Timmy Failure

Pastis, S. (2013).  Timmy failure mistakes were made.  New York:  Candlewick Press.

Timmy Failure and his polar bear Total run an investigation agency.  The cartoon illustrations make the story funny since the drawings are supposed to be drawn by Timmy.  Timmy does not like school since it takes away time from his job as CEO of his detective agency.  He complains about his best friend Rollo because he studies too much.  The best story line is his enemy Corrina Corrina who has a competing detective agency.

Timmy Failure is an unforgettable character.  He is the CEO of a detective agency.  He does all his own drawings for the book.  Timmy changes throughout the book.  He starts out living in a house and for financial reasons they have to go live in an apartment.  Timmy goes from almost repeating his current grade level to getting a good report card when a new teacher arrives.  His polar bear Total has to go live at the zoo.  He does continue to fight his enemy Corrina Corrina.

The style of the book is unique because it is told from a first-person point of view.  It has a large font.  The drawings look like cartoons.  The book is funny because Timmy is always trying to solve a case, but he is very bad at it.  He is so bad at school that it is funny.  Even his name Timmy Failure is funny.  

Book trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ch6eXUoe-RY

Information about book and author from Scholastic:
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/stephan-pastis