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Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid by [Megan McDonald, Peter H. Reynolds]

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by Megan McDonald (Author), Peter H. Reynolds (Author, Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series have put themselves in a very Stink-y mood.

Shrink, shrank, shrunk!

Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads -- can it be? -- three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to look like he’s growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair aren't fooling anyone into thinking he's taller. If only he could ask James Madison -- Stink's hero, and the shortest person ever to serve as President of the United States.

In Stink's first solo adventure, his special style comes through loud and strong -- enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the book. From "The Adventures of Stink in SHRINK MONSTER" to "The Adventures of Stink in NEWT IN SHINING ARMOR," these very funny, homespun sagas reflect the familiar voice of a kid who pictures himself with super powers to deal with the travails of everyday life -- including the occasional teasing of a bossy big sister!

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Stink
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80 pages
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Kindergarten - 3
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Candlewick Press
Publication date

June 14, 2010
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Gr. 2--4. The pesky little brother in McDonald's popular Judy Moody series gets his own book and tells his own story here. Little is the word for James ("Stink") Moody; he's short, the shortest kid in his second-grade class. Is he shrinking? Judy is his bossy older sister, but he learns to handle her. For Presidents' Day, Stink's hero is not big tall Lincoln but another James, James Madison, the shortest president ever. The narrative is fun and laced with puns--from Mt. Trashmore to "newt in shining armor," and it's peppered with black-and-white illustrations, including comics ("The Adventures of Stink") reflecting Stink's triumphant fantasies. Stink sometimes seems younger than his years, so try this as a read-aloud for preschoolers or kindergarteners fed up with big, bossy types telling them what to do. Hazel Rochman
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Megan McDonald is the author of the popular and award-winning series starring Judy Moody. She says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair à la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all his own."

Peter H. Reynolds is the illustrator of all the Judy Moody books. He says, "I've fallen in love with the whole cast of characters in the world of Judy Moody, but Stink has always been a favorite of mine. He reminds me of myself growing up: dealing with a sister prone to teasing and bossing around — and having to get creative in order to stand tall beside her." --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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The bell rang, and Mrs. Dempster passed out spelling words. Three of the new words were shrink, shrank, shrunk. At lunch, the dessert was strawberry shortcake. And in Reading, Mrs. Dempster read everybody a book called THE SHRINKING OF TREEHORN.

The book was all about a boy who plays games and reads cereal boxes and gets shorter and shorter. He keeps shrinking and shrinking. Then, just when he becomes a normal size again, he turns green!

"Any comments?" Mrs. Dempster asked when the story was over.

Stink raised his hand. "Is that a true story?"

Mrs. D. laughed. "I'm afraid not," she said. "It's fantasy."

"Fantasy's my favorite!" said Sophie of the Elves. "Especially hobbits and elves."

"Are you sure it's fantasy?" asked Stink. "Because that kid is a lot like me. Because I'm . . . I'm . . ." Stink could not make himself say shrinking.

"Because you both turned another color?" asked Webster.

"Um, because I like to read everything on the cereal box, too," said Stink.

"Okay," said Mrs. Dempster. "Let's see. Who's going to carry the milk from the cafeteria today?" Stink was barely paying attention. He never got asked to carry the milk.

"How about Mr. James Moody?" asked Mrs. Dempster.

"Me?" asked Stink. He sat up taller. "I get to carry the milk?"

Stink walked down the second-grade hallway. It looked longer than usual. And wider. He took the stairs down to the cafeteria. Were there always this many stairs? His legs felt shorter. Like they shrink, shrank, shrunk.

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STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID by Megan McDonald. Copyright (c) 2005 by Megan McDonald. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Delightful full-page and spot-art cartoons and playful language in large type bring the child's adventures to life. 'Things are definitely looking up, up, UP' with this bright addition to beginning chapter-book collections.
—School Library Journal

This spirited launch of a new series focuses on Judy Moody's younger brother, Stink. . . . McDonald's breezy narrative and likable character will keep Judy's followers amply amused and recruit new fans.
—Publishers Weekly

The narrative is fun and laced with puns-from Mr. Trashmore to "newt in shining armor," and it's peppered with black-and-white illustrations, including comics reflecting Stink's triumphant fantasies.
—Booklist

A fine fare for fledgling chapter-book readers. Stink definitely measures up to his memorable sister.
—Kirkus Reviews

Readers of Judy Moody who requested that Stink have a book of his own will not be disappointed.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

A humorous look at the emotional trauma a second-grader experiences at the thought of growing smaller, rather than growing taller.
—Times-Picayune

Judy Moody lovers (and their little brothers) will adore her younger brother, Stink.
—Seattle Times

With child-savvy humor and energy, McDonald explores Stink's frustrations with being 'the shortest second-grader in Class 2-D. Probably the shortest human being the in whole word, including Alaska and Hawaii.'
—Child

Hilarious…Set them loose on the rest of the series, and ZOOM, they're reading and loving it!
—Readkiddoread.com --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Every morning, Judy measures Stink, and it's always the same: 3 feet, 8 inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then one day, the ruler reads--3 feet, 7 and three-quarter inches! Can it be? Is Stink shrinking? Stink tries everything to look like he's growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair don't seem to be fooling anybody into thinking he's taller. What would James Madison, Stink's hero (and the shortest person to ever serve as President of the United States) do? --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Author

