Welcome to Smellville (Garbage Pail Kids Book 1)

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Goosebumps creator R.L. Stine teams up with the pop-culture phenomenon Garbage Pail Kids for Welcome to Smellville, the first book in this hysterical middle-grade series with illustrations by Jeff Zapata and Joe Simko, now in paperback!

Welcome to the town of Smellville, where ten kids all live in a big tumbledown house and have as much fun as they possibly can.

People may think that theyre gross and weird and strange, but theyre not bad kidsthey just dont know any better. In this hilarious illustrated series from bestselling author R.L. Stine, the Garbage Pail Kidsfrom Adam Bomb to Brainy Janeyget into mischief at their middle school, all while battling bullies and their archenemies, Penny and Parker Perfect.

These all-new illustrated stories are sure to amuse, entertain, and repulse readers of all ages.

More from the Garbage Pail Kids Series:
Thrills and Chills
Camp Daze
The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook

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Lots of laffs * Kirkus Reviews *

Author Bio

R.L. Stine has more than 400 million English-language books in print, plus international editions in thirty-two languages, making him one of the most popular childrens authors of all time. Besides Goosebumps, he has written series including Fear Street, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room, Dangerous Girls, and Just Beyond. Stine lives in New York City with his wife, Jane, an editor and publisher.

The Topps Company, Inc., originator of Garbage Pail Kids, Mars Attacks, and Bazooka Joe brands, was founded in 1938 and is the preeminent creator and marketer of physical and digital trading cards, entertainment products, and distinctive confectionary.

Jeff Zapata has worked on comic books and trading cards for more than 25 years, including 13 gross, memorable ones as an editor, art director, and artist on Garbage Pail Kids and other brands at the Topps Company.

Joe Simko is an artist known for his happy-horror style. He is one of the premiere Garbage Pail Kids illustrators for the Topps Company and lives in New York City with his wife, son, dog, and many, many boxes of cereal.