Funny girl : funniest. stories. ever

Summary: "What could be funnier than family? Read stories about Ursula Brown's grandmother driving her on a road trip to disaster, Lisa Brown's little brother getting a Tic-Tac stuck up his nose, and Carmen Agra Deedy's mom setting the bathtub on fire. What could be funnier than friends? Pretty much nothing, as Rita Williams-Garcia shows two besties hatching a bird-brained scheme to get on to a TV talk show, and Deborah Underwood introduces a dynamic dog-and-cat duo teaming up on a pet advice column. What could be funnier than YOU? Tell your future with Mad Libs, discover your Chinese Zodiac sign with Lenore Look, and learn the best tricks of the comedy trade from professional humorists like Adrianne Chalepah and Delaney Yeager. With clever contributions from award-winning and bestselling authors including Cece Bell, Sophie Blackall, Libba Bray, Shannon Hale, Lisa Graff, and Raina Telgemeier, this anthology of funny girls will make you laugh until you cry. Or cry until you laugh. Or maybe you won't cry at all. Either way, you'll definitely laugh."--Provided by the publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780451477316
ISBN: 0451477316
Physical Description: print
regular print
xv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017.
Copyright: ©2017.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Betsy Bird -- How to tell a joke / Delaney Yeager and Mackenzie Yeager -- In which young Raina learns a lesson / Raina Telgemeier -- Dear grandpa: give me money / Alison DeCamp -- Grandma in oil country: a true story / Ursula Vernon -- One hot mess / Carmen Agra Deedy -- Fleamail / Deborah Underwood -- A most serious recitation of the poem "Trees" / Cece Bell -- Things could be verse / Kelly DiPucchio -- Swimming is for other kids / Akilah Hughes -- Dear Bella and Rover / Deborah Underwood -- The thumb incident / Meghan McCarthy -- Deademona and Sparks go all in / Rita Williams-Garcia and Michelle Garcia -- 7 things I thought were (think are) funny but were really kind of sad, and that all happened to my little brother / Lisa Brown -- Babysitting nightmare / Shannon Hale -- Dear Bella and Rover (again) / Deborah Underwood -- Can we talk about whiskers? / Jennifer L. Holm, art by Matthew Holm -- Brown girl pop quiz: all of the above / Mitali Perkins -- Over and out / Lisa Graff -- Doodle / Amy Ignatow -- Fleamail pawed-cast / Deborah Underwood -- How to play imaginary games / Leila Sales -- Great expectations / Christine Mari Inzer -- A public service announcement about your period from Sarah T. Wrigley, age 12 ¾ / Libba Bray -- The smart girl's guide to the Chinese zodiac / Lenore Look -- Bad luck dress / Charise Mericle Harper -- The world's most awkward mermaid / Sophie Blackall -- Tell your future with mad libs* -- My life being funny (and how you can do it, too) / Adrianne Chalepah -- About the contributors.