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Judy Moody and Friends: Prank You Very Much

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Thank you NetGalley and Candlewick Press for this free ARC in return for my honest review.
I absolutely hated this book. Judy Moody comes across as a brat whose idea of a good time is to pull stupid pranks on her younger. Her brother, Stink (what a stupid name), is trying to work on a project for the Science Fair and all Judy Moody can do is try and think of ways to prank he3r brother. Listen there are good pranks and then there are stupid ones, and this one takes the stupidity cake.
Good illustrations, but pranks that a stupid, played by an evil brat sister on a kid brother who is trying to prove something for his science project. Don't waste your time on this book.

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This is a great book for a classroom library, media center, or a child’s personal library. Cute addition to other Judy Moody and Stink books in the series. Thank you to the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

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Judy and Stink have a loving and unique sibling relationship. They have a lifelong prank battle going on, always trying to one up the other. When Judy finds Stink working on a Science Fair Project, she comes up with what she thinks if the best prank ever. She wants the title of “Prankenstein”. I love that even when Stink is pranked, he knows it is all in good fun and there are no hard feelings. The book has some cute, colourful illustrations to add to the story. There are some cute play on words and of course, boys will love some of the stinky, smelly parts. This was a fun and easy to read chapter book about Judy Moody and her brother Stink that I would recommend to families, and primary classrooms. It is a fun early chapter book for beginning readers.

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This was a fun and easy to read chapter book about Judy Moody and her brother Stink. Judy and Stink have a lifelong prank battle going, and Judy thinks up the best prank ever when she finds Stink working on a new experiment for the Science Fair! Full of bright illustrations and light hearted pranks, Judy Moody and Stink make a great team!

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A good book for young elementary school readers. It would be a good read aloud for first graders.

Illustrations have great detail and will draw the littlest readers attention.

I received a complimentary copy from the publisher, Candlewick Press, through Netgalley. Any and all opinions expressed in the above review are entirely my own.

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This is another in the Judy Moody series for younger readers. Much like the others, it's a cute tale about Judy and her friends. It includes illustrations and a short story that engaged my child readers and made them laugh. Thank you for another great Judy story, Megan McDonald!

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I just loved this book. I loved the different pranks that they pulled on each other. I reminded me of all the pranks my brother and i used to do to each other. i loved the illustrations as well.

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My son and I really enjoyed the Stink and Judy Moody books when he was young. We eagerly awaited every new release. I loved how the author, Megan McDonald, always played with language. Her books were full of plays on words, similes, metaphors and idioms.. The books were just plain fun and silly and the story lines were kind of wacky in the best way. Her creativity is off the charts.

Judy and Stink have a loving and unique family and an eccentric sibling relationship. Even though Judy and Stink like to tease each other and play pranks, it is always in good fun. In this story, Judy is determined to prank her brother and be the best ever “Prankenstein”.

I have read some of the newer Judy Moody and Friends books Ms. McDonald has written and I am not quite as enthusiastic about them. She is still playing with the language, but the stories lines are bit less interesting. Lots of zombies, mummies and other strange things for shock factor or something. I also miss the detailed illustrations that were found in the first series of books.

I would still recommend this series of books for younger elementary students because kids do find them fun to read. They are especially appealing for boys because there is no shortage of discussion of stinky and gross things. I, myself, will continue to read Ms. McDonald’s books as well because she is one of my favorite writers for kids, even though my son is now grown. I’m always on the lookout to buy good books for nieces and nephews and I have gifted Ms. McDonald’s books before.

If you are new to the series, you will find much to enjoy!

I received an ARC copy in exchange for my honest review.

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