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Just Tricking!
Is this the right book for you?Take the TRICKING TEST and find out.
1) Do you ever pretend that you are dead to get out of going to school?
2) Do you like to ring up people you know and pretend to be someone else?
3) Do you leave banana skins in the middle of busy footpaths?
4) Do you own any of the following items: fake dog poo, rubber vomit, gorilla suit?
5) Do you wish that every day could be April Fools' Day?
SCORE: One point for each 'yes' answer.
3-5 You are a practical joking genius.
You will love this book.
1-2 You are a good practical joker.
You will love this book.
0 You are not a practical joker.
You are what practical jokers call a `victim'.
You will love this book.
1) Do you ever pretend that you are dead to get out of going to school?
2) Do you like to ring up people you know and pretend to be someone else?
3) Do you leave banana skins in the middle of busy footpaths?
4) Do you own any of the following items: fake dog poo, rubber vomit, gorilla suit?
5) Do you wish that every day could be April Fools' Day?
SCORE: One point for each 'yes' answer.
3-5 You are a practical joking genius.
You will love this book.
1-2 You are a good practical joker.
You will love this book.
0 You are not a practical joker.
You are what practical jokers call a `victim'.
You will love this book.
138 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2015
48 people are currently reading
236 people want to read
About the author
Andy Griffiths
287 books824 followersAndy Griffiths is Australia’s most popular children’s writer. He is the author of over 20 books, including nonsense verse, short stories, comic novels and plays. Over the past 15 years Andy’s books have been New York Times bestsellers, won over 50 children’s choice awards, been adapted as a television cartoon series and sold over 5 million copies worldwide.
Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.
In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically acclaimed theatrical production Just Macbeth! which was nominated for two Helpmann Awards. In July 2010 Just Macbeth!completed a return sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. The book of the play was shortlisted in the children’s section of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Andy has had a long-standing collaboration with the multi-talented illustrator Terry Denton. Together they have produced theJust! series, the wildly popular The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, the ridiculous illustrated guide What Bumosaur is That?, and the Seussian-inspired early readers The Cat on the Mat is Flat and The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! Their latest book is The 13-Storey Treehouse (September 2011).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/andygr...
Andy is best known as the author of the much-loved Just! series and The Day My Bum Went Psycho. In 2008 Andy became the first Australian author to win six children’s choice awards in one year for Just Shocking!, smashing his previous record of 4 awards for The Bad Book in 2005.
In 2008 Andy and his wife Jill collaborated with The Bell Shakespeare Company on the popular and critically acclaimed theatrical production Just Macbeth! which was nominated for two Helpmann Awards. In July 2010 Just Macbeth!completed a return sold-out season at the Sydney Opera House before heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival where it received rave reviews. The book of the play was shortlisted in the children’s section of the 2010 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.
Andy has had a long-standing collaboration with the multi-talented illustrator Terry Denton. Together they have produced theJust! series, the wildly popular The Bad Book and The Very Bad Book, the ridiculous illustrated guide What Bumosaur is That?, and the Seussian-inspired early readers The Cat on the Mat is Flat and The Big Fat Cow that Goes Kapow! Their latest book is The 13-Storey Treehouse (September 2011).
http://us.macmillan.com/author/andygr...
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January 31, 2025
Just Tricking by Andy Griffiths - work read -
This book is the focus novel for the NSW 3-6 Multiage Year B narrative unit, and I wanted to do a quick read through to make sure it would fit the class context.
It's kind of a collection of short stories about a 10 year old prankster, Andy. Each chapter tells a different story of Andy's mischief making, which often backfires on him. I listened to the audiobook and also have the hardcopy. I think the sound effects in the audiobook, and little drawings in the hardcopy, add interest.
The stories were entertaining (I actually laughed a lot reading them), short, but included a lot to dig your teeth into, including character development, figurative language, inference, vocabulary and narrative structure. Rating for what it is - a fun read for kids
This book is the focus novel for the NSW 3-6 Multiage Year B narrative unit, and I wanted to do a quick read through to make sure it would fit the class context.
