On 2003-09-13 JEFF F. HAINES, Arcata, CA United States wrote: Craig Yoe, webmaster of www.riddles4kids.com, ex-The Muppets director, and current top dog of Yoe! Studio, has come up with 128 B&W pages of moaners, groaners, and knee-slappers for youngsters. Incidentally, I had fun with Halloween Jokes + Riddles too. (I´m an adult.)
Yoe´s not too bad. He takes on the tasks of writing over three hundred Halloween gags and drawing over a hundred cartoons.
If I were to get critical, which I suppose I am, I´d say the drawings are of doodle-quality. Hey, but that´s okay. They´re cute. Just don´t expect colorful paintings or a Newbery Medal stamped on the front cover.
It´s hard to criticize the jokes, riddles, and puns. They´re silly and fun (as they should be). However, here and there I felt that the author used the same basic joke once too often:
What do ghosts watch on TV on Halloween? Horror Booovies!
What´s a ghost´s favorite fruit? Boo-berries!
What do ghosts read? Booo-ks!
Where does a ghost go to learn how to cut hair? Booo-ty school!
Why did the ghost blow its nose? Because it was full of booo-gers!
(Heh-heh. ´Booo-gers.´ Sigh. Smile.)
Okay...so...on the other hand, because this collection is for younger readers, repetitive punch lines might help your son or daughter guess the answer. Could prove to be very satisfying. And furthermore, the more I think about it, this is a monster joke book. There are only so many angles to be explored.
All and all, I´m not sorry I own Yoe´s book. I´m not about to pump it up to be more than it is. It is a fun, pocketbook-sized, black & white excursion into ghost & goblin frivolity. That´s all. If you´re down with that, buy it. I did.
P.S. This book deservers 3.5 stars, but Amazon doesn´t allow for half-star ratings.
P.P.S. ´What does a ghost make when he gets a test answer wrong?´
A BOOO-BOOO!
P.P.P.S. ´How did the invisible man´s mother know when he was lying?´
SHE COULD SEE RIGHT THROUGH HIM!
P.P.P.P.S. ´Where does an 18-wheeler driver go on Halloween?´
TRUCK OR TREATING!
P.P.P.P.P.S. ´What did the doctor say when the monster had a baby?´
IT´S A GHOUL!
*snicker*
Hey, 3.5 stars ain´t bad.. And summed up by saying Got what I expected.. Currently Halloween Jokes & Riddles (Holiday Ha-Ha´s) has an overall rating of 6 over 10.
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San Val claimed From Craig Yoe, the creator of our wildly popular Mighty Big Books, comes a new series of joke books: Holiday Ha-Ha´s. Holiday Ha-Ha´s are compact-sized to fit easily in the hands of readers! The 128 pages will ensure that jokesters will be giggling for hours! All Hallows Eve has never been so funny with Holiday Ha-Ha´s: Halloween Jokes & Riddles. This one-of-a-kind joke book is filled with over 300 hilarious Halloween theme jokes, riddles, and puns, plus Craig´s spooky and unique line drawings. And a second helping of humor isn´t far behind in the second book in the series, Holiday Ha-Ha´s: Thanksgiving Jokes & Riddles. Jokes and riddles are the perfect family entertainment for budding comedians on this, our favorite gluttonous holiday! At such a great price, this is the perfect, simple holiday gift for goofy ghosts, goblins, and little gobblers!
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