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Stinky
A Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book.
Stinky is a monster who loves pickles and possums but is terrified of people. This hilarious and heartwarming story by ferociously talented cartoonist Eleanor Davis proves that even monsters can make new friends . . . warts and all!
Stinky is a monster who loves pickles and possums but is terrified of people. This hilarious and heartwarming story by ferociously talented cartoonist Eleanor Davis proves that even monsters can make new friends . . . warts and all!
40 pages, Hardcover
First published August 29, 2008
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About the author
Eleanor Davis
37 books374 followersMy name is Eleanor Davis. I’m a cartoonist and illustrator. A collection of my short comics for adults, How To Be Happy, is out now from Fantagraphics Books. I have two graphic novels for kids: The Secret Science Alliance and the Copycat Crook (2009) which I created with my husband Drew Weing, and the easy-reader Stinky (2008). I live in Athens, Georgia.
Clients include: The New Yorker, The New York Times, Google, The Wall Street Journal, Plansponser, MIT Tech Review, Lucky Peach, Nautilus, Time Magazine, Telerama, Slate, BusinessWeek, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Oxford American, Nobrow Press, BUST Magazine, Charlex NYC, Fantagraphics Books, Dutton, TOON Books, First Second Books, Houghton Mifflin, Workman Publishing, and Bloomsbury Books.
Awards and recognition include: Society of Illustrators – Gold and Silver; Eisner Nominee (Secret Science Alliance); Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists 2009; Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (Stinky); Russ Manning Award (Stinky); Best American Comics 2008 + cover & Best American Comics 2013. In nursery school I got a ribbon for “Best Fine Motor Skills.”
Clients include: The New Yorker, The New York Times, Google, The Wall Street Journal, Plansponser, MIT Tech Review, Lucky Peach, Nautilus, Time Magazine, Telerama, Slate, BusinessWeek, The Washington Post, The Guardian, Oxford American, Nobrow Press, BUST Magazine, Charlex NYC, Fantagraphics Books, Dutton, TOON Books, First Second Books, Houghton Mifflin, Workman Publishing, and Bloomsbury Books.
Awards and recognition include: Society of Illustrators – Gold and Silver; Eisner Nominee (Secret Science Alliance); Print Magazine’s New Visual Artists 2009; Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (Stinky); Russ Manning Award (Stinky); Best American Comics 2008 + cover & Best American Comics 2013. In nursery school I got a ribbon for “Best Fine Motor Skills.”
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November 9, 2020
Stinky es un auténtico monstruo del pantano, pero uno chiquitito y bastante asquerosete: le gusta devorar cebollas de las gordas en vinagre y rodearse de cosas apestosas. Lo que no le gusta nada son los niños, y cuando uno decide construirse una casita en un árbol de su territorio, Stinky se propone echarlo de allí como sea. En total, cuarenta páginas muy simpáticas y muy entrañablemente dibujadas por Eleanor Davis, un cómic muy recomendable para primeros lectores. Qué colección tan guapa la que ha creado Françoise Mouly con Toon Books, y qué bien me parecería que La Galera siguiera publicando algunos títulos más en España.
Por cierto, en la página web de Toon Books se puede leer en línea algunos cómics de la colección, y además en varias lenguas y ¡con sonido! Es decir, que además es un recurso estupendo para que niños y niñas (o adultos) practiquen la lectura y la comprensión auditiva en inglés. O en francés, o en chino, o en ruso. Lujazo.
Por cierto, en la página web de Toon Books se puede leer en línea algunos cómics de la colección, y además en varias lenguas y ¡con sonido! Es decir, que además es un recurso estupendo para que niños y niñas (o adultos) practiquen la lectura y la comprensión auditiva en inglés. O en francés, o en chino, o en ruso. Lujazo.
