Reviews for Bongo Larry

The average rating for Bongo Larry based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-06-24 00:00:00 Thomas Tames Beatniks, jazz, all that, it's history, man. What more fun way to get an introduction to it than by exploring it with Larry and his friends the Forbishers? I am bewitched and looking forward to reading more Larry books. (This is not the first, and reading them in order would clearly have helped make this even more special.)

Review # 2 was written on 2020-02-04 00:00:00 Baulin Xavier Larry the polar bear returns in this third hilarious adventure, complete with cool shades and stylish black beret. It's a Pinkwater paean to the beatnik ethos, chronicling Larry's "bohemian period," from his arrest for playing the bongos in the park late one night, to his joyful performance with the famed musician Big Bear at the Cafe Mama Bear. Bongo Larry is vintage Pinkwater, with its outrageously funny dialogue, delivered with perfect comedic timing and sly nonchalance: "Well, I am rebelling," Larry informs his puzzled best friend, Martin Frobisher. "You are rebelling? What are you rebelling against?" "What have you got," Larry asked. It's more hilarious fun with those muffin-loving Pinkwater bears... only a "square" could resist!