Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid (Stink series)
Fans of the Judy Moody series about an outspoken and assertive third grade girl have been glad to see a whole new spin-off series about her younger brother, Stink, just as Beezus fans love books about her little sister, Ramona, in Beverly Cleary's classic series. Shortest in his family and the shortest second-grader in Class 2D, Stink is appalled when Judy measures him before bed and gives him the bad news: he's one quarter inch shorter now than he was that morning. Judy gives him hair gel to make his hair stick straight up so he looks taller. Unfortunately, it turns his hair orange. "I look like a carrot!" he says. In other hilarious chapters, Stink is chosen to bring home the class newt, Newton, with disastrous results, and he does a report on his favorite president, the shortest one, James Madison, for Presidents' Day. Interspersed throughout this breezy, easy-to-read chapter book are Stink's own comic book pages, "The Adventures of Stink." Kids love to write and illustrate new cartoon panels based on their own lives, adventures, and imaginations. Set them loose on the rest of the series, and ZOOM, they're reading and loving it!
Reviewed by : JF.
Themes : BROTHERS AND SISTERS. HUMOR. PRESIDENTS. SCHOOLS & SCHOOL STORIES.
CRITICS HAVE SAID
- Her timing is impeccable and her voicing is playful, adding a new dimension to this already compelling story. Appropriate for group or individual listening, this title will be especially appreciated by emergent readers.
–Kirsten Martindale, School Library Journal - Presented in large type on small pages, enhanced with plenty of Reynolds’s black-and-white ink-and-wash drawings, plus comics contributed by Stink himself, and ending on a triumphant note, this makes fine fare for fledgling chapter-book readers.
–Kirkus Reviews
IF YOU LOVE THIS BOOK, THEN TRY:
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Blume, Judy. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. Dutton, 1972. ISBN-10: 0525469311
Cameron, Ann. The Stories Huey Tells. Knopf, 1995. (And others in the Huey series.) ISBN-13: 978-0679885597
Cameron, Ann. The Stories Julian Tells. Pantheon, 1981. (And others in the Julian series.) ISBN-13: 978-0394828923
Cleary, Beverly. Ramona Quimby, Age 8. Morrow, 1981. (And others in the Ramona series.) ISBN-13: 978-0380709564
Cutler, Jane. Rats. Farrar, 1996. ISBN-13: 978-0374462031
Greene, Stephanie. Show and Tell. Clarion, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0395888988
Holm, Jennifer. Babymouse: Our Hero. Illus. by Matthew Holm. Random House, 2005. (And others in the Babymouse series.) ISBN-13: 978-0375832307
Lowry, Lois. All About Sam. Houghton Mifflin, 1988. (And others in the Sam series.) ISBN-13: 978-0395486627
McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody. Candlewick, 2000. (And others in the Judy Moody series.) ISBN-13: 978-1406301854
McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday. Candlewick, 2007. ISBN-13: 978-0763632373
McDonald, Megan. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express. Candlewick, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-1406313413
McDonald, Megan. Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker. Candlewick, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-0763632366
McDonald, Megan. Stink and the World’s Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers. Candlewick, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-0763636692