November 2, 2009
Stinky was on the 2009 ALA Honor Book list for the Theodore Giesel Award. It is a beginning reader book presented in a graphic novel format (for the purpose of LIS 565 assignment 3, I will count this book as a graphic novel rather than an early reader). Stinky is a smelly swamp monster who believes that all human children love taking baths, "eat cake and apples", and do not like any of the gross things that Stinky loves. When a human boy, named Nick, builds a tree house in Stinky's swamp, Stinky tries to scare the boy away by grossing him out. But to Stinky's surprise Nick likes the same things that Stinky does, and in the end Stinky and Nick become friends.
Stinky is a beautiful, brightly illustrated graphic novel. Even though Stinky is a "gross" monster, he is really quite sweet. When he realizes that the hat that he had kicked into the "bottomless pit" was Nick's lucky hat, he jumps into the pit to retrieve it. I think that kids will identify with the characters of both Nick and Stinky (Stinky is a little kid monster). Stinky is one of Toon Books Level 2 readers intended for kids in the 1st and 2nd grade. The text is simple to read, and the story is both cute and funny which I think makes this book perfect for it's intended age group. I would recommend this book as an introduction to graphic novels for young children as it can familiarize children with the layout of graphic novels without being as overwhelmingly busy as some graphic novels can be.
Stinky is a beautiful, brightly illustrated graphic novel. Even though Stinky is a "gross" monster, he is really quite sweet. When he realizes that the hat that he had kicked into the "bottomless pit" was Nick's lucky hat, he jumps into the pit to retrieve it. I think that kids will identify with the characters of both Nick and Stinky (Stinky is a little kid monster). Stinky is one of Toon Books Level 2 readers intended for kids in the 1st and 2nd grade. The text is simple to read, and the story is both cute and funny which I think makes this book perfect for it's intended age group. I would recommend this book as an introduction to graphic novels for young children as it can familiarize children with the layout of graphic novels without being as overwhelmingly busy as some graphic novels can be.
January 24, 2016
This is a really fun and cute book. There are already a lot of great reviews so I won't say too much. Basically, a really stinky monster who lives in a super stinky swamp with his pet toad Wartbelly, is afraid of human kids because they like baths and cupcakes and other cute things. Nothing we haven't seen before, but the particulars are uniquely Davis, and this is a fun little story.
One thing that bothers me about this book, and maybe I'm thinking about it more because I am mostly reading with a gender-creative kid, is how 1950s American gender this book is. Girls in dresses, boys in shorts, tee-shirts and baseball caps, wielding hammers. Really?
Anyway, at least the very stinky warty toad is named Daisy. (Daisy Wartbelly. That's a nice touch.)
One thing that bothers me about this book, and maybe I'm thinking about it more because I am mostly reading with a gender-creative kid, is how 1950s American gender this book is. Girls in dresses, boys in shorts, tee-shirts and baseball caps, wielding hammers. Really?
Anyway, at least the very stinky warty toad is named Daisy. (Daisy Wartbelly. That's a nice touch.)
January 1, 2021
Quick, fast read
February 7, 2014
Booklist (September 1, 2008 (Vol. 105, No. 1))
Grades K-2. Swamp monster Stinky has a good life in all the wonderful, stinky, squishy mud, with his pet toad, Wartbelly, and other swamp critters such as slimy slugs and possums. However, close by is a town full of kids that Stinky thinks are yucky because they like to take baths and eat such things as cakes and apples. When a boy invades the swamp and builds a tree house, Stinky tries to scare him away. Nothing works—it turns out the boy actually likes toads and swamps—but when they finally meet and talk, each one realizes he needs a friend. Davis’ colorful art makes Stinky and his swamp delightfully yucky and attractive to young readers. Her simplified graphic-novel structure does have some sophistication in panel placement, but the panels’ reading order is clear. Although the vocabulary may be too much for younger children to read on their own, the repetition will have them quickly learning mucky, yucky, and gross.
Horn Book (Spring 2009)
Monster Stinky loves his smelly swamp--and hates goody-goody kids who bathe. A boy builds a tree house in Stinky's swamp and, despite Stinky's best efforts, won't be scared off. When they discover a shared love of toads, Stinky realizes that kids aren't so bad. Appealing comic illustrations filled with amusing details will make kids giggle at this unique friendship tale.
