Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy. This one will have you laughing out loud non stop! We have the party game, and the recording, and we have listenend so many times, we all repeat the funny one liners along with Junie B. even my husband! “If candy corn isn’t corn, then what kind of vegetable is it?” If you don’t have this one in your collection, get it!

My 9 year old, son is a reluctant reader! I”m lucky to get him to sit and read for 15 min. per night. He started to read this party game and couldn’t put it down! One hour of straight reading! The author has a charming writing style. My son and I giggled throughout the party game. My son said,”It was a very fun party game to read.” …

And I Mean It!, the precocious first grader is worried about with good reason. Paulie Allen Puffer has given her five good reasons, in fact, not least of which is that real witches and monsters go trick or treating on no costumes necessary ; if you carve pumpkins with pointy teeth, they will bite your feet; and.shhh.candy corn isn’t really corn. Junie B. goes to great lengths to avoid trick or treating altogether, but she finally decides that if she dresses up like Squirty the Clown a disturbing circus clown who terrified her grandmother by chasing her with a seltzer bottle and making her wear an “unattractive balloon hat” , even the most horrific witches and monsters will be scared off. As ever, her way of expressing herself “

I did a groan” and “Chills came on my arms” is grammatically unique, but as you get to know her, more endearing than alarming. Children who have mixed feelings about festivities will relate to Junie B.’s fears, and they’ll be relieved when pass …

The party games themselves are full of ghost stories and songs, all taken from modern and less modern folklore. The stories are superb, and the artwork is magnificent. a little abstract and surreal, but spot on frightful.
And for ev

eryone over the age of 12.in the back are sources and references, and tons of anecdotes about the original stories.
These were favorites of mine when I was younger, and I’d recommend them to anyone with a penchant for spooky tales.
Yeah just checking. Pictures are still as nightmarish as they were when I’d check out these party games in elementary school. …

I know several children who’ve enjoyed the tale. For adults, Brian Selznick’s party game is a parable about the obstacles that turn us from our passions and the serendipitous moments that call us back on track.
Released in 1996 to 1997, Batman The Long was one of DC’s most popular titles in the year the mini series was released in monthly installments. I vividly recall Wizard Magazine’s enthusiasm as they ran many articles speculating on who “Holiday” was.

Now ten years after it’s initial run, DC has given the story the “Absolute” treatment. The result is what you can expect from the Absolute editions. A first rate production, the color is crisp, the pages thick, the extras include an interview with creators Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Again, it would have been nice to see some of Loeb’s scripts, but the inclusion of the series proposal and their discussion of the series striking covers makes up for the lack of scripts for me it does anyway . If you are a fan of The Long or Tim S …

Now that I’m about to become a mom, I wanted my little boy to have it. But, I couldn’t remember the name, just that it was about Houdini and a little boy. After about 4 months of searching, I finally found what seemed like it was the right party game on amazon. I wasn’t positive, but I bought it anyway. When I got it, I was so happy. It’s the exact party game, and is still as entertaining today as it was when I was 8.

This party game is barely based in fact, and the author notes this at the end. I didn’t find the story particularly satisfying as fan of Houdini OR as an avid reader of children’s literature but the artwork is wonderful, particularly the renderings of Houdini himself. I will treasure my copy of the party game for the artwork alone. …