How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your Class) [Hardcover]

Jay Leno (Author), S. B. Whitehead (Illustrator)

Book Description

If you want to be funny, this book is for you!

This big book of humor and wisecracks contains hundreds of original jokes and bits of advice from Jay Leno, host of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Chock-full of knock-knock jokes, hilarious puns ("Is it true that if it takes a corner too fast, a Mercedes-Benz?"), and Jay's tips for making a career in comedy (he got his start at a MacDonald's employee talent show), this totally new joke book fr the twenty-first century is an essential starting point for anybody looking to find their funny bone.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 2-6–A collection of jokes, riddles, wordplay, and tongue twisters, all liberally mixed with advice on how to become a comedian. Most of the bits are funny and age appropriate. However, some selections deal with times, places, or people that won't be familiar to the target audience. The volume sports a punchy contemporary design that utilizes black-and-white photography, clip art, and a plethora of fonts and type sizes. While the author sometimes puts being class clown above schoolwork and getting good grades, the book is overall a helpful look into the life of a budding performer. Children will love it because of the wealth of material within it. Leno tells them to use it freely and advises them to learn from watching and listening to others, but to create their own material.–Cynde Suite, Bartow County Library System, Adairsville, GA
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing (September 27, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416906312
• ISBN-13: 978-1416906315
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,244,173 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sure Bet With Kids, October 15, 2005

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S. Peek (Rocky Mountains, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your Class) (Hardcover)

My teenage daughter has laughed herself silly with this book. It is full of all kinds of jokes, many of which are pretty corny. She shared a few dozen of them with me.

Here are a couple of her favorites:

Teacher: Now, who can explain Einstein's Theory of Relativity?
Li'l Jay: Einstein?

Teacher: Use the word MOTIF in a sentence.
Li'l Jay: My grandma wears dentures because she has no motif.

If you have a youngster who has a keen sense of humor, this will probably be a hit.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a book my son can LOVE., October 28, 2005

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Julie Clark Robinson "Author, Live in the Moment" (Hudson/Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your Class) (Hardcover)

As an author, it frustrates me that my third-grade son HATES to read! This book, however, is different. He's having fun, becoming more outgoing and reading without even feeling as if he's doing homework. (His class has to read 400 minutes per month.) Love it! Buy it for your kids who struggle with reading.
Julie Clark Robinson, author of Live in the Moment

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jay, You are doing all the RIGHT things!, November 17, 2005

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Debra L. Noyes "A Mom , always" (New Hampshsire, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World (or Just in Your Class) (Hardcover)

This book touches the very heart of every child, teen and parent. For Jay to have the proceeds go to Concerns of Police Survivors is enheartening, as the children of fallen officers have so much to give and receive in this world, still...and encouragement makes a difference to them. I will give all my nieces and nephews, and children a book for Christmas.
Way to go, Jay!