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49 Ways to Steal the Cookie Jar: An (seriously funny) kid’s guide bursting with secret snack tactics and laugh-out-loud tips

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"I love these books as they are a funny light read for when I am not in the mood to read a long and heavy book." ★★★★★

"This made me laugh and I'm now going to try this on my mum and dad . . . I let my brother read it and he laughed a lot. Good book would recommend to family ,friends and random people." ★★★★★

Do you love cookies? Hmmmmmm, cookies!

Do you wish you could eat them whenever you want? Yea, yea, yea, yea!

Would you enjoy watching your parents scratch their heads and wonder where all the cookies went, knowing they are all in your belly? Tell me more . . .

If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you!

In this book, you’ll discover 49 ways to steal the cookie jar that are so sneaky and smart that your parents won’t suspect a thing. Each funny cookie snatching idea comes with a cartoon illustration that will make you giggle even more.

You’ll learn how to use silly tricks

Buy a trampoline (quick results, but you’ll probably bang your head)Stand in fertilizer (it works for plants, very very slowly)Create the ‘miracle cookie’ (which requires one of every single biscuit in the house)Train a pigeon (takes dedication, and a pigeon)Impersonate a Cookie Maintanance Man (will be a test of your acting skills)And many more!

This book is the second in the Excuse Encyclopedia Series, a collection of books that will teach you how to have fun and avoid chores with hilarious excuses. It’s perfect for kids aged 6 to 9 who enjoy reading ebooks and have a sweet tooth. It’s also a great gift for relaxed parents who enjoy having a laugh with their kids.

So what are you waiting for? Download your copy of 49 Ways to Steal the Cookie Jar today and start satisfying your sweet tooth and outsmarting your parents with clever tricks!

88 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 27, 2013

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About the author

James Warwood

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James Warwood is a writer and illustrator who lives on the borders of North Wales with his wife, two sons, and cactus (called Steve the Cactus).

He has a degree in Theology, which at the time seemed like a great idea, until he released he didn't want to become an RE Teacher. Instead, he writes laugh-out-loud middle grade fiction and non-fiction. He also fills them with his silly cartoons. He is the bestselling author of the EXCUSE ENCYCLOPEDIA and the TRUTH OR POOP SERIES.

James likes whiskey, squirrels, reading silly books, playing his bass guitar, and Greggs Sausage Rolls. He does not like losing at board games or having to writing about himself in the third person.

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90 reviews
May 13, 2014
All that work for a jar of cookies? YEEEEEEEEESSS
It's a fun book!



(I got this book as a Kindle Freebie)
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August 3, 2016
The reference to Gollum at the end was priceless.
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November 9, 2020
I thought this book was very good and i showed my friends different pages because of how funny they were! :¬)
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March 10, 2021
Amazing

I love these books as the are funny light read for when I am not in the mood to read a long and heavy book.
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September 19, 2024
absolutely outstanding

Funny,epic and wonderfully unrealistic. Today the greatest book has been read by Toby age not telling but recommend to people from age 5-10.
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