It's kind of a collection of short stories about a 10 year old prankster, Andy. Each chapter tells a different story of Andy's mischief making, which often backfires on him. I listened to the audiobook and also have the hardcopy. I think the sound effects in the audiobook, and little drawings in the hardcopy, add interest.
The stories were entertaining (I actually laughed a lot reading them), short, but included a lot to dig your teeth into, including character development, figurative language, inference, vocabulary and narrative structure. Rating for what it is - a fun read for kids
March 15, 2025
Read this as part of the NSW Year B Multi-Stage English unit. My kids LOVED IT.
I have a 4/5/6 class and 90% of them throughly enjoyed listening to each chapter. To the point I had to dig out my own copies of the series to bring in for our class library.
It’s a collection of short stories with each chapter being its own story. Following the same main character - Andy.
Reading the cockroaches chapter out loud to the class was my favourite 😂😂😂
I have a 4/5/6 class and 90% of them throughly enjoyed listening to each chapter. To the point I had to dig out my own copies of the series to bring in for our class library.
It’s a collection of short stories with each chapter being its own story. Following the same main character - Andy.
Reading the cockroaches chapter out loud to the class was my favourite 😂😂😂
September 9, 2017
Title: Just Tricking!
Series: -
Author: Andy Griffiths
Genre: Children's
Rating: 3.5 stars
Ah, Andy Griffiths does not disappoint with yet another of his humorous tales. I love Andy Griffiths' books - he has an easy writing ability and a funny-bone that makes all his books unique.
Series: -
Author: Andy Griffiths
Genre: Children's
Rating: 3.5 stars
Ah, Andy Griffiths does not disappoint with yet another of his humorous tales. I love Andy Griffiths' books - he has an easy writing ability and a funny-bone that makes all his books unique.
November 20, 2022
I read this book so many times as a kid, it is still just as good and funny. I love the silly illustrations around the edges, they never fail to make me laugh.
September 13, 2017
Just tricking By Andy Griffiths is an awesome book full of silly but hilarious humor. With the the main character being Andy him self and sometimes his mate Danny, who always try to find a way to get into trouble. Whether it be stealing someone's bag, or mucking around with a video camera making stupid home videos. Andy Griffiths never fails to impress my superior knowledge of humour. They are the best two mates I have ever read about in any book. But sometimes its only Andy getting into trouble, like the time in 'Just Doomed' he was put head first into a nudist resort. He ended up running from a few hundred naked people. But in the book 'Just Tricking' it is all about playing stupid pranks on people which is what I love to do. My favorite part of the book is when Andy and Danny fake a phone call to something giving them a whole bunch of fake money, which then turns into real money. After they hear about what the family have been through. Over all I rate this book 5 out 5 stars. I would recommend this book to anyone who has a reasonably good stance on reading and is over 10 years of age.
February 23, 2011
I decided to read this book because it looked funny and interesting and because it looked like the kind of book I would consider to people. This book would fit the "a book written by a male" square on my bingo board. I liked this book because it was funny and it made me want to read more of Andy Griffiths books. There was nothing that I didn't like about this book. I would recommend this book to kids aged from 10-15 years because it makes you laugh and it is a great book filled with stuff that any age would like.
March 31, 2017
I read this book because my 'reluctant readers' chose this as their class novel. What I didn't expect was to enjoy it so much. The best part is sitting down with them to read bits and talk about each chapter. They are loving it! Better than that, they are reading it... willingly! In my opinion that makes it a good book. It is funny, gross, unexpected and very silly. Everything you want in an Andy Griffiths book.
March 29, 2011
Just Tricking is a really cool book. It doesn't help you to improve your knowledge but it does help reduce your stress. It can make you happy and also impressed. My favorite part of this book was 'beat the bomb' which was really impressive and I could feel relationship between friends. Whatever, try this book right now!!
