The New Kids Say the Darndest Things! - 1995 publication. [Paperback]

Art Linkltr (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 180 pages
• Publisher: JamrsonBooks,1995 (1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0915463725
• ISBN-13: 978-0915463725
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,597,426 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It is one of the funniest books I have ever read., July 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: New Kids Say the Darndest Things (Paperback)

when I was 10 years old, I found this gem in a large pile of books at my Grandma's house. I laughed out loud when I first read this book, and each time since. It is hilarious.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Charming, January 3, 2007

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Tricia (Hawaii) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kids Say the Darndest Things! (Paperback)

This is the first book by Art Linkletter that I've ever read. It won't be the last. The "Kids" are the stars, of course. The stories are charming and such a pleasure to read. I didn't want to put the book down.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS! by Art Linkletter, November 17, 2008

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thepaxdomini "The Book Review" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kids Say the Darndest Things! (Paperback)

Kids Say the Darndest Things!, by Art Linkletter, is a collection of highlights from his talk show House Party. It was originally published in 1957. It is illustrated by Charles Schultz (of Peanuts fame), and originally featured an introduction by Walt Disney (later releases have an introduction by Bill Cosby, who hosted a second incarnation of Kids the Darndest Things! and did a poor job).

In a popular segment on Linkletter's program House Party, he would interview small children, who often gave hilarious responses to (mostly) innocent questions. In this book, Linkletter presents some of his favorite moments from the show, and talks about some of the program's background, including how the children were selected.

Although it loses something in its transfer to print, nearly everything in this book ranges from the amusing to the hilarious. Only the last chapter, a collection of stories that didn't happen on the show (and mostly aren't true), disappoints. These are stories marketed as real things children did but actually written by adults trying (and failing) to be clever. On the whole, they come off as annoying. Stories like these still make the rounds on email, and they still aren't funny or credible.

On the whole, Kids Say the Darndest Things! is a funny, funny book.