Berto and His Good Ideas

by Magaly Rodríquez, Pablo Ortega López (Illustrator)

Berto is an eleven-year-old boy who lives in Madrid, Spain. His best friend is Paquita. Poor Berto has one big problem. He does not like school. He does not like to study. He does not like to do homework. Besides, his teachers are really strange. Fortunately, Berto has a lot of good ideas. He thinks of many fun and exciting things to do rather than going to school. His good ideas include visiting a soccer stadium and an art museum with his friend Paquita. Berto also thinks about eating delicious pastries at a bakery and rowing a boat in a park. Berto thinks these are good ideas. In fact, he thinks they are great ideas. Are they really?

44 pages, Paperback

Published December 1, 2012

Reviews

[Abrielle]

“Honestly I think it was a good book but Berto seems very arrogant and there really is no plot to the story. Its basically just Berto doing stuff that he likes and saying how great he is at everything he does. Although he is full of “good” ideas more often than not it just ends up getting in trouble and advised to go back to school. I can definitely put myself in his shoes though it is very hard to sympathize with him because I genuinely like learning.
Over all I think it was a very fun book to read but the lack of plot of the book and sympathy for Berto ultimately makes it bland and awkward.” - Abrielle