Thursday, July 9, 2009

40. The Incredible Shrinking Kid - Megan McDonald

Stink Series, Book #1
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
102+ pages (Last 12 pgs. are upcoming book)
Candlewick, 2005
$4.99
Rating: 5 (Yup, 5. Can't wait to read another.)
Reading Level N

This book has references to poetry, figurative language, research, acrostic poetry, and six pages of graphic novel/comics at end of each of the chapters. It's REALLY well written. James Moody ("Stink") is Judy Moody's younger brother. She figures prominently in the book. "You're only as short as you feel." How can you beat that?

Okay, I'm sold. I love Stink. (Does that mean I'll love Judy Moody?)

Stink is certain he's shrinking. He's certainly not getting any taller. Then he gets to be the person that brings home the class newt for the weekend, and it slips down the drain. He celebrates James Madison for President's Day (he was 5' 4" tall), likes school, enjoys homework, writes poetry and songs - well, what's not to love?

The illustrations are the same as Judy Moody. Black and white and fun.

It looks like there are four books in the series so far:
1. Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid, 2005
2. Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker, 2006
3. Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers, 2007
4. Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express, 2008

1 comment:

Yoel Kreisler said...

Hey Ms. G! How're you doing these days? Good? That's good. I found out about your log from my bro and thouht it might be interseting to check out. It's really impressive. I like it! I want to reccomend a book to you. It's not for your fifth graders or 6th graders or whoever you have these days. It's called Lord Fouls Bane, By Stephen R. Donaldson. It's part of a fantasy trilogy called The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The Unbeliever. It an excellent book even if you don't like fantasy. The writing is so descriptive and poetic I just fell in love with it. Please read it. Youll love although it is a bit dark. And when youre done with it you can put it on your blog. So, if you want to reply e-mail me at yoelgk@comcast.net, or if you have a Facebook or something you can message me. Ok. Bye!

-Yoel