The School for Laughter

By Terry Denton

When Eddie loses his laugh, his parents send him to the School of Laughter to get it back. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395533538
• ISBN13: 9780395533536
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Making a short story long

On the subject of spoilers, if you don't want to know how this story ends, please don't read the editorial review on this page, which summarizes the book in one paragraph. I could probably summarize it in four words - "Laugh lost, laugh found", but that wouldn't sell as many books as if I stretched it for 31 pages (albeit with big pictures), and introduced a Hogwarts type school focusing on laughter instead of magic. More suited to 6-8 year olds than the recommended 9-12 age group, it works fine for reading practice, and it has great illustrations, but the plot, especially the ending, is really weak. 2 stars for the story, but 4 for the illustrations and big lettering for easy reading, average 3.5 stars. Amanda Richards May 15, 2005