THE CHILDREN'S BOOK ACADEMY
  • Home
  • WRITING
    • Craft & Business of Writing Childrens Picture Books
  • ILLUSTRATION
    • Craft & Business of Illustrating Children's Books
  • Picture Book Palooza
    • Contributor Bios
  • TECH
  • About Us
    • Why Us?
    • Meet the Faculty, Lives & GT Judges
    • Testimonials
    • Books by Students
    • Our Bookshop
    • As Seen In
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
  • Blogfish
  • Teachable Student Course Portal
  • Community
    • Our Bookshop
    • Come Play With Us!
    • Resources
    • Course Scholarships >
      • Yuyi Morales Picture Book Scholarship
      • Andrea Davis Pinkney MG CB Mastery Scholarship
      • Rafael Lopez Illustrating Childrens Books Scholarships

Mondays with Mandy (or Mira)- Using Humor to Hook Readers

9/2/2013

9 Comments

 
Picture
Hey guys! It’s finally here! The first Mondays with Mandy (or Mira.)  

This first video took me way too long. I haven’t used IMovie for many years, so it took me a while to figure everything out again.  

Why am I telling you this? Well mainly because I did a practice video early yesterday morning (with no make up and hair not fixed at all) and yet I refused to reshoot it, since it took me so long to make the first one.
So, hello world! Here I am. First video post, looking rough.  If there were a “makeup” filter on IMovie I would have used it. But there isn’t. So enjoy…haha.

Today’s video blog talks about using humor to hook kids and I will be sharing one of my all time favorite picture books I’m Bored by Michael Ian Black and Debbie Ohi.


If you loved I’m Bored, you’ll be as excited as I am to check out their new book Naked, which will be on shelves next summer.

Check out Debbie’s site at http://debbieohi.com/ where she has great classroom activities, printable goodies, and other fun things that go with I'm Bored!



Some of Michael Ian Black's other books for children are listed below. (One of my favorites of his is The Purple Kangaroo.)

I’m Bored was published by Simon and Schuster in 2012. 
As a reading specialist, I've compiled lists over the years of hilarious books for kids. Feel free to download this list. 
And let me know what I've missed. (I'm sure there are many!) What are some of your favorite hilarious picture books?


I hope you enjoyed the first Mondays with Mandy (or Mira)!  See you next Monday!
9 Comments
Sandra Havriluk
9/2/2013 12:41:35 am

Love this book! Thanks for the NOT boring intro to it AND for reminding me to expand my stories for MG readers by using humor.

Reply
Mandy
9/2/2013 10:32:23 am

Thanks Sandra! Glad you enjoyed it!

Reply
Debbie Ohi link
9/3/2013 03:18:47 am

Thanks so much for choosing I'M BORED for your first video blog post, Mandy! I'm truly honored. :-)

Reply
Dawn link
9/3/2013 12:26:49 pm

That was awesome Mandy and so not boring! I love funny PBs. Thanks for sharing this one. I dare my kids to tell me they're bored ever again...

Reply
lej
9/5/2013 07:53:30 am

Thanks for the great list, I'm always on the hunt for funny books for my 4 year old daughter. Followed the link from Ohi's facebook page! We loved reading 'I'm Bored' and the extra acting helps!

Reply
Ellen L. Ramsey link
9/7/2013 12:07:01 am

Wow! What a fun reading of I'm Bored and what a splendid list--I've already put lots of books on hold at the library. You might want to add to your list Cece Meng's The Wonderful Thing About Hiccups illustrated by Janet Pedersen (it's imaginative and hilarious) and Adam Lehrhaupt's Warning: Do Not Open This Book illustrated by Matthew Forsythe (you'll be glad you did open the book). P.S. I laughed at your outrageous funny faces!

Reply
Amy Storety
9/9/2013 11:20:31 am

Great example of how simple language and one or two words can evoke a whole world of emotion!

Reply
Mandy
9/13/2013 09:48:00 am

Thanks Guys!
Ellen, thanks for the additional suggestions. I'll check them out.

Reply
SaDonna Heathman
9/24/2014 03:57:56 am

I just found this post. Loved it!

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    We are so excited to be mixing things up at CBA, beginning with some delicious additions to the Blogfish. Meet our  awesome new bloggers!!

    Here's our lineup:
    1st Mondays begin with  Clear Fork/Spork editor/art director, former agent and former kidlit professor Mira Reisberg PhD who is also the Director of the Children's Book Academy.

    2nd Mondays will feature super smart Melissa Stoller whose career is taking off with several new books.
     

    3rd Mondays will feature
    Bryan Patrick Avery, published writer, man of mystery, and professional magician among other things.

    4th Mondays feature funny Aussie author Sharon Giltrow sharing awesome Aussie books.

    And 5th Mondays will be a total surprise!

    Enter your email address to follow this blog:

    RSS Feed

Picture
Discover
Why Us?
Courses
Blogfish
Book Shoppe
About Us
Meet the Academy Faculty
Community
Contact Us

Privacy Policy
Join Us
Social Media
Join our Tribe and receive a fabulous free gift, yummy newsletters, scholarship info, contests, and more!

Like us on Facebook 
Join our interactive FB Group  
Find us on Twitter 
Follow us on ​Instagram  
Look for us on Pinterest
​
Watch us on YouTube
© 2012-2020  All content on this website is copyrighted. Sorry, all courses are non-refundable.
  • Home
  • WRITING
    • Craft & Business of Writing Childrens Picture Books
  • ILLUSTRATION
    • Craft & Business of Illustrating Children's Books
  • Picture Book Palooza
    • Contributor Bios
  • TECH
  • About Us
    • Why Us?
    • Meet the Faculty, Lives & GT Judges
    • Testimonials
    • Books by Students
    • Our Bookshop
    • As Seen In
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact Us
  • Blogfish
  • Teachable Student Course Portal
  • Community
    • Our Bookshop
    • Come Play With Us!
    • Resources
    • Course Scholarships >
      • Yuyi Morales Picture Book Scholarship
      • Andrea Davis Pinkney MG CB Mastery Scholarship
      • Rafael Lopez Illustrating Childrens Books Scholarships