The Very Bad Book

by Andy Griffiths, Terry Denton (Illustrator)

In a very bad wood,
There was a very bad house.
And in that very bad house,
There was a very bad room.
And in that very bad room,
There was a very bad cupboard.
And in that very bad cupboard,
There was a very bad shelf.
And on that very bad shelf,
There was a very bad box.
And in that very bad box,
There was a VERY BAD BOOK...
AND THIS IS IT!!!

Genres: Humor, Childrens, Fiction

180 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2010

About the author

Andy 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).

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Reviews

[Korina · Rating 5 out of 5]

The very bad book is a great way to put laughter into your day it's crazy, fun and easy to read (I read it in a day) . I just loved this book because it was so so so so funny, unlike other books.If you want to read a book but can't find one then find this gust lying on your book shelf and can't remember what it's about well you don't need to remember,because it's such a quick read and you can just start from the start.So go get it know and read it (-:

[Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing!

[Izzy Wallace · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was very funny. I got this book out of the school library. I think mum thought it made her sick. I love the book and it entertained me and Matilda (my sister.)

[James Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

this was very funny

[Cooper · Rating 4 out of 5]

It’s quiet funny and little rude but the most important thing was that I enjoyed the book.

[Viet Ngo · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was a very bad book

[Ben Reid · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Gracie La · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

[Dale · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very lame jokes, no story, just a collection of jokes, very short stories and cracks.

[Allblack]

let me read plz

[CODY · Rating 4 out of 5]

its very bad

[Tevita]

I think it is cool

[Malorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this book.

[Josh Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

1 i chose this book because my Aunty go it for me for Christmas and it looked like a cool book

2 i didn't have a favourite character in this book because through out this book there are lots of little stories the start and end

3 my first quotation 'Mary had a very bad lamb its fleas as black as tar it smoked and drank and stayed up late at its favourite all night baaaa'.
My second quotation 'vegetables are bad for you'

4 i would ask the author what he was thinking when he wrote the book

5 I wouldn't because the book is already good as it is

[Susanne Mills · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good for children who like a bit of gruesome!!! Funny little poems :)

[Chelsea Lucas · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this one more than Just Disusting, which I had just read. This one is a lot funnier, and I tabbed a lot of jokes to tell my family (they laughed too).

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an amusing book. Although it was a quick read, I still enjoyed it. It was good for filling time.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an amusing book. Although it was a quick read, I still enjoyed it. It was good for filling time.

[Indy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A ridiculous book with very bad things, jokes and riddles, which would be funny to males, probably of all ages.

[Peter Pasko]

Very silly book But I still enjoyed it.

[Timothy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Amusing in parts. Mostly just poo, guts and bombs so will be enjoyed by young boys.

[Eli Jennings · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome,Funny And very interesting

[Bbrand · Rating 5 out of 5]

All kinds of very bad

Very funny, and very cool. I am Max Brand, 7 years old
Very good for all kids to read again and again

[Pricila]

I stubbled upon this book by accident but once I began reading it I couldn't put it down it made me laugh throughout the book!

[Carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Definitely the sort of "inappropriate" humour that appeals to my 6 year old son. Not as funny as the first book but sequels rarely are...

[Hugo Madjar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Milksnortingly funny! Sadly I was drinking milk when I read this (twice) so... uh... yeah...

[Lillian Penno · Rating 5 out of 5]

i love it

[Pascale · Rating 3 out of 5]

May I say that this book is the 'bad' version of Tim Burton's Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy. The format is similar except this book is like bad-melancholy-jokes type. Nonetheless, it's a pretty enjoyable book for a light reading.

[Losana Tupou · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought this book was ok compared to my other books I have read. Just based on bad riddles and short stories which made me kind of laugh at times. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone, its not really interesting.

[Natalie Catherine Davidson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book of poetry is from a child's point of view and is filled with all the misconceptions he has. It can be used as a discussion point in class to get students to explain how the author is seeing the world and how some of the things he writes about are wrong.