I read this with my 9-year old and we both had great guffaws. Funny and enjoyable.
I rated this 4 out 5 stars because some of the plot points seemed a bit contrived at times but overall, I do recommend it as a read aloud book.

Charlie Turns Into a T-Rex by Sam Copeland is a masterpiece of a book and I found myself laughing out loud whilst reading. I loved the humour of the children and I found myself devouring this book within days.
This book is wonderfully illustrated and I'm definitely going to be picking up all the other Charlie books!

Thank you for the opportunity to read this book for review consideration. Unfortunately I did not enjoy it and as such will not be reviewing it.

I've finished reading Charlie Changes into a T-Rex and I'm afraid Sam Copeland's done it again.

It's packed full of the basest humour; never have I read so many poo and wee jokes. And he's done it all with style and intelligence and heart.

The illustrations by Sarah Horne are wonderful, bringing the whole gang of kids to life with depth and verve, and I just love how comic her renditions of the animals Charlie changes into are.

It's a story about anxiety, and coping mechanisms and the importance of friends and family. It's a story about what we're prepared to do to help the people we love. It's a story about poo, and wee and bums.

It's bloody hilarious and I'm looking forward to reading it again with my kids because it's the kind of story that will be even funnier read aloud.

And for all the crudity and coarse humour, it's told very cleverly. I loved the narrative asides footnotes and other touches.

Hilariously funny and perfect for any 6-11 year old. Plenty of toilet humour. Great level for 8-10 year olds to read on their own, or younger children with a parent. Some great puns to keep the adults groaning too.

The book opens with a message from the publisher advising the reader not to read on! Doesn't that make you want to keep going!? Beginning with a quick recap of the first book about Charlie McGuffin, readers who haven't read Charlie Changes into a Chicken (like myself) are given a brief idea of the story line, so we're fully up to date with who the characters are and whether they are friendly (or not)

Supported by his friends, Charlie is trying to learn to control his 'super power' where he turns into different animals when he becomes upset or stressed. Sadly, in the run up to Christmas, Charlie's dad's business suffers a major blow and it looks like Charlie will have to move house and live with his one-legged Aunt Brenda and her cats. Charlie is desperate for this not to happen, and when he finds out his nemesis Dylan's dad is responsible, he and his friends set out to steal back what has been stolen! This means seriously controlling his changing! The only problem is, he seems to be forgetting who he really is when he's an animal and that could be disastrous!

I read this book aloud to another adult (because I kept giggling when reading silently!) I'm not sure I could use it in a classroom because there is quite a lot of toilet humour - but it is hilarious in places! I'm sure young readers of about 7-9 would absolutely love it and I can think of a few children who I will recommend it to. I will definitely be checking out Charlie Changes into a Chicken and I'm intrigued to see what adventures (and mishaps) Charlie will face in the future.

I received an eARC of this book from the publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the second in the Charlie series although you could read it as a stand alone it is funnier if you have read the first.

Charlie is just getting over the ending of the first book when his Dad announces that the family is in financial trouble because of something Dylan's (Charlie's arch-enemy) Dad has done. Charlie and his trio of friends work out a plan to try to save the day and much hilarity follows.

My son has thoroughly enjoyed this and the first book. The French pigeons are a particular hit and we (I mean my son obviously!) are hoping they will appear in the third book.

Thank you Sam Copeland for making the bedtime story in our house so enjoyable!

Hilarious - I absolutely loved the first book and this is a brilliant follow up. The illustrations are fantastic too!

'Charlie turns into a T-rex' is a fun book for young readers looking for a chapter book. Charlie is unsettled by news that his father's business is struggling and the family may need to sell their home and move in with his somewhat terrifying aunt. On top of that, his brother has serious health issues and almost died. As a nine year old, trying to cope with this big issues without worrying his parents, he also has a somewhat out of control super power - being able to become another creature.
Together with his friends, Charlie learns to tame this power and use it to try to save his father's business so that they won't have to move and he can stay at the same school. All does not go according to plan, but all it well in the end.
The author acts also as narrator, interjecting asides and plenty of the kind of lavatorial humour that appeals to small boys. I enjoyed this book and am sure it will be enjoyed by young readers.

What a brilliant read. When stressed Charlie turns into an animal BU T cannot control what animal and to make thing worse when changed he is forgetting that he is Charlie. A horrid businessman steals from Charlie’s Dad so a mission is planned to save the day. Will this happen? Read and find out.
Love the Author popping up now and again for clarification.

My 8 year old son read this book on his own each night before bed and it seems to have been a good level for him- I asked if there were any words he got stuck on and there were only 1 or 2.
He loves dinosaurs so was very interested in the title of this book and keen to read it. However, he was disappointed to find that while Charlie did turn into lots of different creatures, he didn’t turn into a T-Rex at any point during the story. I read the end of the book to him, where it explains that it’s a bit of a trick and Charlie did not turn into a dinosaur, but he still felt disappointed and it clouded how he felt about the story. Guess he didn’t get the joke as he wanted to give it one star out of five. Honest review from an 8 year old!!

This was completely zany and huge fun. Some of the humour was aimed at adults thought, and I wonder whether its young readership (I'm guessing 7-9 year olds) would get the references to Game of Thrones or Chairman Miaow, even if I groaned at the pun. Also, the asides from the author became too much like a sales pitch for Book 1, which I haven't read, and I didn't appreciated being told there would not be a T-Rex after wondering when it was going to happen.

A fun read which will encourage young readers to continue reading until the end of the story.There is a strange willingness to dispel reality in order for the book to move on at a quick pace.Charlie and his friends suffer the same doubts as all youngsters and as usual one of the problems is being liked and being believed.Here is a good second instalment in Charlie’s life and he looks set to have many more silly adventures.Not too sure about enticing readers with the promise of Dinosaurs being present in the story.Perhaps story number three will deliver the goods!

The lack of any T-Rexes was a daring joke but I really liked it, along with the rest of the "publisher's" commentary. The toilet humour was genuinely funny and I loved the pigeons! A chuckle-worthy friendship-affirming read for children... and adults who still secretly enjoy the odd wee and poo joke!

Charlie is nine years old. When he’s upset, he turns into an animal. Any animal. No warning. No time to hide. There’s a whole lot of upset coming Charlie’s way, since his Dad’s company is in trouble which means they could lose their house and have to move in with horrible Aunt Brenda and her 17 cats. Charlie and his gaggle of friends will have to move fast to avoid a crisis.
Enough mention of bodily fluids/solids and gross-out moments to keep any child entertained. I’m just not quite sure at what age group this book is aimed - probably between age 6 and 9 - a six-year-old possibly being overwhelmed by the family crisis bit and a nine-year-old waving the plot off as babyish. And where was the dinosaur?? Despite the cut-out characters, I quite enjoyed reading it.

Charlie is back & so is his slightly weird and extraordinary ability but can he control it? Despite what he tells his friends, he’s not really mastered changing into animals and he really needs to. The stress of possibly moving away from his friends won’t really help either. But if they can find what was stolen from his Dad’s business, maybe the McGuffin family won’t have to sell up and move in with the dreaded Aunt Brenda!

A light-hearted and fun story that will have you laughing out loud at Charlie’s misadventures through the animal kingdom.