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Funny Kid #11
Funny Kid Catastrophe
A new pet purchase becomes CATASTROPHIC. Laugh your head off with the super-popular Funny Kid series!
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home? Max is the funny kid but now a cat is here to ruin his life! Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won't (oh, and a jealous Duck in a toilet jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure! FUNNY KID is the mega-bestselling series from author-illustrator Matt Stanton that has everyone laughing!
PRAISE FOR FUNNY KID 'my favourite thing in the book was everything' -- Elliott 'better than Wimpy Kid, Big Nate and Tom Gates combined' -- Ally 'humour is injected into every page' -- Children's Book Council of Australia's Reading Time 'absolutely hilarious' -- Tim Harris, author of the Exploding Endings series AWARDS Shortlisted - Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People 2023
Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. He's also the boy who absolutely, definitely, does not under any circumstances want a cat. So why did Mum and Dad just bring one home? Max is the funny kid but now a cat is here to ruin his life! Cat bums, cat claws, ticklish cats, piano-playing cats, cats that will run away and cats that won't (oh, and a jealous Duck in a toilet jacuzzi) are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this Funny Kid adventure! FUNNY KID is the mega-bestselling series from author-illustrator Matt Stanton that has everyone laughing!
PRAISE FOR FUNNY KID 'my favourite thing in the book was everything' -- Elliott 'better than Wimpy Kid, Big Nate and Tom Gates combined' -- Ally 'humour is injected into every page' -- Children's Book Council of Australia's Reading Time 'absolutely hilarious' -- Tim Harris, author of the Exploding Endings series AWARDS Shortlisted - Russell Prize for Humour Writing for Young People 2023
240 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 3, 2022
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About the author
Matt Stanton
67 books108 followersMatt Stanton is a bestselling children's author and illustrator, with over a quarter of a million books in print. He is the co-creator of seven bestselling picture books, including the mega-hits, There is a Monster Under My Bed Who Farts and This is a Ball. He is launching his much-anticipated middle-grade series, Funny Kid around the world in July 2017.
Email: matt.stanton@gmail.com
Email: matt.stanton@gmail.com
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March 2, 2024
Listened with young boys, they both said it was 5/5 because it was funny and silly and they like silly things.
February 28, 2023
Eleven year old Max is well known for being a Funny Kid. But now he has a different persona in mind. First Kid. Like the First Lady in America, Max believes that when his mum becomes the mayor of their town, he will be swept up in the fame too.
Many hours are spent on what he thinks is coming for him - a new security detail, a fashion advisor and the clothes with it, free entry into his favourite places, and never having to queue for anything ever again. The thing is, Mum isn't Mayor yet, and with his parents super busy with the election campaign they think Max might be a little lonely.
Many people love cats. Max is not one of them. When given a cat from the local animal shelter, he thinks his parents have gone mad. This thing is annoying, tries to trip him up constantly, licks him and sticks its bum in his face! Enough is enough. This thing he calls Catastrophe has to go!
While his parents work on the election plans, Max is working on How-to-get-rid-of-an-unwanted-cat plan. His pet duck is happy with this decision while he sulks in the toilet bowl. The results of Max's plans come back to surprise him!
Another in this funny series, this episode includes a cat, a mayoral campaign and an avid non-cat lover. Other characters keen to make funny cat videos to make them famous is perfectly on point and brings hilarious results.
Main character Max already has a pet, who is jealous of the new member of the household, just as in real life when a puppy or kitten is introduced to a household.
As always, there are things to be learned by Max including the powers of persuasion and some cool things about cats.
Age - 7+
Many hours are spent on what he thinks is coming for him - a new security detail, a fashion advisor and the clothes with it, free entry into his favourite places, and never having to queue for anything ever again. The thing is, Mum isn't Mayor yet, and with his parents super busy with the election campaign they think Max might be a little lonely.
Many people love cats. Max is not one of them. When given a cat from the local animal shelter, he thinks his parents have gone mad. This thing is annoying, tries to trip him up constantly, licks him and sticks its bum in his face! Enough is enough. This thing he calls Catastrophe has to go!
While his parents work on the election plans, Max is working on How-to-get-rid-of-an-unwanted-cat plan. His pet duck is happy with this decision while he sulks in the toilet bowl. The results of Max's plans come back to surprise him!
Another in this funny series, this episode includes a cat, a mayoral campaign and an avid non-cat lover. Other characters keen to make funny cat videos to make them famous is perfectly on point and brings hilarious results.
Main character Max already has a pet, who is jealous of the new member of the household, just as in real life when a puppy or kitten is introduced to a household.
As always, there are things to be learned by Max including the powers of persuasion and some cool things about cats.
Age - 7+
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