Kirkus Reviews starred (July 1, 2008)
Deep in the swamp dwells Stinky, a purple, spotted monster with horns and a hedgehog 'do. Stinky lives up to his name, and the swamp is the perfect place for him: "I love the mushy, mucky mud. / I love the slimy slugs. / And I love the stinky smell! / (SNIFF) AHHHH..." But on the other side of the swamp is the town, which is full of children, who "like to take baths!" When a little boy builds a treehouse in Stinky's swamp, he tries everything he can think of to drive the disgustingly clean creature out--until he discovers that this particular child is definitely a kindred spirit. This entry in the TOON line of comic-book early readers features agreeably distinct, faintly retro graphics in a crystal-clear sequential layout dotted with carefully placed environmental print and sound effects ("BLORP, BLORP") to complement the speech balloons. The winning story carries itself on spunk and a controlled vocabulary that combines judiciously chosen sight words (onion, gross) with easily sounded-out words (slimy slugs!) that will have emerging readers in stitches. (Early reader. 4-8)
Library Media Connection (January/February 2009)
Stinky the monster is a charming, endearing character, from his purple polka dot skin to his pet toad Wartbelly. Life in the swamp is perfect until a child dares to build a tree house at the edge of the swamp. Stinky does his best to scare Nick off, but a mishap leads to him rescuing Stinky. Stinky finds that kids aren?t all that bad and that apples are actually quite tasty. Speech bubbles, captions, labels, and text are appropriately sized for emergent readers reading with assistance and independent readers. Delightful, detailed cartoons will entertain even the most reluctant readers. There is a great map of the swamp and nearby town on the back endpaper. I hope that this is not Stinky?s last appearance. Recommended. Colleen D. Bocka, School Media Specialist, Nathaniel Rochester Community School, Rochester,
Grades K-2. Swamp monster Stinky has a good life in all the wonderful, stinky, squishy mud, with his pet toad, Wartbelly, and other swamp critters such as slimy slugs and possums. However, close by is a town full of kids that Stinky thinks are yucky because they like to take baths and eat such things as cakes and apples. When a boy invades the swamp and builds a tree house, Stinky tries to scare him away. Nothing works—it turns out the boy actually likes toads and swamps—but when they finally meet and talk, each one realizes he needs a friend. Davis’ colorful art makes Stinky and his swamp delightfully yucky and attractive to young readers. Her simplified graphic-novel structure does have some sophistication in panel placement, but the panels’ reading order is clear. Although the vocabulary may be too much for younger children to read on their own, the repetition will have them quickly learning mucky, yucky, and gross.
Horn Book (Spring 2009)
Monster Stinky loves his smelly swamp--and hates goody-goody kids who bathe. A boy builds a tree house in Stinky's swamp and, despite Stinky's best efforts, won't be scared off. When they discover a shared love of toads, Stinky realizes that kids aren't so bad. Appealing comic illustrations filled with amusing details will make kids giggle at this unique friendship tale.
