Are you ready for some great laughs? I have been reading “Heard on the Playground – Funny Things Kids Say” by Andrea Sherr and have been giggling for hours. It is non-stop laughs from cover to cover.
As a mom, I am more than aware that one can never predict what a child will say. Sometimes our best laughs come from those innocent wee darlings. Andrea Sherr knows that. While most of us just have a chuckle and remain thankful we have been provided with a good sense of humor, Andrea took it a step further.
First she launched the very funny Heard on the Playground website, where parents can submit short funny stories. Read them all and I am sure you will recognize a few from me. I just can’t resist sharing a laugh.
Now she has taken it a huge step forward with her new book of the same name. If you are like me, and you still prefer to hold a book in your hands when you are reading, you will be thrilled to know that Heard on the Playground is available from Amazon.
I completely agree with this excerpt from the back cover:
“This book is like Kids Say the Darndest Things on a sugar high with a twist of 21st century reality thrown in. Kids make us laugh at all the wrong moments – Heard on the Playground puts some of the best in one place.”
So what will you find in this funny book? Exactly what the tag line says, “Funny things kids say” organized in 15 categories including family, age, gross, food, potty training and more. There is also a section in the back listing blog contributors (Thanks you Andrea for including Laugh Quotes.). Here are a few of my favorites:
“As I sit in the living room listening, I can hear my husband talking to our son. My husband says, “Quiet I think I hear ducks.” To which our son responds, “Dad, you’re suppose to tell me to pull your finger first.” Jerry, 5 – Illinois
“We were in line buying a potty chair to toilet train my young son. He announced to the lady behind us, “I’m getting potty trained . . . . then no more F***king diapers.” We were way more careful about what we said around the kids after that. Mikey, 3- Texas
I recently asked my third grade students, “What happens when a boy reaches puberty?” One of my students confidently responded, ” He says goodbye to boyhood and looks forward to adultery. 2nd Grade teacher – California
The charming child drawn illustrations found throughout the book add to the fun.
Personally, I think this book would make a wonderful Valentine’s Day gift for any mom, grandma or better still – a baby shower gift for a new mom (whether the first or 14th child, this book will keep mom laughing.)
Here is your chance to win a copy of this hilarious book – actually it is 16 chances. You can enter one or all of the categories below. Thanks to Andrea for offering a copy of “Heard on the Playground – Funny Things Kids Say” for this giveaway to be run at Laugh Quotes and Kibitz Spot.
(If you don’t want to login with Facebook – click just below and use your email and name – without it we can’t contact you if you win.)
Sounds like a great book, but I don’t do Facebook.
Have a terrific day.
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Goodness this would be such a funny book I am sure.. Must be nice for a mom to get one of these, just so she can look back on those days and recall a few of her own stories…
Aysha recently posted..Melissa & Doug Play Food Toys
How cute I love these type books and kids really do come up with some of the funniest things lol
Sounds like a fantastic book and definitely a great giggle.
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sounds fun! – My 6 yr old daughter just said a funny thing the other day While in conversation with her siblings, I overheard her say: “Boys don’t get boobies… until they become Grampas!”
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oh, poor Grandpa. I wonder if he knew he had boobies before he heard that. LOL – thanks for sharing.
I love the days when the comments are funnier than my post
Thanks for the giveaway! The book sounds like it will be interestingly funny.
I was at my friends house and 4 yr old Gunnar said,”Grandma said she has very close bangs in her legs but mine is in my head. How did that happen?”
We all had a good laugh.
LOL – Kids sure do say funny things at time. Thanks for sharing and welcome to Laugh Quotes.
Great review and thanks for hosting the giveaway! My favorite line was about “looking forward to adultery!” Congratulations on appearing in the book too Rhonda!
Julie recently posted..A World Without Criticism
Good luck. The book is really funny.
Sounds like a wonderful giveaway!
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Thanks and good luck.
In the 6th grade World History class I teach a student asked me why their papers weren’t graded yet. I replied that I am not Superman. Another student said, “No, Mrs. Greenberg, you are not Superman. You cannot possibly be Superman.” I started to walk away, smiling, when she said, “You ARE Superwoman, though!” What a sweet moment.
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Aww, that is sweet. Thanks for sharing it, and welcome to Laugh Quotes.
This book looks fantastic. If I won I would share it with all my teacher friends who also happen to be moms!
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Good luck!
Sounds like a fun book!
A friend of mines son asked he they knew anyone who was Asian? His own mom is it was soo cute!
Thank you this book sounds great!
Thanks for the giveaway
Most recently, I took my toddler to Target. She didn’t want to ride in the cart because she is a “big girl” so we let her walk. Half way through our shopping trip, she asked to be put in the “no more walk” because her feet hurt.
Thank you for a cute giveaway!
This book looks awesome! Thanks for the giveaway
I would love to win this book!