The Weirdies: The Weirdest One of All

The Weirdies #4

by Michael Buckley, Helena Bonham Carter (Narrator)

At last, we have nearly reached the end of our grim tale. When the Handsome Lawyer proposes (gross, love), Barnacle, Melancholy, and Garlic do not react well, sparking a cross-country adventure to bring the man Miss Emily loves back home. Unfortunately, everywhere the triplets go, trouble follows, and in this case, so do a bunch of wild characters, making it hard to stay under the radar. All the while Mr. Weirdie and the Enchantress are holding Miss Emily captive, forcing her to teach them how to be good people. Will anyone get the happy ending they deserve? Or will all of these awful people end up where they started?

Genres: Audiobook, Fiction, Humor, Middle Grade, Childrens

Audible Audio

Published October 16, 2025

About the author

New York Times bestselling author Michael Buckley was born in Akron, Ohio. He tried his hand as a stand-up comic and lead singer for a punk rock back before attending Ohio University. After graduating with honors he moved to New York City to be an intern on the Late Show with David Letterman which led to stints developing programming for Discovery Networks, MTV, MTV Animation and Klasky Csupo (producers of Nickelodeon’s Rugrats). Today he lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife, Alison, and their son Finn.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

Reviews

[william Mattingly · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book had me crying and it’s laugher! Did it take me all night to finish the book? Yes, yes it did because I had to keep stopping to laugh or I would lose my place! Yes it a book for kids but if you need a good joyful palate cleanser in between book I highly recommend 10/10!!! P.s Garlic is my favorite!!!

[Carla Grossi · Rating 5 out of 5]

This series is amazing, just perfect, I’m so happy :)

[Brooke · Rating 5 out of 5]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

💥 Kids Finding Their Emotions
🥸 A Marriage The Kids MADE Happen
🖤 The Villains Come Back
✨️ A Happy Ending


✨️ 🎧 AUDIO 🎧 REVIEW ✨️

🎙Narrators: Helena Bonham Carter 🎙

This series has become my absolute favorite! I am always waiting for the next book to drop, but lets be honest. I will wait 2 years for another if I have to, I just don't want to! I want to see what else these zany kids get up to!

I loved seeing how much they continue to grow within their journeys they call life. They are ushered with Emily their adoptive mother, and her boyfriend. And let's just say this boyfriend has some serious secrets I can't wait to see unfold!


✨️ All opinions are my own, honest, and voluntary✨️.

[laurakellylitfit · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series. The author breaks the forth wall and the narrators (the first two was Kate Winslet and the last two are Helena Bonham Carter. They make the story much more interesting and funnier!

[John Love IV · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some really great lines and top of a fun story for kids.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this series. Highly encourage it if you need a silly little story while you are doing other things about the house.

[M.L. Falconer · Rating 1 out of 5]

These stories are fun and funny at times. this one is the exception. This IS the weirdest one of all because its not even a story. its a field guide for the woke. all of chapter 4 is nothing but a woke rant that has NOTHING to do with the story. then throughout we get long snippets of the narrators personal life that have nothing to do with the story. it's a woke train wreck.

[DeadlyDoom · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book stinks. Two to the characters have a silly little tiff about getting married. And end up just "choosing each other every day." That is just stupid. Sadly Goodreads doesn't allow zero stars so I begrudgingly give it a one.

[Reader_for_LifeTLG · Rating 5 out of 5]

The road to happiness - Reunited with Miss Emily again, the kids' latest mischief involves getting the Handsome Lawyer (he stuck around, and why don't we know his name) to come back home. The proposal was shocking and they couldn't handle it. But disliking the sadness they see in Miss Emily's eyes, a cross country chase by the 10-year-olds is afoot. So much chaos will lie in their wake, and many people will be miffed. While they are on the lam, Miss Emily and Tammy (and the raccoons) are kidnapped by the Weirdie elders. They want to know how to become better people. Releasing the ladies should have been a step forward but they are a work on progress. They kinda get there in the end, two more people graced with the beam of light that is Miss Emily. A fitting end to the series, a happily ever after achieved in a very weird, very wonderful way. Ms. Carter did a bang-up job with the narration.

[Nessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can’t believe this series is finally over! It’s such a fun little series of stories for children that includes great jokes for the adults. Helena Bonham-Carter was ana amazing narrator, and I love how she kept making asides for her “personal life” and what happened to the previous narrator. The story is basically another wild ride that keeps you entertained until the very end. I thought everything wrapped up quite nicely and I did not expect that plot twist with the reveal of who the narrator actually is in relation to the Weirdies! I definitely recommend this if you’re looking for a fun and quick story to listen to while on the go.

[Erika Reynolds · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is probably my favorite book out of the series. The twins remain as quirky and hysterical as ever, but they also grow a lot in their love for Emily and understanding of emotions. The ending wrapped up the series well, though the “twist” wasn’t particularly necessary. I laughed out loud quite a bit listening to this one. I prefer Kate Winslet’s narration in the first two books, but Helena Bonham Carter does an excellent job as well.

[Mere · Rating 5 out of 5]

weird.

[Liz C. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny, cleaver, deviously dark 😅 not quite a children’s book in my opinion.

[Keira S. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great (and final?) installment in the series. Helena does a great job narrating. Little quips and references are so funny. Highly recommend the series

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun guilty pleasure made even better by Helena Bonham Carter as narrator.

[Rena Narruhn · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids and I have listened to every Weirdy book and each one has had us rolling with laughter. We are so glad the end sounded open for more.

[Helga Oliver · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love love love!!!!!!!!!!

[Jenni Stein · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helena Bonham Carter does a great job narrating these odd books. I enjoy them though as they are unique and there are some fun pop culture references thrown in. highly recommend the audibles.

[Daytona · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series so much 🥹

[Robyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this series!! And I love the HEA everybody got 😀

[Yara Tammar · Rating 3 out of 5]

More kids join the Triplets.

This was a cute little weird audiobook. Sad to see that it has finished. I wanted more!

[CraftyChara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Surprisingly has an anti-marriage ending.

[Ashlyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one quite a lot too.

[Shannon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not me crying on the way to work as I finished this book! I've loved this series- it's been so much fun, but this last book did me in! I was not expecting all the emotions.

[Kaylee · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the best one of them yet. I love when Helena Bonham Carter narrates.

[Kristin · Rating 2 out of 5]

These books are nuts. Feels like the author is pulling random ideas out of a hat and tying them together. The first book is the best (& I hope that this is the last?)

[Theodore Karp · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slightly less good than the others, but a great narrator!

[Nia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVE THESE BOOOKS!!

[Warren · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great ending to a wonderful series.

[Kritika Yadav · Rating 5 out of 5]

SO WHOLESOME!!!