No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling by James Stevenson

No Laughing, No Smiling, No Giggling Reviews

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  Melki

  Mr. Frimdimpny is in charge of this book, and he has VERY SPECIFIC rules! DO NOT laugh, smile or giggle as you read this book, or you will have to go BACK to the FRONT of the book.
  
  Go ahead. Try not to do any of the above things as you read the book.
  
  I DOUBLE-DOG DARE you!
  
  Oh, well . . . at least Mr. Frimdimpny follows his own rules.
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  Michelle Hodge

  Mommy Bookworm’s Thoughts: This is a cute & funny book. However, IF you went back to the beginning of the book all the time like Mr. Frimdimpny wants you to….. you’d be reading the book FOREVER!!! It is a cute concept though & my daughters enjoyed reading it. Dahlia said that she was going to try to not laugh or giggle or smile and see how many times she had to go back to the beginning! She might be reading it all afternoon!! The illustrations are cute and I think it’s interesting how the two main characters are a pig and a crocodile since you wouldn’t normally see those together in the wild! I think many children would love the book, although I think those at the higher end of the age range would actually “get it” more fully than younger children.
  
  Dahlia Bookworm’s Thoughts: I like that the crocodile said that he was the owner of the book and how he made his own type of rules. I like the pictures. I like how you had to go to the beginning of the book if you did one of the things he told you not to do. I like how the pig heard the crocodile’s secret. I’d recommend it to other kids too because it’s funny. I can easily read it by myself.
  
  Daisy Bookworm’s Thoughts: I like the illustrations. I like the stories in the book. I think it is funny how Mr. Frimdimpny didn’t follow his own rules and neither did the pig. I thought it was funny how he’s only ticklish on his tail. I like the little worm too. I would recommend it to other kids too. I can easily read this book by myself.
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  Jessy

  I think that you could really have a lot of fun with this book by getting students to play along. I can't imagine how many times you would have to start the book over before you could get a class to stop "laughing, smiling, or giggling" so that you could move on. It would definitely put a positive emphasis on reading and how students view their story time for the day.
  
  This would be appropriate for grades k-2 on the basis of how silly it can get. I think it has a lot of good implications in the classroom, such as a positive moral tool.
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  Maddy Rigsby

  This book is a great book for younger children. This book starts out with the pig character telling of the other character in the book, the alligator. During the book their are multiple times when their is an opportunity for the children to interact with the book. For example their is a point in the book where kids can 'blow the balloon'. The story follows the pig and the alligator through a series of adventures. The theme throughout the whole book is to try to not laugh.
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  Missy Kirtley

  I didn't really like this one. It has the feel of "There's a Monster at the End of this Book" with the way it interacts with the reader, but it's got a mixed-up comic book look to it, which I don't think works with my daughter's age range. I brought the book home for my husband to read to my daughter tonight at bedtime, and we'll see how he feels about it.
  
  She liked the pig on the cover.
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  Mrs. Gabrielle Zastrow's

  This book was about a crocodile and a pig. The crocodile would make up the rules and if you broke them, you would have to start the book all over again. But we didn't... so you really don't have to, but at the end, the crocodile had to go back the start because he laughed from us tickling his tail.
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  Amanda

  This is a cool book, although a little beyond my 3 y.o. It's a book (or several stories) within a book which are all humorous. The main story about Pfaffnaffer and Mr. Frimdimpny is actually the funniest part, but I'm not sure I know how to engage a toddler in it to its full effect.
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  Sarah

  This one doesn't work entirely well with very obedient, serious children like Malcolm. The plotline relies on children defiantly violating commands like, "Whatever you do, do NOT tickle the Mr. Frimdimple's tail." And Malcolm just nodded and sat there, motionless.
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  Alicia Evans

  One character in the book loves fun but the other character has strict rules against smiling and laughing. If you laugh over the course of the book, you're sent back to the beginning. Kids will have a hard time not laughing so the book is easily rereadable.
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  Kelsi Bowman

  This is a fun book to read to kids because it warns them at the beginning of laughing, smiling, and giggling. It's like they are let in on a little secret that the "narrator"; Mr. Fimdimpny doesn't know. If anyone smiles, laughs, or giggles they have to go back to the beginning of the book.
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  Cat.

  This is the first children's book in which I was so thoroughly confused that I couldn't figure out how to read it. Fortunately, my audience (2-year-old Elias) didn't care as long as made the right sounds and turned the pages in good time.
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  Kathy

  The concept of this book is cute. A little over the head of my 3 year old.
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  Deborah Morgan

  Good for teaching recurring ideas, repetition.
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  Wilson

  this book is very funny and makes me laugh a lot
  
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  Sarah

  meh, tries too hard to be funny and doesn't quite make it.
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  Shawn Mcclory

  The girls loved this book! They thought it was very funny.
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  Randie D. Camp, M.S.

  There is no laughing, no smiling, and no giggling while reading this book or you'll have to go back to the front of the back...which is exactly what you want to do because this book is sooo funny!
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  Anna

  Cute, fun story to ready with a kid. My six year old enjoyed it.
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  Matthew

  This is a real crowd pleaser. Mr. Frimdimpy is truly a world class humbug. Kids laughed the whole time I read this. Perfect for a young audience.
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  Haylee

  Great books to read to little ones!