The plot was weak compared to most of the other Spongebob books we've read. My 5 yr old said he didn't like it at all, and he was the one who picked it out! It was an activity book that originally came with over 30 stickers, however we got it from the library, so the stickers were no longer a part of the book. I think that was the main gimmick to attract attention to this book, and so it failed for us. Wouldn't recommend.
I have to admit that this was a fun SpongeBob to read. I usually don't like to read the SpongeBob but do because my two special needs teenage sons love them. So I read them for them. But this one was neat. They go back many, many years to Spongebob's 5th great grandpa and how he comes to bikini bottom and saves the day as a sheriff when he only came to town to be a fry cook!