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Big Goof and Little Goof/ Three Short Stories
Follows the amusing misadventures of two foolish friends.
- GenresChildrens
Paperback
First published September 1, 1989
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Joanna Cole
491 books206 followersJoanna Cole, who also wrote under the pseudonym B. J. Barnet, was an author of children’s books who teaches science.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
She is most famous as the author of The Magic School Bus series of children's books. Joanna Cole wrote over 250 books ranging from her first book Cockroach to her famous series Magic School Bus.
Cole was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in nearby East Orange. She loved science as a child, and had a teacher she says was a little like Ms. Frizzle. She attended the University of Massachusetts and Indiana University before graduating from the City College of New York with a B.A. in psychology. After some graduate education courses, she spent a year as a librarian in a Brooklyn elementary school. Cole subsequently became a letters correspondent at Newsweek, and then a senior editor for Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
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May 24, 2012
silly, fun, and well written.
March 29, 2020
Big Good and Little Goof are Beavis and Butthead with a conscience! Deep, I know!!!
This book has three mini stories of a father and son team whose clumsiness leads to unintentionally good life lessons for both, kinda like if Amelia Bedelia was a single mom and birthed these guys! The two Goofs find a turtle, think it's a dog, and somehow figure out why turtle is unhappy and not wagging its little turtle tail: it wants a swim! Aww! Plus two other funny stories that'll have you chuckle, or Chuck into a basket.... with a nice grin!
Three stars
Goofs raise the roofs!!!
This book has three mini stories of a father and son team whose clumsiness leads to unintentionally good life lessons for both, kinda like if Amelia Bedelia was a single mom and birthed these guys! The two Goofs find a turtle, think it's a dog, and somehow figure out why turtle is unhappy and not wagging its little turtle tail: it wants a swim! Aww! Plus two other funny stories that'll have you chuckle, or Chuck into a basket.... with a nice grin!
Three stars
Goofs raise the roofs!!!
December 31, 2021
Very similar to Amelia Bedelia but male and the stories are much shorter. Some of the jokes might be missed by kids, but overall, its kid friendly.
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