Kirkus Reviews starred (July 1, 2008)
Deep in the swamp dwells Stinky, a purple, spotted monster with horns and a hedgehog 'do. Stinky lives up to his name, and the swamp is the perfect place for him: "I love the mushy, mucky mud. / I love the slimy slugs. / And I love the stinky smell! / (SNIFF) AHHHH..." But on the other side of the swamp is the town, which is full of children, who "like to take baths!" When a little boy builds a treehouse in Stinky's swamp, he tries everything he can think of to drive the disgustingly clean creature out--until he discovers that this particular child is definitely a kindred spirit. This entry in the TOON line of comic-book early readers features agreeably distinct, faintly retro graphics in a crystal-clear sequential layout dotted with carefully placed environmental print and sound effects ("BLORP, BLORP") to complement the speech balloons. The winning story carries itself on spunk and a controlled vocabulary that combines judiciously chosen sight words (onion, gross) with easily sounded-out words (slimy slugs!) that will have emerging readers in stitches. (Early reader. 4-8)
Library Media Connection (January/February 2009)
Stinky the monster is a charming, endearing character, from his purple polka dot skin to his pet toad Wartbelly. Life in the swamp is perfect until a child dares to build a tree house at the edge of the swamp. Stinky does his best to scare Nick off, but a mishap leads to him rescuing Stinky. Stinky finds that kids aren?t all that bad and that apples are actually quite tasty. Speech bubbles, captions, labels, and text are appropriately sized for emergent readers reading with assistance and independent readers. Delightful, detailed cartoons will entertain even the most reluctant readers. There is a great map of the swamp and nearby town on the back endpaper. I hope that this is not Stinky?s last appearance. Recommended. Colleen D. Bocka, School Media Specialist, Nathaniel Rochester Community School, Rochester,
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July 2, 2013
Stinky (the title alone will get some reluctant readers to pick up this book) is a book about this horribly smelling monster that lives in a swamp and likes all gross things. One thing he doesn't like is children because children like to take baths and eat apples and cake; he prefers pickled onions. Anyways, Stinky's life is great in his gross swamp until Nick comes along and builds a tree house in the swamp. Stinky tries to do so many things to scare away Nick, but Nick is different than the way that Stinky believes most children are. Nick also likes things in the smelly swamp.
This is an excellent book about finding friendships in unusual places and with unique creatures. It turns out that both Nick and Stinky are in need of a friend and they are lucky to find each other. It can also teach students to not stereotype people. Not all people are the same, and we need to get to know everyone before we form our thoughts about them.
This book was rightfully a Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor book, and it is easy to tell why. The lesson of the story is good, and the story is interesting and entertaining. The graphics are excellent with a very cartoon feel to them. Many reluctant or beginning readers are going to want to pick this book up for the graphics alone. They are brightly colored and definitely add to the story with all of the flies that are around Stinky and his toad, and the environmental print that is located throughout the swamp. The layout of the panels is very simple, so it would be easy for an early reader to understand where to read next.
I would recommend this book to kindergarten through 3rd graders. I would especially recommend it to reluctant readers and even reluctant boy readers. What boy doesn't like to read about stinky, yucky, gross stuff? Even pre-readers will probably be able to follow along with the pictures and understand most of the pictures; although the text makes it so much better.
This is an excellent book about finding friendships in unusual places and with unique creatures. It turns out that both Nick and Stinky are in need of a friend and they are lucky to find each other. It can also teach students to not stereotype people. Not all people are the same, and we need to get to know everyone before we form our thoughts about them.
This book was rightfully a Theodore Seuss Geisel Honor book, and it is easy to tell why. The lesson of the story is good, and the story is interesting and entertaining. The graphics are excellent with a very cartoon feel to them. Many reluctant or beginning readers are going to want to pick this book up for the graphics alone. They are brightly colored and definitely add to the story with all of the flies that are around Stinky and his toad, and the environmental print that is located throughout the swamp. The layout of the panels is very simple, so it would be easy for an early reader to understand where to read next.
I would recommend this book to kindergarten through 3rd graders. I would especially recommend it to reluctant readers and even reluctant boy readers. What boy doesn't like to read about stinky, yucky, gross stuff? Even pre-readers will probably be able to follow along with the pictures and understand most of the pictures; although the text makes it so much better.
January 3, 2009
Kids love it when characters play against type. Not only does this method of storytelling pave the way for some humor, but it also allows the author to challenge conventional thinking. The children’s lit landscape is full of birds that don’t like to fly, kids that want to be adults, dogs that want to be wolves, doughnuts that want to be dogs, cats that want to be chihuahuas, and so on. Add Stinky to this list. A purple monster who leads a disgustingly smelly life, yet is afraid of children. Eleanor Davis, in her children’s book debut, turns out a easy reader comic with a solid balance of humor and subtle poignancy. Well illustrated and fun to read, “Stinky” will be a hit with young readers.
