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The Mischievians: With Audio Recording (2013)

by William Joyce(Favorite Author)

3.85 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1442473487 (ISBN13: 9781442473485)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

review 1: Aah, if there were ever a book more made for book-talking to an elementary school audience, I'm not sure I have found it. OK, well, maybe except for The Day My Butt Went Psycho. Have you ever wondered what causes you to yawn? What about what makes you laugh during SUPER SERIOUS moments? Well, you're in luck -- none of these things are actually your fault...it's all the fault of the Mischievians! These tiny little creatures will just NOT LEAVE HUMANS ALONE!Probably the best part of this book are William Joyce's (as usual) AMAZING illustrations. These creatures are hilarious and bizarre, and are designed perfect for tormenting people. I also love that the book is written in the form of a Q&A (perfect for doing tandem book talks with another person), and that there's a... more little space in the back of the book for you to draw the Mischievians YOU discover! Will definitely be book-talking this for K-3rd graders when we do summer reading school visits this year.
review 2: Delightful! Utter nonsense. Set up like an encyclopedia that describes the little creatures "Mischievians" that cause all the havoc in one's life like missing homework, the odd sock syndrome, strange smells, itches you can't reach, sticky hands, etc. Starts and ends with a little set-up story but mostly just a Question and Answer format with a pager per creature. Quite hilarious. Does include a couple of "toilet" variety humour. And, of course, profusely illustrated with Joyce's magnificent illustration! less

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