Reviewed by Brook H. (age 8)
My favorite part of this story is when John finds the coin on the road. I think it would be wonderful to find money and be able to spend it all on myself! My favorite character was John because he did some really funny things, like taking all dessert instead of lunch at school. I thought the story was sad when his mom got turned into chocolate, I wouldn't want my mom to turn into chocolate because of something I had done.
I recommend this book for children ages 7 to 12. You have to have a good imagination to be able to understand this story.