Megan McDonald says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair a la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all of his own." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Stink's special style comes through loud and strong -- enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the book. From "The Adventures of Stink in Shrink Monster" to "The Adventure of Stink in Newt in Shining Armor," these very funny, homespun sagas reflect the familiar voice of a kid who pictures himself with super powers to deal with the travails of everyday life -- including the occasional teasing of a bossy big sister! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003RWSB5Y
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick Press; 1st edition (June 14, 2010)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 14, 2010
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 6078 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 80 pages

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10 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT ME

10. The first book I ever wrote was about a hermit crab, inspired by a pet I once owned.

9. My favorite color is purple.

8. I love to read mysteries. When I was Judy’s age, I read all 56 classic Nancy Drew books . . . in order! Jeepers!

7. I used to collect scabs so I could examine them under the microscope that I got for my 8th birthday.

6. My four sisters and I often made up our own language, which included the words "Hoidi Boidi", "oogey", "retzel crummypuss" and "poony-poony".

5. My favorite TV show is JEOPARDY!

4. To research my Sisters Club book, THE RULE OF THREE, I toured San Francisco in search of the ultimate cupcake. The winner: Sleepless in San Francisco. Think chocolate + coffee.

3. When I was a kid, I fell down a hill from chasing the ice-cream truck and had to get stitches.

2. When I was a librarian, I used to tell stories in sign language. That’s how I got the expression “same-same” for Judy.

1. I share a birthday (February 28) with a famous princess, race car driver and gangster, a Rolling Stone, a French tightrope walker, and a winning racehorse named Smarty Jones.

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Franzen0424

Perfect for 8 year old boy

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 24, 2022

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My son is in the 3rd grade, 8 years old and loves it!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 22, 2022

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These books are great. It's been difficult getting my son away from "informational" type books. He started reading one of these, and he's on the 5th book now. They are fun, easy to read, enjoyable topics, and he learns a lot from them. Each book has factual information in it that we always look up and it's true. He gets excited about what he's going to learn next. In this particular book, he learned that you actually shrink a teeny tiny bit by the end of the day from the effects of gravity. GREAT series.

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amazing!!!

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I loved the monster comics ! It was really great! I recommend! Stink and James Madison are the best! Yay!

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My son read this and immediately asked for the rest of the Stink books..

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 28, 2011

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As many have posted, trying to find a chapter book that isn't too hard or too easy and is interesting can be quite the challenge! With Stink he sat down to read it (after a little prodding) and proceeded to finish it in one sitting and ask for more. High praise indeed!

My son is a tad stubborn (he doesn't want to read or like his older brother's books...sigh, anyone want some Magic Treehouse books???) and loves a book with humor. He is 8 years old, in the second grade, and is above average in his reading (don't all mothers think their children are above average?? But that is what his teacher says). He is also reading the Wimpy Kids books and Captain Underpants as well as all things Star Wars (age appropriate).

In any case, this book did get a pretty fast thumbs up from my youngest...and is definitely worth a try!

JTG

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Mauro Eidi Villela Assano

Lovely book, worth reading! Kids are crazy for Stink - sooo funny!

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Stink is a funny character and his stories are very funny! My daughter (9) and I loved to read this book.
I recommend to parents to read it as well and to discuss the story with your kids after. It is good to motivate them to read and also to stimulate their critical sense.

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Shannon

Fun to read AND educational!!!

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When I bought this book for my 3rd grader, I thought it would be similar to the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series that he loved. However, as he was reading, he started asking me questions about James Madison, then Dolly Madison, then specific questions about their time in the White House. Puzzled, I asked him what he was reading. When I heard it was this book, I was astonished and delighted!!! He's not only enjoying the book, he's learning too!! I am definitely buying the rest of this series!!!

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Funny!

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It's was really funny and fun kids should read this book read the this book it's take place in virgina

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Tom

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 6, 2015

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Chosen for friend's boys aged 8-9 and they all adored it.

Olivia Collins

Awesome

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 12, 2013

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I think it was an awesome book, I love judy moody so I taught I'd give stink a try and it was awesome. I give it to all .y friends and I think they'd love it .I LOVE YOUR BOOKS MEGAN MCDONALD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE U:)

Annabel Fisk

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 10, 2017

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to long

Ashley N.

Fun and Interesting

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 4, 2016

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My son loved this book. Great for newer chapter book readers! It mixes fiction with fun and interesting facts and my son couldn't put it down.

とっとこと

何度でも聞きたくなる英語です

Reviewed in Japan 🇯🇵 on November 9, 2008

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多聴多読マガジン 2008年 10月号 [雑誌 ]に部分収録されていたものを聞いて、気に入ったので購入しました。
私の英語は中級なので、スピードが速いこのシリーズ(YL_2.2-2.6 137WPM)は結構手ごわいです。一度目は殆ど聞き取れません。でも、Nancy Cartwrightの朗読がとても楽しくて、「え？一体何が起こったの？なに？なに？知りた〜い！(>_<)」と何度でも聞きたくなります。そして、聞く度に少しずつ状況がわかってきて、そうなるとStinkがかわいくてかわいくてたまらなくなくなってきます。Nancy Cartwrightの声と読み方で（ここが重要）、フレーズも頭に入ってしまいます。

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