LOL 101: A Kid's Guide to Writing Jokes

(Hardback)

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Want to write your own jokes This book shows you how!

Packed with fun-filled illustrations, easy-to-follow exercises, and sample jokes, this humorous how-to joke book for kids proves that with a little elbow grease, anyonecan writejokes thatreallymakepeopleLOL. Covering everything from surprise to wordplay to visual jokesplus tips on how to perform a joke so it landsLOL 101is the approachable and (of course) funny guide for any kid ready to channel their inner comedian.

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"Roth and Shah offer a set of examples, techniques, and templates designed to get the creative juices flowing.... Fanciful cartoon figures add both sight gags and visual spritz to this handbook for would-be standups." -- Booklist
"An efficient, punchy pun-generation primer." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

David Roth (not to be confused with David Lee Roth) is a New Yorkbased stand-up comedian who performs all over the United States and has made over a dozen comedy festival appearances. He has written jokes for magicians, public speakers, rappers, andSaturday Night Livestars. David co-produces the hit showThe Charm Offensiveat Punch Line San Francisco. He's also a highly awarded advertising creative director and has written and produced two Super Bowl commercials.

Rinee Shah is an illustrator and advertising creative director based in Brooklyn, New York. Her illustration projects have been featured inWired,The Huffington Post, andFast Company. She has written sketch comedy and directed short comedy films that have played in comedy film festivals around the country. She's also the author-illustrator ofThe Made-Up Words Projectand the illustrator ofOff: The Day the Internet Died, a Bedtime Fantasy.