Living in the swamp, Stinky is surrounded by all things smelly. Mud, toads, and pickled onions are abundant, and the purple monster couldn’t be more pleased. That happiness fades when Nick, a kid from the neighboring town, decides to build a treehouse right in the middle Stinky’s home turf. The problem? Kids are too clean. Kids eat disgusting things. Stinky tries his best to get Nick to leave, but in doing so realizes that they have a lot in common. The monster discovers that all kids might not be the same and the unthinkable might be possible: to be friends with one.
Vivid illustrations splash across each page, moving the action along in style. The simplified images manage to retain detail, yet stay uncluttered, clearing the way for the word-balloon dialog.
Sure to make its way into kid’s hands, “Stinky” will be a popular choice with beginning readers. I wholeheartedly approve.
Living in the swamp, Stinky is surrounded by all things smelly. Mud, toads, and pickled onions are abundant, and the purple monster couldn’t be more pleased. That happiness fades when Nick, a kid from the neighboring town, decides to build a treehouse right in the middle Stinky’s home turf. The problem? Kids are too clean. Kids eat disgusting things. Stinky tries his best to get Nick to leave, but in doing so realizes that they have a lot in common. The monster discovers that all kids might not be the same and the unthinkable might be possible: to be friends with one.
Vivid illustrations splash across each page, moving the action along in style. The simplified images manage to retain detail, yet stay uncluttered, clearing the way for the word-balloon dialog.
Sure to make its way into kid’s hands, “Stinky” will be a popular choice with beginning readers. I wholeheartedly approve.
February 16, 2012
Stinky by Eleanor Davis is a beginning reader and easy graphic novel about a swamp monster trying to scare away a boy who has intruded ino HIS swamp.
Stinky tours his swamp, voicing concerns about the nearby town with scary kids and their weird food and clean habits. Discovering a kid has built a treehouse in his swamp, Nicky tries to scare him away by leaving him a scary toad, stealing his hammer, and scaring him. Stinky gets himself in trouble and is rescued by the kid, Nick. Could this be the start of a friendship?
The text features word bubbles, a bit of narration in rectangles and three chapters.
Davis' illustrations have that cartoon look. There are details to enjoy but not so many as to distract the beginning reader. My favorite images include the endpaper map, Stinky waking up, Stinky leaving his cave, Stinky's images of kids, Nick naming the toad, Stinky chased by Nick, down into the bottomless pit, Stinky rescued, and the final image.
This is a fun look at friendship for beginning readers. I love Nick renaming Wartbelly 'Daisy", and the real depth of the Bottomless Pit. Stinky was awarded a Geisel Honor Medal. Both poignant and funny, this is recommended for school and public library collections.
For ages 5 to 8, graphic novel, beginning reader, monsters, swamp, fear, friendship, humor, and fans of Eleanor Davis.
Stinky tours his swamp, voicing concerns about the nearby town with scary kids and their weird food and clean habits. Discovering a kid has built a treehouse in his swamp, Nicky tries to scare him away by leaving him a scary toad, stealing his hammer, and scaring him. Stinky gets himself in trouble and is rescued by the kid, Nick. Could this be the start of a friendship?
The text features word bubbles, a bit of narration in rectangles and three chapters.
Davis' illustrations have that cartoon look. There are details to enjoy but not so many as to distract the beginning reader. My favorite images include the endpaper map, Stinky waking up, Stinky leaving his cave, Stinky's images of kids, Nick naming the toad, Stinky chased by Nick, down into the bottomless pit, Stinky rescued, and the final image.
This is a fun look at friendship for beginning readers. I love Nick renaming Wartbelly 'Daisy", and the real depth of the Bottomless Pit. Stinky was awarded a Geisel Honor Medal. Both poignant and funny, this is recommended for school and public library collections.
For ages 5 to 8, graphic novel, beginning reader, monsters, swamp, fear, friendship, humor, and fans of Eleanor Davis.
