  | Why did the monster cross the road? Author: Stine, R. L. | |
| Price: $23.28 | ||
Summary:
Turn scary to silly with this laugh-out-loud joke book. Hunny and Funny are monster best friends. When Hunny is feeling sad, Funny knows exactly how to cheer up his friend with laughter!
| Illustrator: | Brown, Marc Tolon |
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (05/01/23)
Booklist (05/15/23)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 05/15/2023 Hunny is a little monster. Funny is a big monster. One day, when Hunny feels grumpy, Funny promises to cheer them up with a joke. He tries out puns and wordplay and nonsense jokes, but time after time, Hunny doesn’t even crack a smile. In the end, Funny gives up and is so frustrated he falls out of a tree into the water, which finally gets a laugh from Hunny. Although Stine’s humor is typically reliable, the monster-themed jokes contained here are somewhat wilted in wattage. Nevertheless, Funny’s near-manic commitment to lifting Hunny’s mood adds its own absurd humor to the rapid-fire jokes. Aesthetically, Garbage Pail Kids–allure is front and center as an array of monsters—both described in deliberately yuck-filled language and depicted using the eye-catching technique of hand-textured, cutpaper collage—feature such things as gooey noses, green decayed teeth, and dripping yellow eyes. The latest collaboration of Stine and Brown—preceded by The Little Shop of Monsters (2015) and Mary McScary (2017)—is flawed but will no doubt find its readers.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Little monsters will want to get their claws on this laughably gross offering from two kidlit superstars. - Copyright 2023 Booklist.
