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A review by jbolwerk8
I Funny by Chris Grabenstein, James Patterson
3.0
Jamie is a handicapped boy who is new to Long Island and is trying to fit in. Jamie is always cracking jokes, and all of his friends and his Uncle Frankie think he is hilarious, with Uncle Frankie prompting Jamie to enter the funniest kid comic contest. After overcoming some major stage fright, Jamie wins both the city and the state competitions. He ultimately learns how important hope is, and that laughter really is the best medicine.
I chose to read this book this week because my middle schoolers read it all the time and I wanted to finally experience it. I thought it was a good spin that Jamie was in a wheelchair, and he actually did have a lot of good jokes. That being said, some of them I think might go over kid’s heads and then they don’t get as much out of it. However, I think kids love the jokes, and I really like that the pictures added to the story, rather than just copying exactly what was there; they kind of made their own story. While I probably would not have picked this book out myself, I would be curious to keep reading the series to see what happens.
I chose to read this book this week because my middle schoolers read it all the time and I wanted to finally experience it. I thought it was a good spin that Jamie was in a wheelchair, and he actually did have a lot of good jokes. That being said, some of them I think might go over kid’s heads and then they don’t get as much out of it. However, I think kids love the jokes, and I really like that the pictures added to the story, rather than just copying exactly what was there; they kind of made their own story. While I probably would not have picked this book out myself, I would be curious to keep reading the series to see what happens.