December 21, 2009
The popularity of graphic novels has filtered down to the youngest readers, and Stinky by Eleanor Davis is the first (but probably not the last) to win the prestigious Geisel Award for beginning readers. Stinky is part of a series of Toon books which specifically targets young readers with “the pleasure of comics” so it seems like a natural choice for this award. The story revolves around the title character—Stinky--who likes mud and muck and slime and stinky smells. He avoids the town because children live there, and children make him mad as they don't like the same things as him. Then one child invades his forest, and despite his best efforts, he cannot scare him away, forcing him to wonder if this kid could be different. This touching tale is warmed by fresh illustrations done in an old fashioned color palette, but with a modern appeal. Children will also appreciate the readability of the comic, which remains easy to follow despite the differing size and layout of the pictures and text. All of it, including the text, is clear and crisp for young readers, and most will have no problem tackling the vocabulary. For children unfamiliar with the graphic novel format, Stinky would be a great introduction. Just make sure to have more on hand because readers of this Toon book are sure to be clamoring for more.
November 8, 2012
Reviewed by Jennifer Wardrip aka "The Genius" for Kids @ TeensReadToo.com
Stinky Seymour is a monster who lives in the swamp. The dirty, mucky, smelly, gooey swamp. He lives with his pet toad, Wartbelly, and really loves his pickled onions.
What he doesn't love is the town on the other side of the swamp, because towns have - kids! Kids like to eat apples (yuck!) and take baths (double yuck!), and they don't like his dirty, mucky, smelly, gooey swamp.
And that's just the way Stinky likes it.
But then Nick, a new kid from the town, builds a tree house in Stinky's swamp. Stinky is not about to let this go on, so he hatches a plan that will get the kid out of his swamp.
What follows is a fun adventure where Stinky and Nick both learn a thing or two - Stinky about the type of kids who love swamps, and toads, and ghosts, and Nick about making new friends.
The Raw Junior books are a wonderful introduction to graphic novels for kids, and STINKY is a great addition to the line. The full-color illustrations fit perfectly with the story, and the text is simple enough for younger readers to read on their own or with a parent. A really fun book!
Stinky Seymour is a monster who lives in the swamp. The dirty, mucky, smelly, gooey swamp. He lives with his pet toad, Wartbelly, and really loves his pickled onions.
What he doesn't love is the town on the other side of the swamp, because towns have - kids! Kids like to eat apples (yuck!) and take baths (double yuck!), and they don't like his dirty, mucky, smelly, gooey swamp.
And that's just the way Stinky likes it.
But then Nick, a new kid from the town, builds a tree house in Stinky's swamp. Stinky is not about to let this go on, so he hatches a plan that will get the kid out of his swamp.
What follows is a fun adventure where Stinky and Nick both learn a thing or two - Stinky about the type of kids who love swamps, and toads, and ghosts, and Nick about making new friends.
The Raw Junior books are a wonderful introduction to graphic novels for kids, and STINKY is a great addition to the line. The full-color illustrations fit perfectly with the story, and the text is simple enough for younger readers to read on their own or with a parent. A really fun book!
September 15, 2021
Stinky is a graphic novel published in 2008 about not judging a book by its cover. This book would be a great read alone book for my classroom and won the ALA Geisel Honor Award.
January 30, 2010
I like this quasi-new genre of the paradigm-flip. Stinky is a monster who lives in a swamp. He likes to eat pickled things (like onions and bananas), hang out with slugs and possums, and, of course, stink. He hates apples, and is afraid of kids who are gross and scary. To his horror, one child enters his swamp and builds a treehouse in the middle of it! Stinky tries a variety of ways to make the kid go away, and of course the predictable occurs. Cute, approachable, I like the quirky details in Davis' illustrations. Love the Toon series (but they really should consistently be in JGN...).
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December 4, 20171. Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor (2009)
2. 1-3rd
3. A monster named Stinky likes his life living in the swamp. His only fear is people, so when a kid come and builds a fort he does what he can to scare him off. While leaving the boy lost his lucky hat so its up to Stinky to retrieve it and return it.
4. Great story line and a happy ending. Shows you have to give other people a chance, just because you are not the same does not mean you can not get along.
5. a. Show students that they have to get to know one another so they can become friends
b. A longer book for students who get through other kids books quickly.
