The Goods: Volume 1

by McSweeney's

Overview

A compilation of fun for readers of all ages, created by McSweeney’s.

Prepare to be entertained (and informed) by the award-winning McSweeney’s team. Featuring some of children’s literature’s best-known and loved authors and illustrators, this book offers unremitting amusement in a literary funfair of games, puzzles, comics, and other diversions. Thoughtfully conceived and visually unsurpassable, The Goods will captivate adults and children alike.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780763668945
Publisher:	Candlewick Press
Publication date:	10/08/2013
Pages:	96
Sales rank:	1,107,488
Product dimensions:	10.30(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	7 - 9 Years

About the Author

Mac Barnett is a New York Times bestselling author of books for children, including Extra Yarn, which won a 2013 Caldecott Honor. Brian McMullen is the award-winning senior art director and a senior editor at McSweeney's, the independent publishing company founded by Dave Eggers. Together, they created The Goods.

Editorial Reviews

08/19/2013
As an ode to/sendup of “kids’ corner” newspaper features, McSweeney’s began publishing its own syndicated collection of puzzles, games, and teasers in 2011, with all the irreverent, cross-generational humor one would expect from such a project. Forty-four entries are collected in this book, with contributions from Kevin Cornell, Carson Ellis, Jon Klassen, Adam Rex, and many more. Mazes, “spot the difference” games, and connect-the-dots are common; many recurring elements are laugh-out-loud funny. Jon Scieszka offers an occasional science “korner” (step one for making a prehistoric fossil: “Place a large, dead animal at the bottom of the ocean”), and a “Cook with Your Face” segment presents bite-size recipes for “mouthshakes” and “salsa de la boca” (“Chew thoroughly, until ingredients are fully mixed”). From newly minted words and dress-up Rasputin dolls to internal organ trading cards, it’s more than enough to keep hipster parents and their kids entertained. Ages 8–up. (Oct.)

Publishers Weekly

From newly minted words and dress-up Rasputin dolls to internal organ trading cards, [The Goods is] more than enough to keep hipster parents and their kids entertained.
—Publishers Weekly

[A] crazy, remarkable compilation of persistent fun, games, activities and brain joggers for young readers that even veteran readers will enjoy with a knowing smirk and nod toward its creativity and multitude of talented contributors.
—Fall 2013 Parents' Choice Awards

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