Overview
Picnic pranks and monkeyshines, knock-knocks and lots of yuks! From beach bloopers and garden goofies to fast-food freak-outs and pucks and yucks, every riddle here will make you giggle uncontrollably. What do cats carry to picnics? Mice chests. What kind of monkey can fly? Hot-air baboons. Why was the martial arts expert sick? He had kung flu. Why do dogs like to eat at Italian restaurants? For the paws-ta. And the delightfully silly drawings throughout make everything even funnier. You'll want to share the laughs with all your pals. A Selection of Scholastic Book Clubs.Synopsis
Picnic pranks and monkeyshines, knock-knocks and lots of yuks! From beach bloopers to garden goofies to fast-food freak-outs, every riddle here will make you giggle uncontrollably. What do cats carry to picnics? Mice chests. What kind of monkey can fly? Hot-air baboons. Why was the martial arts Expert sick? He had kung flu. Why do dogs like to eat at Italian restaurants? For the paws-ta. You'll want to share the laughs with all your pals.
Carol Rados - Children's Literature
"Who heads the Canine Mafia? The Dogfather. Why aren't squirrels welcome at picnics? They keep hiding the do-nuts." Everything from picnic pranks to fast food funnies, many of the riddles in this book are common jokes with new punch lines. Although cleverly thought up, I found many of the riddles to be a stretch and I'm not convinced that young kids will either remember the jokes or understand the punch lines. Perhaps if children have not already heard the common versions of these jokes, they might find them funny. Otherwise, I think much of the material would be considered "over their heads." 2002, Sterling Publishing Co, Ages 6 to 10.
Editorials
Children's Literature
"Who heads the Canine Mafia? The Dogfather. Why aren't squirrels welcome at picnics? They keep hiding the do-nuts." Everything from picnic pranks to fast food funnies, many of the riddles in this book are common jokes with new punch lines. Although cleverly thought up, I found many of the riddles to be a stretch and I'm not convinced that young kids will either remember the jokes or understand the punch lines. Perhaps if children have not already heard the common versions of these jokes, they might find them funny. Otherwise, I think much of the material would be considered "over their heads." 2002, Sterling Publishing Co, Ages 6 to 10.— Carol Rados