2. 1-3rd
3. A monster named Stinky likes his life living in the swamp. His only fear is people, so when a kid come and builds a fort he does what he can to scare him off. While leaving the boy lost his lucky hat so its up to Stinky to retrieve it and return it.
4. Great story line and a happy ending. Shows you have to give other people a chance, just because you are not the same does not mean you can not get along.
5. a. Show students that they have to get to know one another so they can become friends
b. A longer book for students who get through other kids books quickly.
March 15, 2016
I liked this graphic novel about a smelly swamp monster named, Stinky. It is appropriate for students in K through 2 and would definitely fit well in an easy reader collection. Stinky is upset by a young boy who has been hanging around the swamp and tries his best to deter him from hanging around. When the boy doesn't leave after several failed attempts to push him away, they actually become friends. A cute and silly story I think young readers will enjoy. I especially think young boys will appreciate the character of Stinky.
September 25, 2022
This is a sweet, slight book, an early reader in comics form, suitable for any young person. All books from Toon Books are, too, it seems to me. Stinky is fun for this older reader to find, years after having read Stinky in the library, a used copy. The author cartoons a landscape as well as characters and critters. Looking forward to more from this great Athens, GA comics artist.
Recommended.
Recommended.
February 18, 2009
I really like the Toon books - graphic novels for beginning readers. So much more fun for kids to practice reading skills with interesting stories and fun art rather than subject them to dry, plotless, pointless old-school easy readers (sorry, Dick and Jane!)
August 29, 2009
The TOON books have been hit-and-miss for me. My favorite until now has been Otto's Orange Day, but I'll put this one right up there too. Terrific easy reader in a comic format- I thoroughly enjoyed it. Give this book to a reluctant reader with confidence :)
November 17, 2020
1. ALA Geisel Honor Award, a Booklist's Notable Children's Books Award, the Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year in 2009, and the Association for Library Service to Children's Graphic Novels Reading List award in 2014
2. 1-2
3. This book is about a character stinky who lives in the swamp and doesn't like kids because they are clean. A kid named Max builds a treehouse in the swamp and stinky tries to sabotage him and get him out every way possible and Max becomes friends with a toad that stinky tries to plant to scare him away with. The book ends with stinky hiding Max's favorite hat and then giving it back to them and stinky realizes he isn't that bad and they become friends.
4. Personally, I really enjoyed this book. I think that this is a great character trait book and it is different from the usual book making it more interesting for kids.
5. This book could be used multiple ways in the classroom revolving all around the same topic of teaching the children about character traits. This book is great to teach children about bullying, acceptance, judgment, and many other character traits. A lesson could be made about character traits to teach the children how to act in school and make friends and this would be the perfect book to go along with it.
2. 1-2
3. This book is about a character stinky who lives in the swamp and doesn't like kids because they are clean. A kid named Max builds a treehouse in the swamp and stinky tries to sabotage him and get him out every way possible and Max becomes friends with a toad that stinky tries to plant to scare him away with. The book ends with stinky hiding Max's favorite hat and then giving it back to them and stinky realizes he isn't that bad and they become friends.
4. Personally, I really enjoyed this book. I think that this is a great character trait book and it is different from the usual book making it more interesting for kids.
5. This book could be used multiple ways in the classroom revolving all around the same topic of teaching the children about character traits. This book is great to teach children about bullying, acceptance, judgment, and many other character traits. A lesson could be made about character traits to teach the children how to act in school and make friends and this would be the perfect book to go along with it.
November 16, 2020
This book won ALA Geisel Honor Award, a Booklist's Notable Children's Books Award, the Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year, and the Association for Library Service to Children's Graphic. This book is good for grades 1-2.
This book starts off with Stinky, who is a monster, who says what he loves. Stinky is against taking baths. Eventually Stinky makes friends with a child.
I think this book is good for children to read to become acquainted with graphic books. Stinky loves to smell and eat smelly things while children love to be clean. This book compares two different kinds of people and what they like.
This book could be used in the classroom to further a student's knowledge in comparison. One activity that can be used is creating a venn diagram about the similarities and differences of the human child and the monster Stinky.
