49 Excuses for Skipping Gym Class: A (seriously silly) kid’s guide to dodging PE and sports with laugh-out-loud excuses

by James Warwood

“All these silly excuses are incredibly funny and humorous. I was literally laughing my head off.” ★★★★★

“I read and I giggled and I read and I giggled. I couldn’t stop. Seriously! I read until it said the word “goodbye” . . . it was a funny and friendly book.” ★★★★★

Do you hate gym class? Yep!

Tired of all the mindless exercise? Yep! Yep! Yep!!!

Do you want to make your teachers laugh out loud instead of shouting in your ear? Yep x100!!!

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

In this book, you’ll discover 49 excuses for getting out of gym class that are so ingenious and funny that your teachers won’t know how to react. Each excuse comes with a cartoon illustration that will make you grin even more.

You’ll learn how to use excuses

The Doctors Note Excuse - I’ve got a doctor’s note. I’ve got ‘pretenditous’The Learn-By-Example Excuse - I think the teacher should show us how to use this dangerous-looking gym equipmentThe Bulking-Up Excuse - Sorry, coach. I can’t do exercise today because I’ve got to eat all this food insteadThe Substitute Excuse - I’ve got a substitute for today’s lesson, my dogThe Dead Ball Excuse - Spalding the basketball is DEAD. Cancel today’s lesson, we need time to grieve this terrible lossAnd many more!This book is the fifth 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 silly sense of humour. It’s also a great gift for teachers who want to have a laugh with their students.

So what are you waiting for? Download your copy of 49 Excuses for Skipping Gym Class today and start having fun and escaping gym class with ingenious excuses!

78 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 30, 2015

About the author

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.