October 3, 2012
this is a really good book i like this one alot. the thing that i like about this one is that ther is lots of different storyyes in the book there is about ten. my favor storrie is when andy trys to get out of school so he perentendsd to be dead so his perents berey him alive.
November 22, 2009
As I've said before, these books are...
...AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^w^
...AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
^w^
August 6, 2012
This is a great book for younger poeple. This only took me 3 hours to read but i enjoyed every second of it. This book is funny and i enjoyed it.
February 9, 2013
A great book to read if YOU are tricking ! The tricking test says so! But it's still a good book to read even if you are NOT tricking.
July 2, 2019
It was rib-tickling! It was meant for the humour, and it is truly entertaining.
All the stories have Andy in them and are enjoyable due to the things that Andy does like playing dead, pranking others and different types of fun things. You must read this book to find out what ridiculous things the characters do!
Overall, this is a small book that should be read by al young people between the ages of 7 and 10.
All the stories have Andy in them and are enjoyable due to the things that Andy does like playing dead, pranking others and different types of fun things. You must read this book to find out what ridiculous things the characters do!
Overall, this is a small book that should be read by al young people between the ages of 7 and 10.
June 10, 2020
Truly an exemplary example of Australian literature. In a sea devoid of many good works, Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton manage to transport the reader to an hilarious land where anything is possible. If the text won't make you laugh, the illustrations certainly will.
September 20, 2019
I loved the stories innit and thought that they were pretty funny. Very unimaginable in a good way.
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May 24, 2020great
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March 24, 2021It's not very good.... Just tricking! it's awesome!
December 9, 2024
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Another book of ridiculous madcap tales from Griffith in the Just series is sure to bring excitement to his legion of fans - it is ok, but there is a sameness about them all.
Another book of ridiculous madcap tales from Griffith in the Just series is sure to bring excitement to his legion of fans - it is ok, but there is a sameness about them all.
October 17, 2025
These books helped me learn how to read as a kid. Even as a young lad I always thought the fictional Andy’s antics were silly, but they were fun reads.
November 4, 2025
Super leuk boek met meerdere kleine verhaaltjes, perfect om als kind je Engels mee te oefenen.
October 17, 2019
Loved going back and reading a childhood favourite.
May 5, 2010
Just tricking is a fun experience for all the family and though there is swearing, (which I prefer not to have in writing) its thrilling stories mostly make up for it.
Story 10/10
This book's cunning tales are a good laugh. And you won't finish one all in one go.
Characters 7/10
The characters in this book are very imaginative, but they have Andy in every one, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It gets a bit tedious when it's just him.
Overall 3/5
I enjoyed this book.
Story 10/10
This book's cunning tales are a good laugh. And you won't finish one all in one go.
Characters 7/10
The characters in this book are very imaginative, but they have Andy in every one, which is not necessarily a bad thing. It gets a bit tedious when it's just him.
Overall 3/5
I enjoyed this book.
July 28, 2013
The exciting part in the book just tricking by Andy Griffiths was It was Playing Dead, which is a short story in this hilarious book. It is simply about a young boy who thinks it would be funny to pretend that he is dead. Will Andy pull off what he thinks will become one of his greatest “practical jokes”?
I would recommend this book to young teenagers because it is funny and weird at the same time.
I would recommend this book to young teenagers because it is funny and weird at the same time.
December 11, 2011
I found this a bit patchy, but overall very enjoyable. Mind you I'm not an 8 year old boy. My 8 year old boy loved all the stories. I had clear favourites. Emergency Spew Relish probably being the standout for me. I will never be able to look at Corn Relish the same way! I also enjoyed Playing Dead (and hasn't every parent wanted to bust their kids at a lie?), and Cockroach. Funny, silly stuff.
September 19, 2008
The book was funny here and there.
July 22, 2009
i just found it a good book because it was funny and i like funny or comedy books
April 16, 2011
I loved it read it from front to back within two days.
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May 23, 2011Kinda funny alright you should read it.
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August 16, 2011Another great book by andy griffiths
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August 18, 2011just tricking is another good book by my favourite author Andy Griffiths.
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