Stinky Cecil in Terrarium Terror

With engaging illustrations and clever jokes this is a funny and appealing story well suited for grade school boys.

This was a really fun read with some excellent images to illustrate the story and keep little ones entertained. I loved the characters and how they interacted, a really good read with some brilliant facts thrown in too!

Cecil the toad is back for another adventure. When a group of students visit the pond, one of them catches Cecil and the teacher allows him to bring him back to put in the terrarium. Cecil is scared at first but when he finds out that he is safe from predators and that he gets fed regularly he is quite content, until he meets Nesbit the chameleon. He is annoying and never stops talking. There is also a garter snake that stays in the fake log. When Cecil's pond friends find out he has been kidnapped they head off to rescue him. A delightful adventure written in graphic novel form with wonderful illustrations. The back of the book is full of information about the animals in the terrarium as well as how to build your own. The story also touches on the environment and how it is being ruined (plastic water bottles, humans). A good story that would be enjoyed by both young children and middle graders.

A toad who’s the leader of his little pond gang gets captured by a school group and placed in a schoolroom terrarium. Though his new friends are a bit annoying, he comes to enjoy himself just in time to be rescued. A children’s book with a little bit of an edge, for a children’s book, anyway. Cecil the toad is so delightfully snarky, and of course stinky when he needs to be.
There’s a harsh reminder—probably sad for the first time—of a fly’s five-day lifespan, but his heart will live on. . . I mean his soul. A gerbil-piloted helicopter is indeed faster than a turtle; everyone gets their own cute little headsets. And for a smart toad, Cecil can’t even handle an apple.
The artwork is fine, and there’s an educational appendix. Fun for adults as well as children.

Another adorable Sticky Cecil adventures that readers will love. These books are getting very popular at our library and parents like them too.

I enjoyed the first Stinky Cecil book. This one is just a s fun. Clever and cute. This is a great series for beginning readers. Not a complex plot but entertaining and clever enough to be enjoyed.