Kids Blog : humor

Boys will be boys!

HipChick@evpl — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:12:00 GMT

Reading!

There is something hilarious about “unmentionables!” Especially for those little boys! There have been some really creative books lately that will make you change your mind about talking in hushed tones. These books will teach you a bit about fashion, the important role of vocabulary and make you laugh from the bottom up!

10 lucky things that have happened to me since I nearly got hit by lightning

kiya@evpl — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:52:00 GMT

Effie Maloney's family has had a rough few years, but lately, things have turned around. Effie is now keeping a list of all the good luck she has had in recent months. The only black cloud is her bossy older sister, Maxie. Then Valentine's Day arrives, and Effie's luck starts to turn. I laughed a lot as I read of Effie's attempts to reclaim her good luck, and felt bad for Effie remembering how hard 4th grade can be.

I was a little puzzled about why the book didn't have the story about Effie being almost struck by lightning mentioned in the title. Finally, I realized that story is told in an earlier book called My big sister is so bossy she says you can't read this book.

the author's webpage

EVPL titles by Mary Hershey

I see London, I see France...

HipChick@evpl — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:00:00 GMT

I see someone’s…No, that’s wrong! An unsuspecting character finds something interesting. It’s a hat! All of the other animals think so too, except for one. This is a really cute book about unmentionables that will have kids and grownups laughing out loud!

I've heard there are TWO sides to every story - maybe even THREE

kiya@evpl — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:07:00 GMT

Millicent Min is having a bad summer -

1. Her mom signed her up for volleyball
2. Her grandmother is about to move away
3. She doesn't really have friends, though Emily is a possibility
4. She has to tutor awful Stanford Wong
5. Her mother might be really sick

Or maybe Stanford Wong is having a bad summer -

He flunked English and has to go to summer school
His dad canceled Basketball Camp (see #1)
His parents are fighting, and his dad works too much
He has to be tutored by that geek genius, Millicent Min
His grandmother has to move to a retirement home
He likes Emily, but she's always hanging around Millicent

Emily's summer starts out bad, but it might be improving -

- 1. Her parents split, and she and her mom are moving across the country
- 2. She misses her dad a lot
- 3. Her dad sends her a credit card - for emergencies only...
- 4. Her mom signs her up for volleyball , but she meets Millicent there
- 5. Millicent knows this cute guy Stanford , but something doesn't ring true
- 6. Her dad doesn't think needing ice cream after volleyball is an emergency

Lisa Yee wrote Millicent Min, Girl Genius in 2003. It won lots of awards. She wanted to write a book about a girl who was lonely, so she chose a character who was very smart, and in school with much older kids.

Three years later, Yee's 10 year old daughter said she hated boys. Yee decided to write a book from a boy's point of view, and show that they were okay, just sometimes different from girls. She decided to tell the story of that same summer that was in Millicent's book, only from Stanford's point of view, in Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time.

Her readers loved it, and asked for a book that showed how Emily saw that summer, too. Yee followed up with So Totally Emily Ebers, which came out this spring.

It's fun to see the same events from different points of view. Do you know other books like this?

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Granny will fix it!

HipChick@evpl — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:18:00 GMT

Guess what? You are spending the night at Granny's house and you get to sleep in the big bed all by yourself. Are you going to be scared?? Of course not....what's that noise? Can someone sleep with me? How about some of the farm animals? Did you hear that? GRANNY!!! What a funny story to read about being afraid of something in the dark!

Simple can be good

bookchick@evpl — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:15:00 GMT

I've been told that I have a simple sense of humor.

Sounds bad doesn't it?

But, simple is the reason I really like Mo Willems' Elephant & Piggie books.

These picture books have simple text and simple illustrations that let the characters personality and relationship tell the story. Not to mention they make me laugh out loud. The facial expressions alone are enough to induce a giggle. Try them out and see if they don't make you smile.

Check out his website: http://www.mowillems.com/