School Library Journal Review
Gr 2-4-A disappointing story from two authors usually noted for their funny, creative writing. Mr. Talbot, a teacher and Werewolf Club adviser, takes the group on a field trip to Basketball Hall, the ancestral home of his uncle, Hugo Basketball. There they meet the Barrymores, the servants. Hugo hopes that the young werewolves can get rid of the monstrous Hound of the Basketballs that has plagued his family for generations. The "hound" turns out to be just a small, fat dog that the Barrymores have made gassy and frightening by feeding it knackwurst and sauerkraut-just to annoy the Basketballs. The main action here is eating knackwurst. There is little or no suspense or mystery. And there is no sports/basketball connection except for the name of the family. E. W. Hildick's and Patricia Reilly Giff's easy-to-read, humorous mysteries are much better choices.-Kate Kohlbeck, Randall School, Waukesha, WI (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Horn Book Review
In [cf2]Dorkula,[cf1] the Watson Elementary School Werewolf Club suspects their newest member Henry Count Dorkula (a fruitpire) of consuming all the fruit in town. In [cf2]Hound,[cf1] the gang solves the curse of Basketball Hall--a gassy hound that terrorizes the HallÆs inhabitants. While the simplistic illustrations add little to the narrative, PinkwaterÆs easy writing is fast paced, action packed, and full of corny humor. [Review covers these Werewolf Club titles: [cf2]The Werewolf Club Meets Dorkula, The Werewolf Club Meets the Hound of the Basketballs[cf1].] From HORN BOOK Spring 2002, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
