The Time-travelling Caveman

Not Sir Terry Pratchett's best work, BUT it shows how his talent and craft evolved into the masterpieces we all grew to love. The individual stories can be read when you need a Terry Pratchett fix or binged in a single setting on a Sunday afternoon. I for one am glad that this collection was made available for me to read!

Very enjoyable full of Pratchett's humor and unpredictable stories great read

The Time-travelling Caveman (Hardcover) Author: Terry Pratchett Publisher: Doubleday - Penguin Year: 2020 These stories are the early works of Terry Pratchett and dedicated to Terry aged seventeen. This is a beautifully produced book with a vibrant and well-designed dust jacket and cover with no expense spared. The illustrations are fabulous and are throughout the book in black and white. Of course, I am an adult reading a book which is probably more suited to children who will find the stories funny, probably more a boys market but of course I could be completely wrong. I did enjoy the stories, and I do think it would be a super Christmas gift for any child or child at heart. It is a bit pricy but in saying that, it's a beautiful copy of Terry Pratchett's early work.

Despite being what they call "old" we love to read the stories Terry wrote when he was a young reporter. They are all "one mad idea" stories with no follow on but perfect as they are.

This is a very interesting book of his very early work. While there are no Discworld stories the notes after each story show the later connections with these stories

Another brilliant story from the magic man himself. The best fiction writer of all time. Whether you like are into diskworld or his other stories, he never fails to make you laugh.

He whizzed through it and then asked to read another by the same author, so a hit for sure! He is a fan of Walliams, Dahl, the Treehouse books, Tom Fletcher, David Baddiel etc. and this was his first foray into Pratchett. Would recommend for kids with similar tastes in books.

These stories were written when Pratchett was fairly young but the ideas are just as good as when he was older.

A very young Terry Pratchett - only one small story ref, the caveman rest a mix. Still Terry but not the polished character from the future

They need to be in the 7 to 10 year old age group I would suggest. Typical Pratchett cynical philosophy, but in simplistic terms and senaros that would amuse and inform a childs developing view of the world. As with all things children are exposed to in their formative years, parental supervision is essential.

Not Sir Terry Pratchett's best work, BUT it shows how his talent and craft evolved into the masterpieces we all grew to love. The individual stories can be read when you need a Terry Pratchett fix or binged in a single setting on a Sunday afternoon. I for one am glad that this collection was made available for me to read!

Very enjoyable full of Pratchett's humor and unpredictable stories great read

The Time-travelling Caveman (Hardcover) Author: Terry Pratchett Publisher: Doubleday - Penguin Year: 2020 These stories are the early works of Terry Pratchett and dedicated to Terry aged seventeen. This is a beautifully produced book with a vibrant and well-designed dust jacket and cover with no expense spared. The illustrations are fabulous and are throughout the book in black and white. Of course, I am an adult reading a book which is probably more suited to children who will find the stories funny, probably more a boys market but of course I could be completely wrong. I did enjoy the stories, and I do think it would be a super Christmas gift for any child or child at heart. It is a bit pricy but in saying that, it's a beautiful copy of Terry Pratchett's early work.

Despite being what they call "old" we love to read the stories Terry wrote when he was a young reporter. They are all "one mad idea" stories with no follow on but perfect as they are.

This is a very interesting book of his very early work. While there are no Discworld stories the notes after each story show the later connections with these stories

Another brilliant story from the magic man himself. The best fiction writer of all time. Whether you like are into diskworld or his other stories, he never fails to make you laugh.

He whizzed through it and then asked to read another by the same author, so a hit for sure! He is a fan of Walliams, Dahl, the Treehouse books, Tom Fletcher, David Baddiel etc. and this was his first foray into Pratchett. Would recommend for kids with similar tastes in books.

These stories were written when Pratchett was fairly young but the ideas are just as good as when he was older.

A very young Terry Pratchett - only one small story ref, the caveman rest a mix. Still Terry but not the polished character from the future

They need to be in the 7 to 10 year old age group I would suggest. Typical Pratchett cynical philosophy, but in simplistic terms and senaros that would amuse and inform a childs developing view of the world. As with all things children are exposed to in their formative years, parental supervision is essential.

Sir Terry was a master story teller and this early work is funny. For younger readers a great collection of stories and for older readers a chance to enjoy a talent again that was taken way too soon.

my first xmas gift and i love it

I have nearly all of Terry Pratchett’s books and this one was a really welcome addition to my library.

Excellent children's book Pratchett's imagination always coming up with some amazing short stories, so it is well worth a read.

Book of short early stories. Mostly for children but can be read by older people who are young at heart

any thing written by this deceased author us bound to be brilliant

I'm a fan but this really IS a kids book.

Love reading from Terry Pratchett's range of books

Very inventive, keeps your interest.

Perfect. A*****

I bought this for a 9 year old boy who loves reading... he really enjoyed it!!!

sad to know it will be the last book of Sir Terry Pratchett

Great short stories by Terry Pratchett. Ideal humorous stories for bed time.

The only book I've read by terry and I'd rate it 98/100 to be exact since I didn't understand some parts

Really enjoyed the book my grandson

Thank you for your art, Sir. We miss you. Of course, nothing to do with Discworld or stand alone novels like Strata, or Good Omens, or Nation. But those short stories are fun and are a good introduction to Sir Terry's works, especially for young readers.

It is fun and well worth reading but not his very best work.

Sehr schöne, kurzweilige Lektüre. Und nicht nur für das englischbegeisterte 12-jährige Kind, sondern auch für die Eltern. Sehr zu empfehlen!

Note: this is a CHILDREN'S book but the sort of children's book that makes you wish you were a child again.. This is not like The Carpet People or the Bromeliad Trilogy, which in effect were 'Pratchett lite', these short stories were written when Terry was himself a young man working for the Bucks Free Press and some of them are very short indeed and end abruptly with no plot development or even a commonly-accepted form of narrative, but I remember well what I loved as a small child, and this pushes all those buttons. The format, with all the onomatopoeic words being presented in large, wobbly fonts, coupled with the plentiful illustrations by Mark Beech (often sprawling across two pages) put one in mind of Dahl or Sendak, and the tales themselves are silly in the best possible way. I'm a huge Pratchett fan (see left middle of attached image) and I mourned his passing like family, and although this is far removed from his most famous works, it conjures a sense of innocence and simple joy that for me have been long buried beneath walls of cynicism. A wonderful work you'll want to read to your kids..

This is the last collection of short stories to be published by the late Terry Pratchett. This is a great way to introduce children to the world of Pratchett before the they discover the Dicsworld series. This collection of books are some of Pratchett earliest works (they were written when he was 17). The book contains 17 short stories, To give you a taste on some if the stories without giving to much away (as it best to discover these stories for yourself) they include a tale of three inventors who take a trip to the moon (which involves a bottle of lemonade), to a story of a professor who creates a steam-powered rocket to fly to Mars, to a silly time travel tale which involves a trip to the dentist for a caveman. All are stories are charming and fun which children (and adults) will enjoy. The book includes fun illustrations by Mark Beech which adds to the charm of the book. This is a great collection of stories by the master of literature which fans of Pratchett or those who are discovering him for the first time will enjoy. Will recommend.