Super Silly Mad Libs Junior Paperback – Illustrated, 2 February 2004

My kids have a blast with these. The lists of words to choose from make it easy enough that my non-readers can play right along with my readers. As with all mad libs, it makes for a fun time with the family. All that said, this particular book has words in it that I REALLY wish it didn't have. Butt, fart, poop, ugly, stupid, fat - these are all included in the word banks, over and over, and I really don't want my kids using them! If it weren't for this, I would give it five stars. It's just like movies - they could make them just as funny, without all the bad language!

This is a really great way for a kid to get into Mad Libs without getting frustrated with definitions of verbs, nouns, ect... My six year old uses this independently (he is a great reader but i think mst 6-7 year olds would be fine with this independently). Each page has a corresponding "suggestion" page. Instead of the blank lines saying things like "noun" underneath, there is a picture. On the suggestion page there is a corresponding picture with an explanation of what those words on (noun, adjective, ect..) and a list of words. My six year old will find his favorite words in each category, fill it in himself, and then go back and read the whole thing out loud and CRACKS HIMSELF UP! As he gets older we can introduce the regular version so he can be a little more creative but this is still very educational and age appropriate for him now. Keeps him busy at restaurants and at home and keeps him off screen time so its a total win.I saw a few reviews that said the layout was confusing.... it is not.

░░░░░GOOD FOR KIDS WHO CAN'T READ YET░░░░░(Not to be confused with kids who attend the Derek Zoolander School For Kids Who Can't Read Good)❖ I won't explain what Mad Libs are in general, assuming that you haven't lived under a rock for the last half a century. But these Mad Libs are great for little kids that don't know how to read yet. Instead of having the type of word needed under the blank lines like (noun), (adverb), (verb) etc...it does the whole thing with symbols. So it will have a star where it needs nouns, an arrow where is needs verbs, etc. Then there is a list above the MadLib of nouns under a star icon and verbs under an arrow icon so the kid can just randomly pick words without even reading them. (Obviously they will need someone who can read to read the MadLib back)❖ Even if the kid can't read the words, they are working with the words. And that's healthy development of reading skills. You can even have them copy the words from the provided lists into the blank spots. Again, even if they don't know what the words are, they can copy the letters. This helps with writing skills. And since they are categorized, the MadLib will work properly even by random selection. (By that I mean they will be silly and fun)❖ As for the enjoyment factor...it's Mad Libs. Come on! Who can't have fun with Mad Libs?

Instead of listing the part of speech, this uses symbols aligned with lists of word. It seems kids would learn more from seeing the words noun, verb, adjective. My kids find this fun, but it uses words like butt, fart, poop, ugly, stupid and fat. Not words I want my kids using. I suggest regular madlibs instead.

Oops. I didn't mean to order this particular MadLibs book. I don't like the way it is set up. And I'm not sure I understand why it is set up the way it is. It uses symbols for noun, adjective, verb, and "misc." (which are all body parts). But if children using it can read, they can read "noun, verb, adjective, misc." and if they can't read, they can't do MadLibs. So that doesn't make sense to me. And with only the 4 categories, unlike the regular MadLibs, it gets a little boring. What can I say? We are MadLibs connoisseurs around here, lol!