The Joke Machine

by Alexander McCall Smith

Jeffrey works in Mr Prendergast's junk shop at weekends to earn extra pocket money. One day they uncover a mysterious machine. It turns out to be a joke-producing machine and soon everyone in town wants their own joke. Everyone, that is, except the miserable owner of the next-door shop, who is determined to throw a spanner in the works.

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

Alexander McCall Smith is the author of the international phenomenon The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, the Isabel Dalhousie Series, the Portuguese Irregular Verbs series, and the 44 Scotland Street series. He is professor emeritus of medical law at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and has served on many national and international bodies concerned with bioethics. He was born in what is now known as Zimbabwe and he was a law professor at the University of Botswana. He lives in Scotland. Visit him online at www.alexandermccallsmith.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter.

Reviews

[Lokum Çocuk Kutuphanesi]

Kas makinesinden daha çok sevdim Şaka Makinesini, sırada Muz Makinesi var. neredeyse 20 yıl önce yazılmış bu hikayeler ama çok tatlılar bence :) Oldukça sempatik :)

[Lyn · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disappointing book. I expected more of this author. It's all about a joke machine. That's an exciting idea; however the children were very disappointed that the book didn't contain a single joke! So everytime it talked about the joke machine spitting out an hilarious joke the class was primed to hear the joke. But not a single one. So as a kids' book this just didn't work for me or the class.

[Shayiri Kowlassur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story

[Sandie Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything Alexander McCall Smith writes is good, but this children's book is especially good. His ability to combine adventure, mystery and morality is superb.

[Natarajan Tirunavukarasu · Rating 1 out of 5]

not so good

[Noor Il]

I love it sooooooo much