Awards

• Short-listed for BBC Four Samuel Johnson Prize 2002
• Winner of National Book Awards Biography of the Year 2003

Overview

"If seven-year-old Benjamin (aka Bug) Blonsky were a superhero, he’d be ""Bug Boy with the Power to Annoy."" That’s what his big sister says. Mom says he’s wiggly and can’t sit still. Dad says he’s easily distracted. On this day, Bug’s ""choices"" — drawing pictures of pig roller coasters during math time, making armpit noises when his teacher bends over — have landed him in a heap of trouble, so now he’s writing a list of what not to do: his list of don’ts. Such as: don’t be late for the bus (you’ll have to sit with know-it-all Abner), don’t trade a cookie for a flaxseed muffin (it won't taste like cotton candy), don’t be nice to Peggy Pinkerton (she’ll want to kiss you), and whatever happens, don’t tell Mom! Bug’s list is very long, but will it help him stay out of trouble? Don’t count on it!"

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9780763689353

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Reviews

This collection of essays, even if not representing a single, standardized theory of religion, offers a remarkably coherent whole which includes suggestive propositions for moving the comparative study of religion forward and to integrate divergent approaches. * Entangled Religions * A methodological goldmine, New Patterns for Comparative Religion offers a new paradigm for the comparative study of religions in which `the enterprise of comparison...is perhaps our greatest claim to originality as an independent academic discipline' (139). This thought-provoking work is recommended for university and community college libraries with substantial holdings in the study of religion. Graduate students and professors of religion will find this title of interest as well. * Reading Religion * The essays selected for this volume invite the readers to join a series of engaging conversations with key theoretical questions in the study of religion\s. These forays into various theoretical environments avoid hegemonic discourse, opening up interrelated perspectives on important aspects of the eco-sphere of religion. -- Michael Stausberg, Professor of Religion, University of Bergen, Norway This remarkable set of essays recounts Paden's efforts to renew the comparative study of religion by placing his earlier emphasis on world making on an evolutionary footing. In focusing on behavior as a bridge between disciplines and recasting worlds as environmental niches, he points the way to a more robust comparativism. * Ann Taves, Professor of Religious Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA *

Some humor writers have a rule of thumb: always make the jokes funnier than they need to be... the jokes work, and most of the time, they work twice as well as necessary. --Kirkus Reviews Benjamin Bug Blonsky, an impulsive seven-year-old who spend[s] a lot of time in the quiet chair thinking about my choices, stars in this mischief-stuffed early reader...kids will know that Redmond is on their side. --Publishers Weekly The black and white cartoonish art lends plenty of visual humor: the titles of the books on Bug's teacher's desk include The Joyless Classroom, and Bug's waste-of-math-time pigs make several appearances. Plentiful illustrations, stealthy repetition, and the appeal of the class clown make this a quick pick for the early reader set. --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Large font combined with detailed cartoon-style illustrations on every page will keep newer chapter book readers confident and engaged. The full-color artwork capitalizes on and exaggerates the jokes in the text to make them extra silly. Using slapstick humor in both its words and art, this early chapter book will appeal to new readers who enjoy a little trouble and irreverence in their stories. --School Library Journal Bug's antics are believable and will ring true, making this a good choice for fans of Dav Pilkey's Captain Underpants series. --Booklist Online

Some humor writers have a rule of thumb: always make the jokes funnier than they need to be... the jokes work, and most of the time, they work twice as well as necessary.--Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

E. S. Redmond is the author-illustrator of Felicity Floo Visits the Zoo, a Wanda Gág Read Aloud Book Award winner, and The Unruly Queen. She lives in Massachusetts with her family.

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