books about: pranks

books about: pranks

books:

Pranks

Emil's Pranks
Astrid Lindgren

MacAdam/Cage, 2008

Our hero Emil goes from a prankster to a good-natured social reformer in the story of Emil’s Pranks . Emil travels to Vimmerby, wreaks havoc at the mayor’s dinner party, and wins a horse. The highlight is the Christmas party Emil throws for the entire poorhouse.

Nod's Limbs (Edgar and Ellen)

Charles Ogden

Aladdin, 2007

Great series for little boys...
Getting my son to read is worse than pulling teeth, however, when we picked up this series, he won't put the book down till he's finished! The books have about 25-30 small chapters, which makes it easy to read for those small attention spans. And his sense of pride and ...

If at All Possible, Involve a Cow: The Book of College Pranks

Neil Steinberg

St Martins Pr, 1992

Read this before going to College!!
This hilariously entertaining and meticulously researched book is a "must read" for the college-bound. In fact, I would recommend reading it even before deciding where to apply. It surely gives a better sense of the atmospheres at many colleges than any admissions ...

Prank the Monkey: The ZUG Book of Pranks

Sir John Hargrave

Citadel, 2007

Funniest book I've read
I was delayed at an airport for 4 hrs, and decided to buy this book at the bookstore. I could not put it down. It made me forget I was so angry for being delayed. Besides his pranks being top notch, his writing really makes you identify with his perspective. You ...

Office Mayhem: A Handbook to Practical Anarchy (Jack Spade Books)

Juliette Cezzar

Abrams Image, 2007

AMAZING
This book is absolutely hilarious and can be enjoyed by people of all ages / in any stage of their careers. Also, it is refreshing in its design!

Nightwork: A History of Hacks and Pranks at MIT

Institute Historian T. F. Peterson

The MIT Press, 2003

Great book, but with a caveat.
This is a terrific, fairly comprehensive book of the highlights from MIT's long tradition of pranks. However, if you have already read Journal of the Institute of Hacks, Tomfoolery, and Pranks, you'll find you've read most of this before, and in better detail, with ...

Groovy Girls Sleepover Club #2:: Pranks A Lot: The Girls vs. The Boys (Groovy Girls)

Robin Epstein

Scholastic Inc., 2005

Great Book for 1st - 4th grade girls. Cute & Fun!
This series of Sleepover Club Books are great. I think this one was my daughter's favorite (& mine too). The girls are sleeping over at a friend's house who lives across the street from "the boys" sleepover. They play harmless (but clever) tricks on eachother. This ...

Cubicle Warfare: 101 Office Traps and Pranks

John Austin

Collins Living, 2008

Ok, it's a funny book but...
Some of the gags are pulled right out of the TV show "The Office" (cell phone above the ceiling tile, stapler in jell-o). Others are pulled from prank web sites (hidden trick noise makers, etc). About every 5th or 6th page was worth a laugh.. So, given it was 101 ...

Case of the Perfect Prank (Jigsaw Jones #23)
James Preller

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004

Mysteries are like jigsaw puzzles...you've got to look at all the pieces to solve the case.With his top-secret detective journal, eye for detail, and ace partner Mila, Jigsaw is always ready to take on a new case. But will this new mystery be too tough to crack?

Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, The

E. Lockhart

Hyperion Book CH, 2008

An author who knows teens aren't stupid!
I got this book at the library but almost didn't start reading it. I barely look in the YA section of my library anymore, but lately, i've been finding myself heading over there. Well, I was quite impressed with this one. I've never read this author before, but I ...

Golf's Greatest Practical Jokes: Everything You Need to Pull Pranks Like a Pro
Chris Rodell

Chronicle Books, 2007

Get ready to discover the wild side of the green! Including a 96-page booklet filled with clubhouse high jinks and historical golf joke highlights, this kit also comes with an exploding golf ball, ball markers with hilarious inscriptions, and flat-top tees enough to keep any golfer laughing through all eighteen holes. A perfect gift for Father's ...

Drop Us a Line... Sucker!: The Prank Letters of James and Stuart Wade

James C. Wade, Stuart Wade

Carroll & Graf Pub, 1995

A Satirical Trojan Horse!!!
The authors do a masterful job of exposing the humorless self-importance of the subjects of their correspondence. The discerning reader will detect a strain of melancholy and futility running throughout the mirthless, dehumanized responses to the authors' inquiries. ...

Prank University: The Ultimate Guide to College's Greatest Tradition

John Austin

Three Rivers Press, 2006

I love this book, but needs more pranks
Simply, I love this book. Although I am attending college, this book would probably great for high school students, too. Even though there are 100 pranks, a lot are just stupid or mean, hence "un-do-able." But overall, this book is way fun, just don't get caught. ...

Pranks 2

Re/Search Publications, 2006

Revive your prankster spirit!
Pranks 2 is a timely set of interviews with tricksters who help us see the arbitrary boundaries and nonsensical rules that we so often simply accept without question. Stories from the likes of Margaret Cho, The Yes Men and the Billboard Liberation Front (and many ...

A Little Giant Book: Tricks & Pranks (Little Giant Books)

E. Richard Churchill

Sterling, 2007

Endless hours of fun
My niece loved this book of pranks and has been using them against all of us ever since receiving it. Age appropriate and good clean fun pranks.