Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever. Kindle Edition

I am not qualified to gauge the artistic merit of a book. However, labeling this as appropriate for children beginning at age 8 is absurd. I would put it beyond age 12 for the content containing menstrual humor and tactless puberty jokes and inuendos. I personally wouldn’t hand this to any kid, as I feel that once she has reached a mature enough age for it, it’s delivery would seem immature.

When reading the sample pages for this book my 8 year old daughter and I were all giggles. For Christmas I surprised her with this book and she was so excited. However, I quickly realized that the topics presented on other pages were for older children. Topics mentioned include: infatuation with boys and drug references (presented in terms of a "don't do drugs" class). My daughter doesn't even know what drugs are and I am grateful for her innocence. As long as I read her the book and skip/change words the book is fun so far, but I would't have bought it had I read other parts of the book. Disappointed.

As with most short story collections that I've read, the quality of the stories varied. I enjoyed some of the stories a lot more than others. Some I found rather odd such as A Most Serious Recitation of the Poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer, Rendered Most Seriously (and with the utmost care) By The Hand of Cece Bell with a pasted in picture of Benjamin Franklin debating with a pig, amusing but really odd. There were several stories that were quite informative (sort of) such as How to Tell a Joke by Delaney Yeager and Mackenzie Yeager or Brown Girl Pop Quiz: All of the Above by Mitali Perkins.My favorite stories were In Which Young Raina Learns a Lesson by Raina Telgemeier, which revolves around young Raina's unfortunate (but hilarious) encounter with a bee. Also, Dear Grandpa: Give Me Money by Allison DeCamp and One Hot Mess by Carmen Agra Deedy left me with sore ribs from laughing so hard. In the Dear Grandpa story, a young girl writes letters to her grandpa demanding money and her grandfather writes back. In One Hot Mess, a young Cuban American girl explains why her mother always sets the tub on fire when they move into a new place.A couple of stories may concern some adults/young readers because of the topics, but are funny because of the truth they contain. The first such story is Over and Out by Lisa Graff which revolves around Riley's attempts to rescue her sister's fancy bra from a toilet tragedy which could result in her demise. A Public Service Announcement About Your Period from Sarah T. Wrigley, Age 12 3/4 by Libby Bray presents the advice of a young person about getting one's period which is irreverent but funny.Other stories include a brief appearance from Babymouse (Jennifer Holm and Matthew Holm) as well as an amusing presentation of the Chinese Zodiac. Some stories cover only a couple of pages, others a dozen pages.The stories also vary in presentation, with most of the stories being regular prose, but others being in comic format, and still others combining text and illustration. I think what I enjoyed most about the book was the clear message that girls can be funny and let their senses of humor shine.

My 11-year-old was reading the stories to me out loud and we were both laughing ourselves silly. It was a bonding moment I wouldn't trade for anything. A good laugh is priceless, especially nowadays.

As a former girl and current teacher, I highly recommenced this book for current girls 12-14 years old. It is funny and insightful. A great selection of authors!

Loved, loved, loved this collection of short stories by contemporary female children's authors! I couldn't put it down and read through it in one sitting. I have already shared two of the stories with one of my fifth grade classes, who loved the stories as much as I did. I appreciate the variety of formats - including graphic novels and letters for example - and the laugh-out-loud humour. We need more of such books!

My Review (Age 11) for the book Funny Girl edited by Betsy BirdI’ve got to admit some of the short stories in the book are not as funny as others, but that doesn't stop it from being the funniest book on my shelf. This book will be sure to put a smile on your face. I especially enjoy the short comic strips in the book. I love the diverse collection of stories in Funny Girl, and I think all types of girls my age will enjoy it.

The young lady I purchased the book for (8 years old) loved it. After dinner on the day I gave it to her she read stories from it to her mom, dad, sister, and 2 brothers. Her mom said it was a great family time of togetherness. I also got a large home made thank you card from her. 😊

Bought for a present but don't know what story is like. The book itself is made of quite low quality paper and writing quite feint.

10 years old granddaughter enjoyed this book

Bought this book as a stocking filler for my goddaughter she reads David Walliams books and has read all the Harry Potter so I am sure she will enjoy the book as she has a good sense of humour and a fabulous imagination

A gift

My 11 year old daughter simply loved reading this book and giggled all the way through it! Highly recommended.