Laughs for a Living

Laughs for a Living: Jokes about Doctors, Teachers, Firefighters, and Other People Who Work by Michael Dahl

Summary - Color illustrations and simple text accompany this collection of jokes and riddles about doctors, teachers, firefighters and other people who work.

My Thoughts - This is part of a series of joke books by Michael Dahl that are great fun! I've told many kids a joke or two as they come to the library to check out a book and they have all been well received. The reading level is easy so that these books can be enjoyed by a wide range of kids. Enjoy a laugh!

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Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco

Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco by Jarrett Krosoczka

Summary - Lunch Lady, a secret crime fighter, accompanies the Breakfast Bunch on a class trip to an art museum, but when Dee, Hector, and Terrence begin to thinkg there is something strange afoot, she suspects nothing.

My Thoughts - Lunch Lady is a graphic novel series that is just as much fun as Babymouse! Lunch Lady is a great crime fighter, who always saves the day, with lots of Pows! Hi-Yahs! and Whoomps!

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Roscoe Riley Rules #1

Roscoe Riley Rules #1: Never Glue Your Friends to Chairs by Katherine Applegate

Summary - Roscoe Riley, upset with the notion that his teacher could get in trouble, comes up with a plan to keep the bee antennae on the first grader's heads, and help the drummers stay in their seats for the open house play.

My Thoughts - Roscoe Riley is a wonderful example of a first grade boy who thinks things through and solves problems with first grade boy logic! That means things are sure to be hilarious! Especially when Roscoe grabs that bottle of Super-Mega-Gonzo-Glue also known as "don't-you-dare-glue"!

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Looking for a Moose

Looking for a Moose by Phyllis Root

Summary: Four children set off into the woods to find a moose.

My Thoughts: I spy skills are used in this funny story of four children who can't seem to see the moose that they are looking for in the woods! Readers will see the moose when the children in the story cannot! A fun read aloud with onomatopoeia!

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Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends

Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends by Wong Herbert Yee

Summary: When spring arrives, Mole and Mouse find a unique way to watch birds.

My Thoughts: The summary is short and sweet but it doesn't give you an idea of how funny this book really is! Mouse and Mole have trouble bird watching because they are always scaring the birds away before they can get close enough to see them. So they decide to dress up like birds and invade the nest to get close enough to really do some bird watching! You have to read the book to see if this creative solution really works! This title won the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award.

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Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole

Upstairs Mouse, Downstairs Mole by Wong Herbert Yee

Summary: Mouse and her downstairs neighbor, Mole, discover that when they help each other, housecleaning and other daily tasks are much easier.

My Thoughts: This is a fun series for the beginning reader. Mouse and Mole do a great job of showing children how to work with a friend to solve a problem. This title is the first in the series! Read on!

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Dying to Meet You

43 Old Cemetery Road: Dying to Meet You by Kate Klise

In this story told mostly through letters, children's boko author I. B. Grumply gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.

My Thoughts: I've read other books by Kate Klise before. This is a series similar to "Regarding the Fountain". It is written in letters from each of the characters. The story is fun and moves very fast. It is a short book, but it is the first in the series 43 Old Cemetery Road. So far, there are three books in the series. This would be a great book for teaching the Six Traits! It would make a fun read aloud too!

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