Fowl Chicken Jokes to Tickle Your Funny Bone

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: November 16, 2015

Review

This is part of the Funniest Bone Animal Jokes series for children in grades 3-4. This is a joke book that includes limericks, tongue twisters and knock-knock jokes. The book is illustrated in black and white, consisting of clipart, stock photos, etc., illustrations are in many styles, the only consistency is in the black and white colors. There is a note "Every effort has been made to locate all copyright holders of material used in this book..." seems to cover art only. I can only assume the listed author wrote the text, although some jokes are very familiar. There is a mix of material on each page, as well as Did You Know? blurbs, What is a Joke? Fun Facts, and other information of every page or two. What is a joke? on page 7; What is a limerick on page 8; What is a riddle? is on page 15; What is a tongue twister? on page 19, and what is a knock-knock joke? Limericks are labeled, but not others. The limericks are fun. The overall format is a bit confusing - tongue twisters are not explained until later, the book could have been pulled together more to be useful. Activity included is a flipbook that doesn't really go with the subject.

Overall Book Score: fair