read or to give a confident reader who is reading it alone the sense that they're progressing well through the story. I'd definitely recommend it for older primary school aged children to read themselves, and I think parents would enjoy it too at bedtimes thanks to the humour that runs throughout the book.

If this book appeals then we think that you'll enjoy [[The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett]].