Funny Boy Takes on the Chit-Chatting Cheeses from Chattanooga (Funny Boy (3))

by Dan Gutman (Author), Dan Gutman (Author), Mike Dietz (Illustrator)

New
Illustrated
2012
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When America's cows go on strike, a gang of interstellar cheeses land on Earth
The nation's cattle have gotten too smart for their own good. Tired of letting humans steal their milk, American cows have gone on strike. This is great news for every kid who hates drinking his milk, but trouble for anybody who likes cheese. Funny Boy-a joke-telling superhero who was sent to Earth from the planet Crouton-is mourning the cheese shortage when five giant cheeses fall on Wisconsin, squashing an unlucky farmer named George Gouda. That alone would be weird enough, but the cheeses also talk. The cheeses are aliens from the faraway planet Chattanooga, and they have come to stop the cheese shortage. The country's woe is ended, but something about the aliens' story stinks worse than month-old Muenster. It will take Funny Boy and his galactic sense of humor to curdle these curds before America starts to spoil. This book features an illustrated biography of Dan Gutman including rare images from the author's personal collection.

Synopsis

When America's cows go on strike, a gang of interstellar cheeses land on Earth
The nation's cattle have gotten too smart for their own good. Tired of letting humans steal their milk, American cows have gone on strike. This is great news for every kid who hates drinking his milk, but trouble for anybody who likes cheese. Funny Boy-a joke-telling superhero who was sent to Earth from the planet Crouton-is mourning the cheese shortage when five giant cheeses fall on Wisconsin, squashing an unlucky farmer named George Gouda. That alone would be weird enough, but the cheeses also talk. The cheeses are aliens from the faraway planet Chattanooga, and they have come to stop the cheese shortage. The country's woe is ended, but something about the aliens' story stinks worse than month-old Muenster. It will take Funny Boy and his galactic sense of humor to curdle these curds before America starts to spoil. This book features an illustrated biography of Dan Gutman including rare images from the author's personal collection.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 138
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Open Road Media Young Readers
Published: 04 Dec 2012
ISBN 10: 1453295305
ISBN 13: 9781453295304
Book Overview: A hilarious title for young readers by New York Times bestselling author Dan Gutman

Media Reviews

Gutman continues to do what he does best: entertain readers. -Publishers Weekly [Children] will chortle over Gutman's characteristically broad humor. -Booklist Gutman spins a delightful tale. -The Newark Star-Ledger

Author Bio

Dan Gutman (b. 1955) is a prolific author of popular children's books. He began his career with adult nonfiction books about baseball, covering topics such as the game's greatest scandals and the evolution of its equipment. The birth of his first child inspired him to begin writing for a young audience, beginning with Baseball's Biggest Bloopers (1993). The Kid Who Ran for President (1996) became Gutman's bestselling book, and has sold almost a million copies. In 1997, he published Honus & Me, a story about a young boy who finds a rare baseball card that magically takes him back to 1909 to play with the great Honus Wagner. Gutman went on to create a series about time-travel encounters with other baseball stars such as Jackie Robinson and Babe Ruth. Miss Daisy Is Crazy (2004) was the first My Weird School book, beginning a long-running series of more than forty novels. With Mission Unstoppable (2011), Gutman debuted a new adventure series: the Genius Files, starring fraternal twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald. The first book in the series became a New York Times bestseller. The sequel, Never Say Genius, was published in 2012. Gutman lives in New Jersey with his family.