Free books: Humor
Struck By Lightning: The Carson Phillips Journal (2012)
Struck By Lightningby Carson PhilipsReview done by: Jana Alaslani(as if told by the main character)As a high school student, I am responsible to think of my future. My future is all I am supposed to think about.Ummmm...But before my future, I'll tell you about my present. I'm Carson Philips, a hi...
5 Very Good Reasons to Punch a Dolphin in the Mouth (and Other Useful Guides) (2000)
Surprisingly I didn’t find this book particularly entertaining. I didn’t like the grammar lessons (like "ten words you need to stop misspelling” and “how to use a semicolon”) and I thought most of the pages were not funny at all (like "8 ways to improve your home using a human corpse”, "why Nikol...
Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book (2011)
Book 2 in the Origami Yoda case files was yet another quick read. Thomas read it before I could this time, and has already read Jabba the Puppet (even though we don't have book 3, Fortune Wookie). I will wait til we get #3 to read them in order. Anyway, a rival origami figure, yep, Darth Paper...
The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection (2012)
All the things that make this series memorable are present in this novel, but it's just all starting to feel samey. The only progression that we see in this outing is that Fanwell is displaying the beginning of maturity, but other than that we have all the same players doing all the same things....
May We Be Forgiven (2012)
Another book that I wanted to love so much, but after finishing it I can only muster a "meh". It held my attention, but the absurd amount of violence details and 'edgy' satire (note to author ~ jokes about sexual abuse? Not really edgy...more like really, really desperate, regressive and beyond...
Die Sache mit dem Glück (2014)
Nachdem “Silver Linings” zu meinem Lesehighlight im letzten Jahr gehörte, war ich mehr als gespannt auf den neuesten Roman von Matthew Quick, “Die Sache mit dem Glück”.Viel Glück ist dem 39-jährigen Bartholomew bisher nicht widerfahren. Tatsächlich lebte er bis zu dem Tod seiner Mutter immer noch...
Press Here (2000)
We discovered this book when we were taking Effie to Picasso Playtime at the Two Rivers Art Gallery last year.A very simple and very clever concept. A white page with a painted yellow dot in the middle and the words PRESS HERE AND TURN THE PAGE lettered at the bottom. The child presses the dot,...
Press Here Game (2000)
So, Henre' Tullet has done an AMAZING job on this book, "Press Here." I was referred to this book by one of my classmates and I am so glad that I got it. I think this is one of the most creative and interactive books that I have read thus far. It literally challenges both reader and audience to p...
Un Livre (French Edition) (2000)
I taught an augmented reality class in early May to Kindergarten and First Graders. I introduced it with this read aloud book. Honestly it can be so easy for Kindergartners to believe that the colored balls in this book are really moving. This book makes them giggle and laugh. We did all kinds o...
Un libro (2000)
Tullet, H., & Franceschelli, C. (2011). Press here. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.Kirkus Review 2011Concept BookThis book is an event! With the ability to captivate the audience of most any age, Tullet flawlessly carries us through a 2D interactive journey with his dots. They are so simple, with...
Every Thing on It (2011)
This book is all poems. And I love poems! Especially Shel Silversteins because he makes the poems always funny and he draws good pictures that match the poems. He wrote many books. My favorite poem is really short and is called "Asleep." This is how it goes: "My lazy foot just fell asleep wh...
Con Todo (2013)
This poetry book was published after Shel Silverstein passed away. These previously unpublished poems were selected by Silverstein’s family. The 145 poems were eliminated from his earlier books, but only because they did not fit in the order Silverstein was looking for in a given collection. The...
Big Nate Strikes Again (2010)
Honestly think these books are kind of garbage in that Nate is a total dick and models awful behaviors. I sound like I'm a hundred, probably, but it is sort of depressing how awful he is! It's the same brand of humor as Diary of a Wimpy Kid, but those were funnier to me so I guess I was more tole...
Suicide Notes (2008)
Sweet Jesus Christ on a biscuit , i love this book , it's my favourite by far , i didn't want it to end it's too short for god's sake , i think the character i liked the most is Sadie , even though her story's a mystery that was not revealed ( think about making a book about her ) .i LOVE the w...
This is Not My Hat (2011)
For a few-worded children's picture book, the illustrations tell the true story of what happens when you take something that isn't yours. When a small fish decides that he can take the hat of a big fish, he thinks that he can get away with it, but the pictures show that that isn't the case. I lov...