Guys Read: Funny Business (Hardcover)

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Guys Read: Funny Business (Hardcover)

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Funny Business, the first volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to delight, amuse, and possibly make you spit your milk in your friend's face.

There's something for everyone in this collection of short stories from some of the funniest writers around. This hilarious, offbeat first installment in the Guys Read Library is 100% grade-A humor, guaranteed to have kids of all ages asking for more.

Authors include Mac Barnett, Eoin Colfer, Christopher Paul Curtis, Kate DiCamillo & Jon Scieszka, Paul Feig, Jack Gantos, Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Adam Rex, and David Yoo, with illustrations by Adam Rex.

Jon Scieszka is the National Ambassador for Children's Literature emeritus and the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books for kids, including The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales, Math Curse, Robot Zot!, and the Time Warp Trio series. Jon founded Guys Read to encourage a passion for reading among young boys, with the philosophy that boys love to read most when they are reading things they love. A former elementary school teacher, Jon lives in Brooklyn with his family. For more great books, more great facts, and more about your favorite authors, head over to www.guysread.com. You'll be glad you did.

Product Details ISBN: 9780061963742
ISBN-10: 0061963747
Publisher: Walden Pond Press
Publication Date: September 21st, 2010
Pages: 288
Language: English
Series: Guys Read

Utterly dude worthy. — Kirkus Reviews

A must-have collection for the boys in your library—and while you’re at it, get a copy for the girls, too! — Booklist (starred review)

Future volumes will cover such genres as nonfiction, science fiction, mystery, and sports. If they’re as good as this one, boys--and girls--are in for a treat. — Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Funny Business, sets the bar high....Will have readers laughing as they turn the pages. — Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA)