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In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series have put themselves in a very Stink-y mood — proving, once and for all, that you're only as short as you feel.
Shrink, shrank, shrunk!
Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads — can it be? — three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to look like he’s growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair aren't fooling anyone into thinking he's taller. If only he could ask James Madison — Stink's hero, and the shortest person ever to serve as President of the United States.
In Stink's first solo adventure, his special style comes through loud and strong — enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the book. From "The Adventures of Stink in SHRINK MONSTER" to "The Adventures of Stink in NEWT IN SHINING ARMOR," these very funny, homespun sagas reflect the familiar voice of a kid who pictures himself with super powers to deal with the travails of everyday life — including the occasional teasing of a bossy big sister!
The shortest kid in the second grade, James Moody, also known as Stink, learns all about the shortest president of the United States, James Madison, when they celebrate Presidents' Day at school.
Megan McDonald is the author of the popular and award-winning series starring Judy Moody. She says, "Once, while I was visiting a class full of Judy Moody readers, the kids, many with spiked hair à la Judy's little brother, chanted, 'Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink! Stink!' as I entered the room. In that moment, I knew that Stink had to have a book all his own."
Peter H. Reynolds is the illustrator of all the Judy Moody books. He says, "I've fallen in love with the whole cast of characters in the world of Judy Moody, but Stink has always been a favorite of mine. He reminds me of myself growing up: dealing with a sister prone to teasing and bossing around — and having to get creative in order to stand tall beside her."
The bell rang, and Mrs. Dempster passed out spelling words. Three of the new words were shrink, shrank, shrunk. At lunch, the dessert was strawberry shortcake. And in Reading, Mrs. Dempster read everybody a book called THE SHRINKING OF TREEHORN.
The book was all about a boy who plays games and reads cereal boxes and gets shorter and shorter. He keeps shrinking and shrinking. Then, just when he becomes a normal size again, he turns green!
"Any comments?" Mrs. Dempster asked when the story was over.
Stink raised his hand. "Is that a true story?"
Mrs. D. laughed. "I'm afraid not," she said. "It's fantasy."
"Fantasy's my favorite!" said Sophie of the Elves. "Especially hobbits and elves."
"Are you sure it's fantasy?" asked Stink. "Because that kid is a lot like me. Because I'm . . . I'm . . ." Stink could not make himself say shrinking.
"Because you both turned another color?" asked Webster.
"Um, because I like to read everything on the cereal box, too," said Stink.
"Okay," said Mrs. Dempster. "Let's see. Who's going to carry the milk from the cafeteria today?" Stink was barely paying attention. He never got asked to carry the milk.
"How about Mr. James Moody?" asked Mrs. Dempster.
"Me?" asked Stink. He sat up taller. "I get to carry the milk?"
Stink walked down the second-grade hallway. It looked longer than usual. And wider. He took the stairs down to the cafeteria. Were there always this many stairs? His legs felt shorter. Like they shrink, shrank, shrunk.
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STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID by Megan McDonald. Copyright (c) 2005 by Megan McDonald. Published by Candlewick Press, Inc., Cambridge, MA.
Anonymous
Posted Tue May 31 00:00:00 EDT 2011
Stink has a problem. He is super short. He is always one head shorter than his sister, Judy. He is the shortest in his family and class and he thinks he is shrinking! So will Stink grow or will he always be one head shorter than his sister? If you want to know you can read this book. I loved it and you will too if you read it. I liked it because Stink tries to grow a lot of different ways. by Bailey
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Posted Thu Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2012
Books like these are hard to come by these days
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Posted Sun Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2012
It is the best book in the world$$$$$$$$$$!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted Fri May 02 00:00:00 EDT 2008
Stink hates being short. He is the shortest kid in the 2nd. grade. He has a sister who constantly reminds him that he is short. Stink loves school and puts alot of effort into school projects. I like the chapter where he does an assignment about his favorite President, James Madison. Stink likes Madison because he was the shortest President. They also share the same first name , James. The book is easy to read and full of good humor. The book also contains comic strips created by Stink that are very funny. My student's loved reading this book . Gary Dominicus
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Posted Sat Mar 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013
I -3 the book but i HATE SAMPLES
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Posted Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2013
TERRIBLE BOOK
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Posted Tue Mar 12 00:00:00 EDT 2013
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Posted Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2013
Iis it amzing ? By the way Cheesekake rules!
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Posted Tue Jan 29 00:00:00 EST 2013
I but the smple but when i but the book it only got 6 pages rip offffffffffffffffffffffffffff
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Posted Thu Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
Dont get this book if u dont got money or esle u would hatd kt because it only got 6 pages and it wont last long because as soon as u start the book it is going to have only title page dtuff and it is boring
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Posted Sun Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2013
We were in stitches the entire read. Excellent introduction to chapter books. Having read Judy Moody books too, this is an excellent spinoff.
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Posted Sun Sep 23 00:00:00 EDT 2012
I loved this book
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Posted Wed Sep 05 00:00:00 EDT 2012
TdR
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Posted Wed Feb 29 00:00:00 EST 2012
Dont get the friggin sample the book us good but sample sucks
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Posted Thu Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 2012
I READ THIS BOOK SVHOOL LUE ISS
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Posted Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2012
I love stink book
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Posted Mon Nov 21 00:00:00 EST 2011
Tgddfgh
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Posted Fri Jul 29 00:00:00 EDT 2011
Yo. Guys come on. If you havent read the book how do you know if it is bad????
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Posted Sun Jul 17 00:00:00 EDT 2011
only buy this if you dont take pills with a side effect called poo brain
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Posted Sun Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 2011
Stink Moody is about to find out why sooo many people don't have jobs. This book is filled with nothing but RUBBISH. RUBBISH I tell you.
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Overview
In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series have put themselves in a very Stink-y mood — proving, once and for all, that you're only as short as you feel.
Shrink, shrank, shrunk!
Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads — can it be? — three feet, seven ...