The Stupids Have a Ball [Hardcover]

Harry G. Allard Jr. (Author), James Marshall (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 22, 1978 | Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

The Stupid family celebrates the children's awful report cards by inviting their relatives to a costume party.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Everybody's pet crazies make a return appearance in Allard's story and Marshall's color cartoons, the sequel to their hit The Stupids Step Out." Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Allard is the author of several hilarious books for children. He currently lives in Oaxaca, Mexio.

James Marshall (1942-1992) created dozens of exuberant and captivating books for children, including The Stupids, Miss Nelson Is Missing!, and the ever-popular George and Martha books. Before creating his canon of classic, hilarious children's books, James Marshall played the viola, studied French, and received a master's degree from Trinity College. He also doodled. It was the doodles, and the unforgettable characters that emerged from them, that led him to his life's work as one of the finest creators of children's books of the twentieth century. In 2007, James Marshall was posthumously awarded the Laura Ingalls Wilder medal for his lasting contribution to literature for children.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children (March 22, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395264979
• ISBN-13: 978-0395264973
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,002,753 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Allard and Marshall do it again!, March 28, 2000

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This review is from: The Stupids Have a Ball (Hardcover)

Harry Allard and James Marshall once again create a masterpiece, featuring the Stupids. Everything about this is perfect - the plot, the details, the illustrations that add the perfect counterpart to the text. I read this book with my family as a child, and we frequently had to stop to catch our breath because we were laughing too hard to read. Can't wait to read it to my children.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I dare you, December 19, 2007

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Lynn Hoffman, author:The Short Course in Beer (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stupids Have a Ball (Sandpiper) (Paperback)

I dare you to read The Stupids Have A Ball, out loud to a ten year old and not lose your composure. The Stupids are, as they say, one taco shy of a combo platter. No, make that two. Mama Stupid wears buckets for shoes and the painting of Mount Stupid is a of a completely flat lawn.
The telling sells the whole thing short, this is a marvelous, laugh-yourself-sick cartoon book from a series. Kids get it when they start to laugh at incongruities, maybe age seven, maybe later. Grown-ups get it too, but it really helps to have a kid handy when you read it.

Lynn Hoffman, author bang BANG: A Novel

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Still great!, August 26, 2007

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Diane Strait - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Stupids Have a Ball (Sandpiper) (Paperback)

I read this to my daughters when they were children (now in their early 30's with children of their own). They loved it then and asked if we still had the "Stupids" books. Couldn't find them so ordered new. The cycle continues with healthy laughs and silly references to the Stupids when our family does something equally stupid (well, almost equally). The Stupids Step Out is still the favorite of all. The Stupids Have a Ball is a very close second. This series is much more healthy and child-oriented than the "Dumb Bunnies" in my opinion. The Dumb Bunnies are hilarious, just not as clean-cut and simply funny.