Summer Stinks

by Marty Kelley

Summer Stinks. What more do you need to say about a hot, sweaty, bug-riddled season? Summer Stinks takes a comic look at both the alphabet and summer. From A is for ants to Z is for zapper, This book shows why the author of Fall is Not Easy is one funniest authors and illustrators writing today

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559332913
• ISBN13: 9781559332910
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: Zino Press Children's Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.2" x 9.4"
• Age Range: 3 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 4

Customer Reviews

26 Reasons why Summer Stinks

This is one of the funniest books I have ever read! I buy it for children who are complain of being bored during summer vacation. With each letter of the alphabet, Marty Kelley outlines why summer stinks. You're thinking, "What's so bad about summer?" Well, melting ice cream cones for one and mosquitoes for another. By the end of the book, you will also be convinced why summer stinks and school is not such a bad idea after all!

Summer Stinks

Marty Kelley went to college with my husband and we always loved the cartoons and columns that he wrote for Impact while he was here(far more R-rated, but how I miss Mad Dog!). I was so excited when I learned about the children's books he had written! I love all three of his books, and read them to all our little visitors! I can't wait to pass his silliness along to my own children! I highly endorse this book! What a great way to get children interested in reading, with silly rhymes and colorful pictures! 5 STARS for Marty!

Another Winner by Marty Kelley

Marty Kelley's books are just great. So far I have Summer Stinks and Fall is not easy, I am hoping he comes out with the other seasons soon. My daughter loved this book, and the pictures are so cute.We heard about Mr Kelley originally when he visited my child's school in NH to do an "author visit". He read some of his stories, told the children about being an author, and even had the children participate while he made some funny drawings with the kids. My daughter and her friends loved the visit, and the teachers I spoke with thought it was really fun too.I highly recommend all of Marty Kelley's books -