OK, we were stuck in the car for quite a while so when we started listening to these short stories, something happened. The kids stopped bickering. They stopped asking "are we there yet?" Peaceful driving through some scary mountain roads.Guys Read: Funny Business is a collection of short stories read by different narrators. All the stories have their merits, but a few stories stood out for us. I need to apologize for not taking notes on the titles of the stories (it was dark in the car) so here...

There is a pretty wide range of stories here so it was hard to give it a rating as a whole. I came up with three stars as an average. Getting more young boys into reading is a very noble goal so I had higher hopes. A few of these had messages that I'd rather my own boys were not exposed to, particularly humor at the expense of others. I hope some of the other guys read collections are better. Best of Friends (2 stars) - This is a story about a kid pretending to be friends with someone he doesn't...

A collection of stories that is often more annoying that funny. I asked two middle schoolers to read them also to make sure that it was not my jaded adult view that did not find the stories funny. They did not go for them either. I think Scieszka is trying too hard to appeal to boys and maybe the book will booktalk itself. I surely won't hand it to many kids. It is okay, but does not deserve the hand sell. -Maeve

Abridged from booktalk* at a nearby elementary school:I was reading this book on the bus this week and laughing so hard I thought the grandma in the seat in front of me was going to turn around and go “Shhhh!” You know it’s bad when someone else is shushing the librarian. This book has stories by 11 different authors. Normally in a collection like this there’s one or two really good stories, one or two stories that are just so terrible that you can’t believe they were included, and the rest are

Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scieszka is a short story book. It includes 10 stories with some of my favorite authors like, Jeff Kinney and Jack Gantos. My favorite story out of the ten is "Best of Friends" by Mac Barnett. The story is about Dean and his "friend" Ernest. Ernest tells Dean that he has won two tickets to the Nesquick factory and that only his best friend will get the second ticket. Dean wants to go to the factory because in the commercial they show kids jumping into a chocolat

I got this from Goodreads First Reads, whatever it's called. So far, this is the best book I've won!It's a book of short stories for boys, pretty much, but even though I'm a girl I still found them funny. (Most of them, anyway.) Here's the rundown on stories, humor levels, and likability:1. Best of Friends by Mac Barnett: When Dean finds out class nerd Ernest has won the Nestle Sweepstakes, which gives him and a friend a tour of the factory, Dean makes it his personal mission to become Ernest's

I really enjoyed the humor that this book displayed. We read 2 of these stories in class, but I wanted to read more so I decided to buy it and see if the other short stories were just as funny. I was blown away, the irony and humor displayed would cause anyone to fall over laughing. I really enjoyed the wide variety of authors and the stories they wrote for this book, it was such a good mixture of the authors and stories that I think anyone would be able to read this book. I think this story is

#6 The book Funny Business by various authors is a very silly and yes, funny book. The man who made these series possible who put all these stories together is Jon Scieszka. It is a collection of many stories from famous authors, to some I have never heard of. Some have good endings some do not. I feel like this book was overall pretty good. I will tell you, it wasn’t the most interesting book in the library. It would have been better if the stories had been longer than a few pages. I also think...

I started off loving this book, with the first half filled with humorous standout stories: "Best of Friends" by Mac Barnett involving a kid trying to win a sweepstakes prize by befriending a nerd; "Will" by Adam Rex, a surprising comedy/scifi story with a group of kids outwitting a would-be supervillain; and, the best in the book, "Kid Appeal" by David Lubar in which two friends participate in a history contest with a painful mummy costume and a video camera. All three are laugh-out-loud funny,

this book was not really all as great as i had wanted it to be in my opinion i do not think that it was really that good and i think that it really lacked some important things. mainly this book is a whole bunch of stories from different famous authors who tell a story and it is supposed to be funny. that was what i was hoping for in the blurb of the book it says that this took was supposed to make you spit chocolate milk in your friends face well in my opinion i do not think it made me spit ch

I really enjoyed guys read: funny business by Jon Scieszka is very good book i loooovvvee how this book has multiple stories wrapped up into one book it is defenitly a five star for me. this book is perfect for me and i am 100% sure other guys would love this too. With short stories that dont take that long to get to the point, I absolutely recommend this to all guys trying to find a good book!

NOTE: I won this book on a GoodReads First Reads giveaway. This volume of ten short stories is a fun mix of silly and humorous writing from some of today's most popular children's and young adult authors and illustrators. As with any eclectic short story collection, I liked some pieces more than others. Several of the stories are obviously geared more toward preteen boys (but, hey I can't really fault the authors or editor for this...the book is called "Guys Read" after all!), and are therefore

I got this book after going to see Jon Scieszka talk, I was interested to see if it was as funny as he told us it would be. Some of the stories were, some I guess you have to be a boy to understand them. My favorite stories were "Best of Friends" by Mac Barnett, "Will" by Adam Rex, "Kid Appeal" by David Lubar, "You Question For" by Kate DiCamillo and Jon Scieszka and " My Parents gave my bedroom away to a biker" by Paul Feig. This stories were trully funny and I have no problem telling people ab...

Grade Interest level- 7thReading Level- Lexile 840Genre- Multiple Short Stories, HumorMain Characters- Many Characters, like I said, this book consists of multiple short storiesSetting- Many Settings, read main characters row for more informationPOV- Depends of which story you're readingThis book consists of many short stories, so I guess I won't be able to explain what the characters are doing, but what characteristics the book contains. This book is very funny, but gets down to business. The s...

"Guys Read:Funny Business" by Jon Scieszka is a hilarious book containing multiple different stories from authors such as Jeff Kinney, David Lubar, Kate DiCamillo, and more. Contrary to the title, this book can be read by anyone (boys, girls, ect.) who loves to have a great laugh. One of my favorite short stories in this book is called,"Unaccompinied Minors," this short story is by Jeff Kinney is about Jeff and his brother Patrick and how close these two become through the years. I recommend thi...

The book "Guys Read Funny Business" edited by Jon Scieszka is a book for people who like to laugh and to be a bit weird out. This book is has multiple funny short stories written by different authors. One story is called "The Bloody Souvenir" written by Jack Gantos, this story is an example that I would be able to say is a short story that would weird you out. Another short story "Artemis Begins" is written by Eoin Colfer. This short story is also a very funny and the characters are foolish/cre

First of all, several of the stories in this book weren't even funny. I realize that humor is a subjective element in a book, but when I say they weren't funny, I mean, they were downright DEPRESSING. the first story alone almost made me want to close the books.Most of the time, the characters weren't likeable, and I found myself confused by the audience these books are trying to reach. The book says it's aimed at middle school boys, but I couldn't see much in here that they would find hilarious...

I am a mom, not a twelve year old boy, so maybe that is why this book did not appeal to me. I was expecting Captain Underpants type potty humor, instead it was pre-Stephen King type stuff. Just crude and in poor taste. It was not really that funny--just kind of gross. (Which I guess boys like.)Anyway, if you buy this for a boy....this book is better for an older boy (like age twelve) than a younger boy (age eight).

I am enjoying the stories but I didn't think the first two were funny. So far my favorite is the mummy story by John Lubar, "Kid Appeal". I enjoyed many of these stories but my original thought of them continued; many of the stories weren't funny. My least favorite story was "My Parents Give My Bedroom to a Biker" by Paul Feig. The story is about the kids parents and others get possessed by an alien and the day is saved with broccoli. It was really weird.

Some of the chapters (short stories) were hits, other misses for me. I really liked:Will by Adam Rex--- What does it take to be a Hero?Artemis Begins by Eoin Colfer--- AutoBio- tells where he got his inspiration for the character.Your Question Here: Kate DiCamillor and Jon Scieszka: Letter writing to author assignment.