Robert Lawrence Stine known as R. L. Stine and Jovial Bob Stine, is an American novelist and writer, well known for targeting younger audiences. Stine, who is often called the Stephen King of children's literature, is the author of dozens of popular horror fiction novellas, including the books in the Goosebumps, Rotten School, Mostly Ghostly, The Nightmare Room and Fear Street series.
R. L. Stine began his writing career when he was nine years old, and today he has achieved the position of the bestselling children's author in history. In the early 1990s, Stine was catapulted to fame when he wrote the unprecedented, bestselling Goosebumps® series, which sold more than 250 million copies and became a worldwide multimedia phenomenon. His other major series, Fear Street, has over 80 million copies sold.
Stine has received numerous awards of recognition, including several Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards and Disney Adventures Kids' Choice Awards, and he has been selected by kids as one of their favorite authors in the NEA's Read Across America program. He lives in New York, NY.
Boy did this take me back! Another 'smile' book that brings back good and bad memories. Truth be told I kind of miss some of the cafeteria food; I seem to remember a very good sloppy joe that was made when I was in the 4th grade that came with some pretty good coleslaw. Seem to remember a pretty good lasagna also!
This is a chapter book filled with jokes. It is broken down almost like a play where one person has a line, then another person has their line. I can see where this book and these jokes can be funny for kids. Some of them made me laugh but they are mostly silly and childish. The jokes come with pictures to make them come alive and to understand some of the jokes more clearly.