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From: Carol Edwards <edwarc_at_pon.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:11:18 -0700
I'm very fond of Hilary McKay and that British form of humor that is laugh-o ut-loud funny while still dealing with real issues sensitively.
Another book that had me laughing (and crying) last year was "Sons of the 61 3" by Michael Rubens. Maybe it was partly my familiarity with the suburban Minnesota setting, but riffing off the bar mitzvah moment where you declare , "I am a man" made for some hilarious moments.
That's the kind of humor that I most appreciate, where it provides insight i nito the human condition at the same time you can't help smiling. Carol
Carol Edwards Co-Manager of Children's and Family Services Denver Public Library 10 W Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. Denver, CO 80204 720 865-1307
Opinions expressed here are my own and while strongly held and firmly believ ed, do not belong to my employer in any way."
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From : Reid, Robert A.
Sent : 6/12/2013 9:14:42 AM To : ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu Cc : Subject : RE:
Keep Them Laughing
I mentioned in a post last week that Chris Crutcher and Jon Scieszka both ha ve humorous autobiograhies. Here are some other examples of humor for kids and teens in biographies:
The Great and Only Barnum by Candace Fleming: There is a hilarious side-bar retellling a prank where a sailboat full of businessmen had one razor to sha re. Uncle Phin proposed that he shave first, then everyone shave half thei r beard and pass the razor on. When everyone had a first pass at it, the r azor would go around again to finish the jobs. Phin was the first to get t he razor on the second go-round. After he finished, he tossed the razor in the ocean. The sheepish businessmen arrived on shore with half a beard ea ch, except for the clean shaven Phin.
Bon Apetit: the Delicious Life of Julia Child by Jessie Hartland has an illu stration of a card cue lady holding a card that reads, "You have spinach on your teeth."
Beverly Cleary's A Girl from Yamhill recounts the time she climbed on the fa rmhouse roof and walked around. When her father caught her, he responded , "Next time do it on the ground."
Raold Dahl's autobiography Boy: Roald filled his sister's boyfriend's pipe w ith goat droppings while the rest of the family, including his mother, watch ed in conspiritorial silence. They didn't like the boyfriend.
What to Do about Alice by Barbara Kerley quotes Teddy Roosevelt - "I can be president of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly DO BOTH!"
Rob Reid University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Something Funny Happened at the Library (ALA Editions, 2003) What's Black and White and Reid All Over? (ALA Editions, 2012) Silly Books to Read Aloud (Huron Street Press, 2013)
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:11:18 -0700
I'm very fond of Hilary McKay and that British form of humor that is laugh-o ut-loud funny while still dealing with real issues sensitively.
Another book that had me laughing (and crying) last year was "Sons of the 61 3" by Michael Rubens. Maybe it was partly my familiarity with the suburban Minnesota setting, but riffing off the bar mitzvah moment where you declare , "I am a man" made for some hilarious moments.
That's the kind of humor that I most appreciate, where it provides insight i nito the human condition at the same time you can't help smiling. Carol
Carol Edwards Co-Manager of Children's and Family Services Denver Public Library 10 W Fourteenth Ave. Pkwy. Denver, CO 80204 720 865-1307
Opinions expressed here are my own and while strongly held and firmly believ ed, do not belong to my employer in any way."
------- Original Message -------
From : Reid, Robert A.
Sent : 6/12/2013 9:14:42 AM To : ccbc-net_at_lists.wisc.edu Cc : Subject : RE:
Keep Them Laughing
I mentioned in a post last week that Chris Crutcher and Jon Scieszka both ha ve humorous autobiograhies. Here are some other examples of humor for kids and teens in biographies:
The Great and Only Barnum by Candace Fleming: There is a hilarious side-bar retellling a prank where a sailboat full of businessmen had one razor to sha re. Uncle Phin proposed that he shave first, then everyone shave half thei r beard and pass the razor on. When everyone had a first pass at it, the r azor would go around again to finish the jobs. Phin was the first to get t he razor on the second go-round. After he finished, he tossed the razor in the ocean. The sheepish businessmen arrived on shore with half a beard ea ch, except for the clean shaven Phin.
Bon Apetit: the Delicious Life of Julia Child by Jessie Hartland has an illu stration of a card cue lady holding a card that reads, "You have spinach on your teeth."
Beverly Cleary's A Girl from Yamhill recounts the time she climbed on the fa rmhouse roof and walked around. When her father caught her, he responded , "Next time do it on the ground."
Raold Dahl's autobiography Boy: Roald filled his sister's boyfriend's pipe w ith goat droppings while the rest of the family, including his mother, watch ed in conspiritorial silence. They didn't like the boyfriend.
What to Do about Alice by Barbara Kerley quotes Teddy Roosevelt - "I can be president of the United States, or I can control Alice. I cannot possibly DO BOTH!"
Rob Reid University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Something Funny Happened at the Library (ALA Editions, 2003) What's Black and White and Reid All Over? (ALA Editions, 2012) Silly Books to Read Aloud (Huron Street Press, 2013)
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