The 13-Storey Treehouse

The 13-Storey Treehouse
Author Andy Griffiths
Illustrator Terry Denton
Country Australia
Series Treehouse series
Genre Juvenile fiction
Published 2011 (Pan Macmillan Australia)
Pages 239
ISBN 978-0-330-40436-5
LC Class PZ7.G88366 Th 2011
Followed by The 26-Storey Treehouse
Website http://www.andygriffiths.com.au/abook/?id=9780330404365

The 13-Storey Treehouse is a 2011 book[1] written by author Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Terry Denton,[2] and a stage play based on the book.[3] The story follows Andy and Terry, who are living in a 13-story treehouse, struggling to finish their book on time among many distractions, and their friend Jill, who lives in a house full of animals and often visits them. According to the book, the 13-story treehouse has "a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of man-eating sharks, a secret underground laboratory, a vegetable vaporizer, and a marshmallow machine that shoots marshmallows into your mouths when it sees that you are hungry".

The 13-Storey Treehouse won the Australian Book Industry Awards Book of the Year for Older Children 2012.[4][5] Its sequel, The 26-Storey Treehouse, was released September 2012. The 3rd book in the series, The 39-Storey Treehouse, was released September 2013. A new book, The 52-Storey Treehouse, has been released (August 2014). 52-Storey Treehouse is one of the fastest selling children's books in years. He has also released The 65-Storey Treehouse, The 78-Storey Treehouse and The 91-Storey Treehouse as part of the series.

Reference

  1. Griffiths, Andy; Denton, Terry (illustrator) (2013). The 13-story treehouse. Feiwel and Friends. ISBN 9781250026903. LCCN 2013404222.
  2. "Review: The 13-Storey Treehouse". Kids' Book Review. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  3. Blake, Jason (September 23, 2013). "Andy Griffith's 13-Storey Treehouse goes to the edge of the ridiculous". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. "Winners of the Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIA) 2012 Announced". Readings. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  5. "History - Past ABIA Winners". Australian Book Industry Awards. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
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