It's Time For School, Stinky Face [Hardcover]

Lisa Mccourt (Author), Cyd Moore (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 9 and up

Is Stinky Face ready for school? This imaginative little boy is not at ALL sure about going to school, and he has a whole bunch of questions for his mom. What it the school bus gets a flat tire? What if a spaceship lands next to the jungle gym at recess? And what if all the desks start flying around the classroom?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 1-This follow-up to I Love You, Stinky Face (BridgeWater, 1997) continues in the tradition of innumerable stories in which a mother comforts her child's fears, but with a goofy twist. As with the first book, there is little sense of sentimentality, as Mama tries to allay her youngster's misgivings. The story begins with a concern that too many kids will get on the school bus, causing the tires to go flat. From there, the situations grow increasingly preposterous, such as what if the principal is "-really a witch-And she turned me into a snarly werewolf in polka dot underwear-?" McCourt does nothing new with this now-familiar story format but just goes for the easy laughs instead. Still, the silliness does provide Moore the opportunity to draw lots of entertainingly funny pictures. Her lively cartoon style is perfect for the over-the-top scenarios described in the text. Young readers may smile at Stinky Face's wacky imaginings, but this book has nothing to make it an enduring favorite.
Tim Wadham, Maricopa County Library District, Phoenix, AZ
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From Booklist

Ages 3-6. The boy and his mother from I Love You, Stinky Face (1997) are back. Starting school is the situation this time, and again the picture book counters a kid's fears with his mother's warm, funny reassurance. The boy imagines wild, scary "What if?" scenarios on the school bus, in the classroom, and on the playground. Mama answers with even wilder solutions that extend his slapstick fantasies of flying desks, visiting aliens, and teacher witches. The pictures are too busy this time (it's barely possible to see the school through the splattered farce), and this certainly doesn't have the wry wit of Rosemary Wells' Timothy Goes to School (1981). But kids will like the message that everyone has exaggerated panic fantasies and that, far from being an alien at school, the kid will be accepted for the great guy he is. Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic (March 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439635748
• ISBN-13: 978-0439635745
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #472,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not As Good As the Others, August 1, 2002

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Jody "bigdumptruckdotcom" (Leominster, MA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: It'S Time For School, Stinky Face (Hardcover)

I didn't like this Stinky Face book as much as the first two. This book strays a bit from the format of the first ones, so you don't have to turn the page to get the mother's response. It seems more forced to me.

My son (4.5) made me read I Love You Stinky Face about a hundred times when we first got it. We've read this one exactly once.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you have a kid who procrastinates for school read this!, January 10, 2002

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"pocah" (Marietta, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It'S Time For School, Stinky Face (Hardcover)

This cute, playful book about a little boy who makes every excuse and I MEAN EVERY excuse not to go to school. Through them all, his mother finds solutions to his outrageous hypothetical situations. He suggests crazy things like what if the teacher turns into a witch and casts a spell and his mother immediately responds that she knows how to undo spells. Delight yourself and your child with this wonderfully illustrated book about a little boy who will make you believe anything could happen in a day at school.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome book!, August 13, 2005

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kris (california) - See all my reviews

This review is from: It's Time for School, Stinky Face (Paperback)

This book is a must have! My son loves it so much and I love reading it to him! It's done in such a cute and loving way.All the "Stinky Face" books are fabulous! You won't be disappointed.