The Curse of the Campfire Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales

by David Lubar

Book Overview

A boy discovers the answer to one of the great urban mysteries: why are pigeons always pooping in parks? A second-grade class learns why they should always be nice to their math teacher....An ancient... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0765318075
• ISBN13: 9780765318077
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Starscape Books
• Length: 207 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Wow!

My boys 8 and 10y/o LOVE these stories. They go along innocently enough until you reach a mind boggling twist at the end. I have even caught my normally 'I don't want to sit still long enough to read' 10y/o snuggled in his bed in the middle of the day reading these stories. As the title states, these are 'warped and creepy tales' and SO fun to read!

great bedtime book to leave your kiddo thinking with a smile

what a way to make your little one stretch their imaginations. I could just see the wheels turning unti it clicked in my kiddo. Short stories that left them thinking themselves to sleep although the stories were great also to quickly read when my son needed a break from homework. Loved all the wenie books.

excellent extremely short stories

As with the two previous "Weenie ..." Tales (see LAND OF THE LAWN WEENIES and INVASION OF THE ROAD WEENIES), this collection consists of thirty-five extremely short stories (average size is approximately five pages) that target children as the prime audience. The tales are fun to read and usually contain a subtle morality message or a question to ponder that is interwoven into the story. For instance in "Mr. HooHaa", Mr. Lubar asks a key metaphysical question of are clowns more frightening without the make-up or a profound look into the universally accepted tenet that "You Are What You Eat". In "The Tunnel of Terror", Rachel learns the hard way that avoidance or even closing your eyes does not make the issue vanish (sounds like Rachel will grow up to be a politician). So like Ben get yourself a drink at "The Soda Fountain" and enjoy reading the warped and creepy tales of an expert as Mr. Lubar's latest shows how the grass is not necessarily greener when you escape from "The Curse of the Campfire Weenies" to end up with the Girl Scouts singing campfire weenies. Harriet Klausner

CREEPY TALES

This is a great collection of quality stories just as you would expect from David Lubar. Each one is short but well written and has a delicious creepy twist in the tail.

Excellent young adult collection

As with the two previous "Weenie ..." Tales (see LAND OF THE LAWN WEENIES and INVASION OF THE ROAD WEENIES), this collection consists of thirty-five extremely short stories (average size is approximately five pages) that target children as the prime audience. The tales are fun to read and usually contain a subtle morality message or a question to ponder that is interwoven into the story. For instance in "Mr. HooHaa", Mr. Lubar asks a key metaphysical question of are clowns more frightening without the make-up or a profound look into the universally accepted tenet that "You Are What You Eat". In "The Tunnel of Terror", Rachel learns the hard way that avoidance or even closing your eyes does not make the issue vanish (sounds like Rachel will grow up to be a politician). So like Ben get yourself a drink at "The Soda Fountain" and enjoy reading the warped and creepy tales of an expert as Mr. Lubar's latest shows how the grass is not necessarily greener when you escape from "The Curse of the Campfire Weenies" to end up with the Girl Scouts singing campfire weenies. Harriet Klausner