The Secret of Cacklefur Castle (Geronimo Stilton, No. 22)

I am a third grade teascher. Most of Geronimo Stilton's books are written at the third grade level and kids love the plot, the unique characters and colorful illustrations. We are starting out this year with The Secret of Cackle Fur Castle. An easy reader that kids love.

The following review is by Isabella (6 yr). "moldy mozzarella, it was every mouses worst nightmare my old friend creepella von cacklefur invited me to her famils spooky castle. and before i could say not for all the cheese in cheddarton, she'd mouse napped me now i was stuck in the gloomiest, eeriest castle ever. even worse, i was surrounded by creepellas creepy family oh would i ever escape back to my safe, cozy mouse hole in new mouse city." Parental comment: Personal fad or not, Isabella's addiction to this 'mouse' series of adventure books has advanced her reading abilities dramatically. Paging through her collection I noticed the layout of the print and interspersed graphics do help move the story line. Those 'baby einstein' videos are good for the toddlers and it appears 'Stilton' has found the formula for young readers.

I bought this for my sister for her 9th birthday and she loved it :) Heck, I'm 18 and I liked it, too. Nice, sweet story. I have read other Geronimo Stilton books and there are others that I like better, this is not my favorite one, but it's still nice :)

This book is about Geronimo Stilton biggest nightmare! One of his really old friends Creepella von Cackle has asked Geronimo to go and vist her family in her spooky castle that she was born in. Well also her way of saying can you come to meet my family is just mouse napping him! The big problem is that Creepella told her family that Geronimo is her future husband when he just hates her! Now he is stuck in this creepo castle. The castle is super weird because the mirror runs way, the fire is deaf and the carpet is like a dog. Also that Geronimo finds out that even though the Von Cacklefur family is weird and crazy the love and care for each other like a normal family. The Von Cacklefur family is not only crazy but they also have some very crazy members of the family. There are 13 members of the Von Cacklefur family. To me the Von Cacklefur family is just a normal family there are twin that cause the trouble, the butlers, the owner of the castle and soooo many more that it is just so hard to explain. Also that Geronimo finds out that even though the Von Cacklefur family is weird and crazy the love and care for each other like a normal family

I would give this 6 stars if I could, it is so good. This story shows how the Cacklefur family isn't just scary but also generous and helpful. Geronimo learns not to be afraid of something he doesn't know. He also learns that you shouldn't trust a false map and some pranksters. Can't wait for more Geroniomo!!