As a child of the 1990's, I was excited to see horror-master R.L. Stine's take on the classic Garbage Pail Kids. It is just as silly and gross as I remembered, and the audiobook really brought it to life. A full cast is always fun and this is no exception. My kids and I found ourselves cracking up over and over.

This book is exactly what you’d expect. Gross out humor for the middle grader. Plot is less important than a good gross out joke, but isn’t that the point? For the 80’s parent, it’s a bit of nostalgia to share with your kids, if you can handle the gag factor.

This was okay. My elementary student did not care for it at all. My middle school student didn’t follow the story easily. I don’t recommend

I grew up in the 90's basically and I dont remember much about the garbage pail generation that happened. I didn't really like all the different narrators. I am not really sure what I was expecting but it wasn't this. I love R L Stine books and so do my kids. We own several of them.

This was a pretty awesome gross book probably geared toward 4th to 6th graders. I think that age range would find this hilarious and I'm sure the illustrations are great as well.

I think the parrot part could have been a little less on the audio but that is a personal opinion and had to turn my hearing aid down a bit.

Nostalgia overload - would have loved this as a kid. I could imagine holding the cards and seeing them come to life with the narration. The music was an added bonus.

I feel like such a kid again. This was in part due to RL Stine being the perfect person to make this story happen. Having multiple audio-narrators also really helped to enhance this story.

While listening to this audiobook as a 40+ yr old adult, I also had my 9 year old along for the fun. I not only wanted her opinion on this kids book, but wanted to share some of my fondest memories of childhood = us 80s kids LOVED trading the Garbage Pail kids cards and watching the cartoons. The grosser, the better. Staying within that same genre, this new RL Stine version does not disappoint.
From the teacher and principal (Ms Hoopingcough and Mr Grunt) to the apply named cast-- Adam Bomb, Rob Slob, and Junk food John, and the perfect twins Peter and Patty Perfect... They travel through a normal day of school in Smellsville (where the metal garbage can was invented). However, a few side adventures ensue and will lead them to getting rid of "mamma" and a field trip to the Tomb of the unknown sanitation worker.
The antics are hilarious and immature.... As they should be for the target audience. As my 9 year old found this entertaining, I recommend ages 8-12 for the listening pleasure of a science project made of boogers to their love of all things made from garbage. The audiobook is told by various narrators and the different perspectives of several characters; including Brainy Janey and Cranky Franky. Pick it for your tween's ensured laugh!

I am still laughing and enamored of the Garbage Pail Kids so I can only imagine the delight of my students. Goosebumps is one of the most popular series in my Media Center and the Garbage Pail Kids are sure to enjoy the same popularity.
The narrators were great and the music and sounds enhanced the audio. It was so much fun to hear. The names of the Smellville characters were so clever and the rhyming and descriptive titles so humorous. The idea of the imperfect but well-meaning characters pitted against the the Perfect students is a never-ending plot but the author brought his own originality and stamp of laughter. This is sure to be a hit!

My 9 year old has listened to this multiple times. What a fun new series. He is excited for more books to come out.

This was such a fun read that took me back to my childhood. I loved the audio, the people that voiced the characters were awesome!
So grateful for my arc!

Thanks so much for this audiobook.

This was such a fun, cute, and gross (in a good way) audiobook to listen to. The perfect story for a middle school kid.

The narrator was great and there were noises playing in the background to go along with the scenes. It felt as if I were watching a movie! I loved this one so much I bought a copy for my 9 year old cousin for her birthday this weekend. I think she will get a kick out of it!

As a kid who grew up in the 80s I knew I had to check this out. Never read Stine before but felt that this was a decent read. I think this is a good read for kids but not sure if today's kids would also enjoy GPK. I listened to this around my 12 yr old and he seemed to think it was okay. I really enjoyed the different narrators and the music separating the chapters.

What a wonderful collaboration - two icons of the 80’s, the author of kids horror R.L. stone and the Garbage Pail Kids! This was entertaining and of course gross lol. The kids get into mischief at school all while battling the bully twins. I received this copy on audio, the different narrators were awesome! Thank you to NetGalley and Amulet Books for a gifted ARC. This is my honest review.

This was a fun audiobook. I collected these cards when I was a little girl so this book brought those memories. It was funny and I loved it.

Smellville is most known for creating the garbage pail. They even have a monument to the Unknown Sanitation Worker. Just like any small town, it has its bunch of rambunctious kids that like to get in to trouble.
Those kids are The Garbage Pail Kids. Luke Puke, Adam Bomb, Cranky Frankie, and the other six kids who live with them, just want to have extremely loud and messy fun, all of the time.

Topps created The Garbage Pail Kids from 1985 to 1988, as a way to poke fun at the then popular Cabbage Patch Kids. My parents considered me too young to collect the cards ( I was 5), so i was forced to admire my cousins collection. The images of oozy boogers, rotten teeth, exploding brains pulled me in and made me so jealous that I couldn't have any cards of my own.
Now as an adult, I found myself pulled in again when I saw that the gang is back and in a book. Welcome To Smellville is geared towards middle graders, but that didn't stop me from requesting it. I chose to read the book as an audiobook, knowing that it wouldn't be as magical as the actual picture book. I was really curious to see what R L Stine would do with the kids on audio. Turns out there is a full cast for about 6 characters. Each voice brought the kids to life in a way I never thought possible when I was 5. Complete with gross sound effects and disgusting imagery, I'd say they got the job done.
The book was laugh out loud funny at times, even for an adult. I can definitely see how the book would appeal to middle graders, or younger. Every kid loves food fights, tongue twisters, and mayhem. The icing on the cake is the boogers and poop mentioned continously throughout the story.

The master of middle school thrills, R L Stine is the perfect writer to bring the kids back. I will be buying a copy of the book for my cousin immediately.

I was never into anything Garbage Pail Kids and really don't know anything about them, so I didn't know what to expect with this book.
It was a pretty cute book, I realized quickly that the Garbage Pail Kids were pretty gross (in a kind of cute way), with names like Luke Puke. They each had a personality that fit their name, which made them easy to tell apart and remember who was who. In the audiobook, there are several narrators, which I always love. The Perfects were such a great contrast to the Garbage Pail Kids and I loved their rivalry.
The plot line was very simple which is great for such a short book. Basically, the Perfects want to see if the Garbage Pail Kids have parents (they don't) and they have to figure out how to keep their current living situation. Ideas included an electric doorknob to zap them when they try to open the door, a bear trap, and a rent-a-mom. I never expected these hilarious (although painful) ideas and I actually found myself laughing at a lot of the ideas these kids had.
Some of the dialogue got a little bit annoying, especially involving the parrot, but this was definitely a fun book!