Poor Stanley Lambchop wakes up one morning to find that he has gone flat again. After a bulletin board fell on him in Flat Stanley, his brother blew him up with a hose. This time, nothing seems to work and Stanley adjusts to life as a boy only half an inch thick. He discovers that there are some things that only a flat person can do. Read this book to discover how Stanley becomes a hero. Will Stanley stay flat forever, or is there an answer to his condition?

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 9/3/2009

ISBN-10: 0060095512

ISBN-13: 9780060095512

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Alex has a pesky little brother named Jonathan who is always getting into his things. Alex decides that the obvious solution is to build Star Jumper, a spaceship made out of cardboard boxes and duct tape, and fly into outer space far away from Jonathan. After testing the spaceship, Alex realizes that he must return to Earth to create a Micro-blaster. What happens when he accidentally blasts Jonathan, and some other inventions go awry, too? Read this hilarious book for a new view of sibling rivalry and cardboard inventions. Look for the sequels: Gravity Buster and Time Twister.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 11/8/2010

ISBN-10: 1553378865

ISBN-13: 9781553378860

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Stink Moody is Judy Moody's younger brother. He is afraid he will never grow! In fact, it's possible that he is shrinking. Judy measured him twice in one day, and the second time he was a full 1/4 inch shorter! Stink imagines that the gravity monster got him. He loves to draw comics about his life as the incredible shrinking kid. Everything that happens to Stink ends up in one of his comics. He becomes Newt Boy after he takes the class pet newt home. His favorite President is James Madison, not only because they share a first name (Stink's real name), but because Madison was the shortest President and he wrote the Bill of Rights. Stink is as much fun as his older sister.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 6/15/2009

ISBN-10: 0763620254

ISBN-13: 9780763620257

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'The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales' by Jon Scieszka is a zany retelling of some of your favorite fairy tales. The young reader will have fun listening to some of their favorite stories expressed from a different character's point of view. If you are looking for a book that faithfully recounts the familiar fairy tale, this is not it. But if you are interested in a book that will thoroughly entertain the reader with its unique stories and illustrations, you will love, 'The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales'.

Similar authors: Fiona Waters; Zoe B. Alley;

Similar books: The Three Silly Girls Grubb by John Hassett; The Three Little Javelinas by Susan Lowell; The Three Silly Billies by Margie Palatini; The Jolly Postman or Other People's Letters by Janet Ahlberg

Awards won: Caldecott Honor book 1993

Reviewed by: mb

Date read: 8/3/2011

ISBN-10: 067084487X

ISBN-13: 9780670844876

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Tommy is a typical 6th grader, trying to understand girls and life. His friend Dwight seems to be oblivious to the struggle. One day, while Tommy is debating how he should respond to another dilemma, Dwight's finger appears with an origami Yoda finger puppet, which seems to be spouting wise advice. Dwight is a master at origami and the puppet looks almost real. The same cannot be said for Dwight's Yoda voice, but his advice sounds odd enough to work, and it does! Soon, sixth, seventh and even eighth graders are lining up to ask Yoda questions. Knowing how clueless Dwight is, Tommy wonders, 'Can Origami Yoda be magic?' Tommy begins a project to investigate whether Origami Yoda is magic. Each of Tommy's schoolmates tells their own story of how Origami Yoda changed their life.

Similar authors: Louis Sachar

Awards nominated: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominee

Reviewed by: vfv

Date read: 4/4/2012

ISBN-10: 0810984253

ISBN-13: 9780810984257

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