Brief Review:

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed shows students how to count down from 5 while having a song attached to it, keeps the students interested, and shows that no matter how many times you tell someone something, doing the same thing and expecting a difference is not right.

Idea of how it can be used in a classroom:

Five little monkeys jumping on the bed shows students how no listening can hurt you in the long run and there are people who want the best for you. The teacher could ask the students what caused all the problems with the little monkeys and what was something that the mama did that the little monkeys did? The teacher could explain this through showing/ explaining to students the more you do something that’s exactly the same the results will not change.

Reading Level & Leveling System:

Guided Reading Level

E

Book Rating:

I would rate this book a 2 because it has a good moral behind it, which is to listen to the doctor, but in the story, no one listens to the doctor. This shows disobedience to someone who is trying to actually help.

I don’t know why I picked up this book. Wait, that’s a lie. The cover got me. Please don’t ask me to explain. It just is.

In all honesty, I wasn’t expecting The Best Book Ever when I picked up The Princess and the Clown and, you know what, I wasn’t at all disappointed. It’s rude, slightly funny and not at all erotic and just what I needed to waste away a few hours while stuck as a passenger in a car. I’m not real good at being a back seat driver. 

Ralph/Jango was once a pretty successful clown with the circus but his act broke up years ago. Now he’s 40-something and entertains spoiled rich kids to pay the bills. This is how he meets Jules, AKA Princess Aurora, another 40-something, nearly washed up performer. Ralph is super professional but there is something about Jules that brings out the pervy in ol’ Jango the Clown.

Hijinks, sarcasm and dirty sex ensue but the sex isn’t all that explicit, it’s just mostly gross, at least if you’re use to reading the stuff I’ve been reading. I found it amusing. Both characters were so prickly, “I’m a horrible person and you’re one ugly motherfucker. A perfect fit if I’ve ever seen one.” that it was funny. But I’m not like most people. So be warned.

Who do I recommend it to? Only you weirdos like me with some time to burn.

Well, that was something . . .



Like father, like son, I guess.



This "book"(?) is nutso. I have no words. Read at your own peril.

Thanks for the nomination Brokentune!

Here's Hamlet with a moment of self-reflection in Jasper Fforde's  Something Rotten, book 4 in his Thursday Next series:

“Sorry," [Hamlet] said, rubbing his temples. "I don't know what came over me. All of a sudden I had this overwhelming desire to talk for a very long time without actually doing anything.”

 

 

And here's a better cover

I'm supposed to nominate 3 other Booklikes bloggers to take up the three day challenge, but I'm just going to leave it open for anyone else who wants to give it a go. Here are the rules:

Rules:

1.  Thank the blogger who nominated you. 

2.  Publish a quote on 3 consecutive days on your blog. The quote can be one of your own, from a book, movie or from anyone who inspires.

3.  Nominate 3 more bloggers each day to carry on this endeavor.

In which I poke fun at myself and share outtakes from when I’ve created booktube thumbnails. (I would post directly here, but there’s A LOT of photos, so it wouldn’t work well.)