This book starts off with Stinky, who is a monster, who says what he loves. Stinky is against taking baths. Eventually Stinky makes friends with a child.
I think this book is good for children to read to become acquainted with graphic books. Stinky loves to smell and eat smelly things while children love to be clean. This book compares two different kinds of people and what they like.
This book could be used in the classroom to further a student's knowledge in comparison. One activity that can be used is creating a venn diagram about the similarities and differences of the human child and the monster Stinky.
May 8, 2019
1. Theoror Seuss Geisel Honor
2. 2-3
3. Stinky is a monster that lives in a swamp in the woods just outside of a town. He doesn't like kids because they are clean and doesn't like the stinky things that he likes, so he is mad when he finds out that a kid has built a tree house in one of his trees. He tries to get the kid to leave, but the two instead become friends.
4. I really enjoyed this book. The story is very cute and the author uses a lot of describing words and reinforces their meaning throughout the book.
5. This book would be great for teaching adjectives to children in class.
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3. Stinky is a monster that lives in a swamp in the woods just outside of a town. He doesn't like kids because they are clean and doesn't like the stinky things that he likes, so he is mad when he finds out that a kid has built a tree house in one of his trees. He tries to get the kid to leave, but the two instead become friends.
4. I really enjoyed this book. The story is very cute and the author uses a lot of describing words and reinforces their meaning throughout the book.
5. This book would be great for teaching adjectives to children in class.
August 24, 2021
Stinky is a monster who lives up to his name, loves stinky food, lives in the stinky swamp, and has a stinky pet toad named Wartbelly. Stinky loves his life just the way it is. But when a kid from the town builds a treehouse in one of Stinky's trees he has to do something about it. But what will Stinky do when plan A, plan B, and more fail?
A cute and funny story about a selfish monster who learns to share, and a kid who is immune to all of Stinky's plans. Stinky is a little reminiscent of Shrek, but he's entirely his own color and shape. This is a very entertaining graphic novel that will get kids practicing their prediction skills.
A cute and funny story about a selfish monster who learns to share, and a kid who is immune to all of Stinky's plans. Stinky is a little reminiscent of Shrek, but he's entirely his own color and shape. This is a very entertaining graphic novel that will get kids practicing their prediction skills.
June 12, 2019
A great starter graphic novel for younger kids (maybe whose siblings are into comics, and they want to get into it too). A monster who lives in the woods tries to intimidate a kid who has been coming to the woods, but they end up being friends. Cute art style with comic panels, but not as involved as a middle grade graphic novel.
August 27, 2021
Stinky reminds me of Shrek, the ogre, who lives in a swamp and loves all things gross, and wants to stay as far away from people as much as he can. He's completely taken aback by a boy who comes and builds a tree house in his swamp. He executes plan after plan to get rid of the boy. But what transpires instead, is the most unlikely of friendships.
September 17, 2018
The story is about Stinky and the Wartbelly's lives. Stinky assumes that children and people in the town don't like stinky things. It is great to think about different perspectives. Assumptions aren't always right.
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May 13, 2020Good practice reading for your emerging reader: Stinky the monster does everything he can not to winnow the way into your heart and fails miserably. It's a good addition to a school library collection.
November 21, 2021
This book is about a monster named Stinky who doesn't like humans because they are different than him. I think this book was super cute and would be a good intro book to teach students that getting to know others is important before judging them.
February 12, 2025
• 2009 Geisel Honor Book •
Fun, creative and different! I really liked the graphic novel style which is rare in beginning reader books. I was hoping this was a series but unfortunately it’s not. 3.5 stars
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Fun, creative and different! I really liked the graphic novel style which is rare in beginning reader books. I was hoping this was a series but unfortunately it’s not. 3.5 stars
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May 13, 2017
A great introduction to graphic novels for beginning readers.
June 26, 2018
This is such a fun graphic novel! 👍👍
October 3, 2019
Oh my god. The 7yo actually liked this book enough to ask to keep reading after our 15 minute timer went off! That is a huge win.
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