- Illustrated Chapter Books
- Ages 7–10
- Comedy
The 78-Storey Treehouse
Book 6 of 13 in The Treehouse SeriesView the full series
A sixth Treehouse adventure that turns the boys' impossible home into a movie set, with all the disruption, ego and nonsense that implies. It keeps the series' heavy visual support and joke-a-minute pacing while adding a Hollywood-style hook.
- Best for7–10
- FormatIllustrated
- Length384 pp
- Read aloud~5 hr25 min
The vibe
What it’s like.
Style
- Conversational
- Comedic
- Onomatopoeic
Tone
- Funny
- Silly
- Absurdist
- Irreverent
- Exciting
Themes
Experience meters
What’s it about?
The story.
Andy and Terry's treehouse has now reached seventy-eight storeys, adding yet more ridiculous floors to an already impossible home. This time, the biggest disruption is not just the new rooms but the arrival of a film crew: their treehouse life is being turned into a movie, and everyone suddenly has opinions about acting, fame, special effects and who should be in charge. The sixth Treehouse book keeps the series' core appeal: manic narrator energy, dense cartoon illustrations, impossible inventions, huge jokes and a constant feeling that the book is being assembled while you read it. The film-making setup gives the chaos a fresh shape, while still leaving plenty of room for random rooms, sudden digressions and Terry Denton's page-filling visual gags. It is especially good for readers who find conventional chapter books too text-heavy but enjoy long, funny books they can race through.
Fit check
Right for your child?
Where it lands by age
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- Best fit · 7–10
- Read aloud · 6–10
- Independent · 7–11
Prose load
Moderate
Visual support
Very high
Reluctant-reader friendly
Very
Read-aloud quality
Strong
Works well for
- Reading aloud
- Reading together
- Reluctant readers
Nothing in the book is likely to concern most parents. Safe to recommend without preview.
Bedtime suitability
2 / 5 · Better outside bedtime
Sensitive-child
4 / 5 · Good fit
Graphic intensity
1 / 5 · None
Best for
- Diary of a wimpy kid fans
- Captain underpants fans
- Silly humour
- Visual readers
- Film fans
Avoid if
- Prefers realistic stories
- Prefers calm books
- Needs tight plot
- Dislikes shouting
Particularly good for children who are…
- Reluctant reader
- Struggling with reading
- Neurodiversity or learning differences
- Interested in art and creativity
In the classroom
How it works in school.
The anarchic, hugely funny Treehouse series — a legendary reluctant-reader hook and classroom-library staple.
A book children love that happens to support school — never a stand-in for the texts a class is taught with. Reviewed for the classroom · June 2026.
Why it lands
Why they love it.
Why kids love it
The specific delight is Hollywood arriving — a film crew turns up to make a movie of Andy and Terry's lives, and the treehouse becomes a film set, with all the egos and disasters that implies. The Treehouse where the boys' fame becomes the joke.
- Adventure and freedom
- Having a secret base
- Secret world
- Trickery and cleverness
Why parents love it
The sixth Treehouse — a film crew arrives to film the boys' lives, which gives the chaos a fresh shape. The Treehouse spoof of celebrity culture, played for seven-year-olds. Reliable late-mid volume.
- Shared humour
- Quick to read
- Conversation starter
In the series
The Treehouse Series.
13 books · open the series →
About the creators
About the creators.
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Lateral matches. Same shelf, different texture.
Come into this from…
Easier or preparing reads — perfect lead-ins.
Where to go next…
Escalation reads — a step up in scale, silliness, or stakes.
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