The 117-story treehouse

Name: The 117-story treehouse
Author: Andy Griffiths
ISBN: 9781250317209

Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide

Dots, Plots & Daring Escapes!

by Andy Griffiths

Treehouse Books

Reading Level 3-4 C · Gentle Ages 9-12 Balanced Read Page-Turner

The text is written at a 3rd grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is gentle with no concerning themes. Its HootRating code, C, means gentle content.

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About This Book

Step inside a wildly imaginative treehouse that now reaches an incredible 117 stories tall, packed with outrageous rooms like a water-ski park with piranhas and a giant robot arena. When the illustrator tries his hand at telling the story, chaos erupts, and the Story Police come knocking! Join Andy, Terry, and Jill as they scramble to escape capture in a hilarious adventure bursting with slapstick fun and creativity.

Themes

Humor Adventure FriendshipCreativity

Quick Assessment

This is a Level 3-4 book with gentle content intensity. No notable content concerns flagged. Written for readers ages 9-12.

Why we rated The 117-story treehouse C (Gentle)

The 117-story treehouse is written at a Level 3-4 reading level across 384 pages (approximately 12,089 words). Reading-wise, most kids in grade 5 and up can manage The 117-story treehouse on their own; younger readers can enjoy it with a parent or teacher reading along.

Read aloud, The 117-story treehouse runs about 1.4 hours — long enough to span several bedtime sessions.

We rate The 117-story treehouse as C (Gentle) because the content sits in the "Gentle" range — no conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly gentle; no single dimension stands out as a concern.

No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the gentle intensity score.

Thematically, The 117-story treehouse explores humor, adventure, friendship, and creativity — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.

Good fit for

✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
✓ Reluctant readers who need fast-paced, hook-heavy stories to stay engaged.
✓ Kids drawn to stories about humor, adventure, friendship.
✓ Readers who fall hard for one book and want a long series to live in — there are 12 more books in the Treehouse Books series.

Maybe not for

! Readers looking for something heavier — this is a gentle, low-stakes story by design.

For Parents

Content Intensity

C · Gentle

Emotional

Gentle

Physical

Gentle

Social

Gentle

Thematic

Gentle

Reading the HootRating code: the first letter is the content intensity (C = Gentle · L = Mild · M = Moderate · I = Intense · V = Very Intense); the second, when there is one, is the kind of content that drives it (E = Emotional · P = Physical · S = Social · T = Thematic). Reading level and age range are rated separately. How we rate

No conflict beyond everyday childhood experiences. Safe for sensitive readers.

Data confidence: standard

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