The Snarkout Boys & the Avocado of Death

By: Daniel Pinkwater

Narrated by: Daniel Pinkwater

Combine a crime, a criminal, a fat man in a fez, and a guy named "Chicken Man," and you get a zany sci-fi adventure that defies gravity. As Wizard of Comedy Daniel M. Pinkwater transports the Snarkout Boys and the Rat through the tunnel under North Aufzoo Street to the warmth of Beanbenders, you'll meet some strange characters and learn much about the versatile avocado. The Snarkout Boys & the Avocado of Death is a sci-fi mystery adventure that seems like a dream—but no one is sleeping!

©1995 Daniel Pinkwater (P)1995 Phoenix Books, Inc.

A trip to Baconburg

I was introduced to this book during a family car trip. It has become one of my favorite books. It is witty and amusing throughout and is quoted by members of my family to this day. You will never think of avocados the same way again. I would definitely suggest this to anyone above the age of ten.

A fun book for kids of all ages...

... but mostly the weird, fat ones! Good audio quality, the recording is old but it's still clear throughout.

This book changed my life.

Daniel Pinkwater is the true king of children's books. Mind-expanding, innocent, and paradigm-busting literature that doesn't have any subservience-inducing subliminal programming in it. It's pretty expensive to get a paper copy of the original printing, and for very good reason. His entire body of work is worthwhile reading material for any age. Get it. Show it to your kids. You won't regret it.

Very fun

Even though it's a quick read it is dense with silly humor. Highly recommended

Wonderfully wild and inventive.

Three unusual kids who meet snarking out which is going to the late night movie theatre. Based loosely on the authors youth and wonderfully inventive Sci-fi at its silliest thrown in. Meet some weird and wonderful adults and a super villain and an adventure in the late night city. These stories are from a time long gone when kids grew up a lot more independent. Wonderful stories I love as I got my first Pinkwater book as a kid. 48 years ago.