We discovered children's author Tedd Arnold through Beastie Toys, the YouTube channel with readings of kids' books that my kids are currently obsessed with. She reads Fly Guy books on the channel, so when we went to the library, we looked for Fly Guy. Apparently they're popular books because they were all checked out, but we did find another Tedd Arnold book called More Parts.
As may be apparent by the title, More Parts is the second book in a collection, but it works fine on its own. In the book a kid stresses out when his dad asks for him to "give him a hand" and runs away when a joke is guaranteed to "crack him up." It reminded me a little bit of the Amelia Bedelia books where she takes everything literally. But this book steps it up about 10 notches and had my kids rolling with laughter (yes, literally) and grossing out at (and loving) the illustrations.
If you want to get your kids laughing, look for More Parts. Or Parts. And I think there's one called Even More Parts. Just look for Tedd Arnold books the next time you go to the library, my kids love them and yours probably will too.
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More Parts
By Tedd Arnold
Publisher: Picture Puffin Books
Year: 2003
Ages/Themes: Young Children, Picture Books, Tedd Arnold
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