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Hubert Horatio's parent's enjoy spending money - in fact they spend so much, it will not be long before they have nothing left It is up to Hubert to sort out the mess before it's too late.
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LibraryThing member mmwrigh3
Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent was born in to a very wealthy family who didn't give him very much attention. Thus, he was a self made little boy genius. He was very smart and very good at everything, especially table tennis. One day he started to realize that strange things were happening and
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soon realized that his wealthy family wasn't so wealthy anymore. This did not change the way that his parents were spending their money though. Hubert Horatio being a cleaver little boy started to raise a little money here and there by selling things and charging admission for the public to see their home, but this wasn't enough. It came to the point of the Bobton-Trent's having to sell their home to solve the financial situation. The family ended up in an apartment building downtown where they realized that money isn't everything. Before it wasn't the money but the relationships they had with people. They had each other and are realized they were the happiest they had ever been. Great story, k-2 Show Less
LibraryThing member ecosborne
Hubert was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bobton- Trent who were frightfully rich. They were very good at board games from monopoly to boggle. However one day they ran out of jelly, the chef quit from lack of ingredients, and the maids quit because they hadn't been paid in two years. Now Hubert was a boy
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genius and he thought up many ways to make money and keep the house however his parents spent the money as quickly as it was made. So in the end Hubert sold the house and moved them into an apartment. It turned out that being rich wasn't as important to his parents as he first thought. This is a good story about a young boy trying to help out his parents who are having financial difficulties. Show Less
LibraryThing member bereneezypie
Hubert is the son of the wealthy Bobton's. He is also an incredibly smart boy who loves to do experiments. One day, he finds out that his family isn't rich anymore and after failed attempts to restore his family's wealth, he and his parents realize that they didn't need their huge mansion or maids,
I loved the illustrations in this book and the message that material possessions do not carry as much happiness as the life you live with the ones you love.
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and are quite happy with their simpler life. I loved the illustrations in this book and the message that material possessions do not carry as much happiness as the life you live with the ones you love.
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LibraryThing member pussreboots
Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent is by Lauren Child, an author best known for her two series: Charlie and Lola, and Clarice Bean. Hubert is the son of wealthy, bored parents who decide what they need to enrich their lives is a child. It sounds shallow but Hubert's parents do genuinely want to be
There's just one problem — their enormous mansion. For instance, it takes too long to go from the kitchen to bed. SO each and every night, Hubert drinks cold hot chocolate even though it's made hot for him.
Then there's the expense of keeping such a house. Obviously Hubert and his parents have to make some changes. What they decide is the true charm of this book — showing that family is more important than all the money in the world.
Of course it also has Lauren Child's recognizably charming illustrations.
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parents.There's just one problem — their enormous mansion. For instance, it takes too long to go from the kitchen to bed. SO each and every night, Hubert drinks cold hot chocolate even though it's made hot for him.
Then there's the expense of keeping such a house. Obviously Hubert and his parents have to make some changes. What they decide is the true charm of this book — showing that family is more important than all the money in the world.
Of course it also has Lauren Child's recognizably charming illustrations.
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LibraryThing member breksarah
This is a charming tale of a young man who is looking to save his parents from turmoil. Hubert realizes his parents are in a financial crisis and tries to help them from falling from grace. Normally, we hear about families going form rags to riches, not vice verse. However, this story has a happy
I would use this book for elementary school on up. It is a wonderful tale about family and sticking together through rough times. I like that it teaches children what is really important in life. It was an enjoyable read and I think many children could benefit from this.
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ending when Hubert and his family realize that money isn't everything and sometimes the richest people are those who have just the love of their families. I would use this book for elementary school on up. It is a wonderful tale about family and sticking together through rough times. I like that it teaches children what is really important in life. It was an enjoyable read and I think many children could benefit from this.
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LibraryThing member ecollado
This book starts with same letter word play and continues to use other types of wordplay throughout the story. The story is told using large scale detailed drawings with text arranged in and around the pictures.
Hubert’s biggest challenge is to save his parents expensive lifestyle and mansion.
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The pictures in the book would keep children coming back repeatedly.
Hubert’s biggest challenge is to save his parents expensive lifestyle and mansion.
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matter what he does, he cannot save his parents from themselves. The more they earn the more they spend. Once his biggest fear is realized, he learns that not being frightfully rich is not frightful at all.The pictures in the book would keep children coming back repeatedly.
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Awards
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (Nominee — 2005)