The Fairground of Dread

Vivez l'Aventure

by Patrick Burston

While trying to keep Professor Killjoy from releasing his dreaded antilaughing gas, the reader chooses from a variety of paths through an abandoned fairground and thereby controls the course of the story.

Genres: Adventure, Gamebooks, Picture Books

48 pages, Paperback

First published November 29, 1990

Reviews

[Ellie Morland]

This book is so much fun, it's so entertaining and could teach children a lot about hazards, mazes, clues and solving puzzles. This is a good challenge for children in learning not to give up until you find a solution as there is right and wrong answers in the book. Very cleverly written.

[Rachel]

I found this book really good and entertaining. It is a short adventure book where the reader has to choose which path they will take. This is a clever feature as keeps the reader on their toes and entertained.

[Reader]

year 5-6

[Anandi]

The book is an adventure to combat as suggested in the title. The illustrations in the book look dull and miserable but I liked the title, so I picked up the book. This is the first book I've read and seen to give choice of which direction you can take, just like a mystery, this is good as children can communicate with each other and decide. This book can be used by year 2 & 3. The reader needs to use expression for the short lived sentences. The seems infusing as you are jumping pages, but the objective is clear 'you need to find the right route'! Good book with well-thought and detailed pictures.

[Laura Morrigan]

A short and fun choose your own adventure book, this book was a constant companion of my childhood. I never tired of reading it, even though I knew all the paths to take. I loved the evil carousel with live animals, and the poisoned candies. The drawings were vivid and engaging. I would say it definitely inspired my dark imagination. I would love to have it right now! If only funfairs were really that exciting and... evil!

[Kenzie Bloomer]

Chose your own adventure game!!!