Kids who want to request his services crawl through the air ducts and fly down a slide into the attic, munching on homemade cookies that have been strategically placed in the air vent entrance.ĭewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver follows Dewey as he tackles his cases. He finds ways to help children change their parents’ unattractive behavior.ĭewey’s business is so busy that he has an office (in his attic), an assistant (his old babysitter), and letterhead stationery. Enter Dewey Fairchild, Parent Problem Solver.
The child may even be embarrassed by how his parent behaves in public. There comes a time when a child no longer believes that his parent knows everything. Perfect for middle grade readers who enjoy humorous stories involving parents, friends, and lots of cookies. Looking over the file of the burping father, Dewey finds that he also picks his nose in public, and "had to admit, having a public nose picker for a father pretty much nosed ahead of other people's problems." He tells his secretary, "Get it, Clara!? I'm picking her case first!" Go ahead and groan, but it is funny. And there is plenty of word play and puns. For those who enjoy spies and detectives, there are the stakeouts, message drops, and using Wolfie to smuggle tape recorders. Readers who like secret hideouts or clubhouses will love Dewey's office and the way clients enter and exit. There are the funny parent problems and the even funnier things Dewey has the kids do to break those parental habits. Seraphina and Colin's attempts at undercover work in the dental office of Dewey's father are hilarious and show how far true friends will go to help each other. It proves that no one is perfect and that we can all use some help from our friends. But what will really win everyone over is the fact that Dewey has a parent problem of his own and doesn't know how to solve it. Scenes like the joker dad sucking his thumb in shock over being pranked himself will have readers laughing out loud. As he puts it, "Desperate mothers called for desperate measures."Įach situation is handled successfully and readers will be amused by the solutions to the problems. Sometimes he even enlists the assistance of his friends in gathering information or find the right approach for clients to break their parents of all these bad habits.
Fairchild finds cures for overprotective mothers, fathers who won't stop playing pranks, and other dilemmas brought to him by kids from all over town. With the help of his secretary Clara and her dog Wolfgang von Fluff Bucket, young Mr. Dewey handles issues ranging from germaphobic mothers to fathers that belch (and worse) in public. That's right, a young boy with detective abilities who also happens to be good at "curing" problem parents. Imagine a cross between Encyclopedia Brown and Mrs.
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