Of All the Silly Things

Of All the Silly Things
Author: Angela Kimball
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 54
Release: 2011-03
Genre: Wit and humor, Juvenile
ISBN: 145672259X

Toss out those daily concerns (if only for a little while) and replace them with the light-hearted adventures into the imagination. Bring a smile to a childs face, laughter to their lips and the freedom of being silly. Allow a young life to take a journey through "just being a kid."

People Do Silly Things

People Do Silly Things
Author: Lisa Worthington
Publisher: Kaeden Corporation
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2003-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1578740371

Fiction, Reading Recovery Level 10, F&P Level F, DRA2 Level 10, Theme Family/Humor, Stage Early, Character N/A

The Silly Thing

The Silly Thing
Author: RAMSAY-JONES
Publisher: Free Association Books
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2020-10-31
Genre:
ISBN: 9781911383444

The Silly Thing is an account of a woman's acceptance of and struggle with living and dying with a grade 4 glioblastoma, an aggressive cancer of the brain. It is told from the perspective of her daughter, Esther Ramsay-Jones, a psychotherapist and academic. The book discusses the fears that people might have about dying and specifically about brain cancer: for the author's mother, the tumour affected her speech and, as an English teacher, whose life had so intimately been tied up with language the fear of language loss was at times unbearable. From a psychotherapeutic point of view, the book will explore what it means to be given a terminal diagnosis and what kinds of psychological responses the 'patient' and family members might have. It will touch on notions of family systems theory, and the roles people might then take up as reaction to the news. The author also looks at 'difficult conversations' in palliative care - what might help/what might hinder - and the value of listening skills, capacity for attunement and containment, in staff teams and in the medical profession at large. Though the main focus in this book is her mother's experience, vignettes from the lived experienc

52 Series: Silly Things to Do When You Are Blue

52 Series: Silly Things to Do When You Are Blue
Author: Lynn Gordon
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2011-03-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1452104204

From throwing a costume party for a few close friends to creating a personal "fun-o-dex," this series of inspirational ideas will bring anyone up who's feeling down.

That's Silly!

That's Silly!
Author: Highlights for Children, Inc
Publisher: Highlights
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Picture Puzzles
ISBN: 9781590786475

Prereaders get ready for reading by describing wacky scenes in their own words. Dogs and cats sitting at a table using flatware. Mice rappelling down kitchen cabinets after sneaking an apple from a basket. Squirrels parachuting from the treetops. “That’s silly!” This collection of ten full-color illustrations (no reading required!) is from the 2007-2008 issues of Highlights High Five,(tm) the award-winning new magazine for children ages two to six, published by Highlights for Children. As kids describe all those silly features, they can hone their visual, language, and reasoning abilities--not knowing how serious all this silliness can actually be!

The Silly Book

The Silly Book
Author: Stuart E. Hample
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2004
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780763622565

A collection of silliness, both verbal and visual.

The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff

The Silly Book of Side-Splitting Stuff
Author: Andy Seed
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2015-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1408867397

This laugh-out-loud book is bursting with lists, facts, jokes and funny true stories all about silly people, silly animals, silly inventions, silly names and much more. Discover The Great Stink, the man who ate a bike, a girl really called Lorna Mower and a sofa that can do 101mph. Find out about famous pranks, crazy festivals, nutty cats, gross foods, epic sports fails, ludicrously silly words and really rubbish predictions. There are even lots of great silly things to do. Unmissable!

The Funny Thing Is...

The Funny Thing Is...
Author: Ellen DeGeneres
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2003-10-28
Genre: Humor
ISBN: 0743253663

An indispensable reference for anyone who knows how to read—or wants to fool people into thinking they do—The Funny Thing Is... is sure to make you laugh. Ellen DeGeneres published her first book of comic essays, the #1 bestselling My Point...And I Do Have One, way back in 1996. Not one to rest on her laurels, the witty star of stage and screen has since dedicated her life to writing a hilarious new book. That book is this book. After years of painstaking, round-the-clock research, surviving on a mere twenty minutes of sleep a night, and collaborating with lexicographers, plumbers, and mathematicians, DeGeneres has crafted a work that is both easy to use and very funny. Along with her trademark ramblings, The Funny Thing Is... contains hundreds of succinct insights into her psyche and offers innovative features including: -More than 50,000 simple, short words arranged in sentences that form paragraphs. -Thousands of observations on everyday life—from terrible fashion trends to how to handle seating arrangements for a Sunday brunch with Paula Abdul, Diane Sawyer, and Eminem. -All twenty-six letters of the alphabet.

The Same Earth

The Same Earth
Author: Kei Miller
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2010-12-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0297863991

From the WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2014, a 'humorous, bittersweet fiction, combin[ing] the fantastical realism of Marquez with the domestic comedy of Andrea Levy' INDEPENDENT It all begins with the theft of Tessa Walcott's panties... After the hurricane of 1974, Jamaica is devastated. Imelda Richardson is sent to England, without a place to stay or a plan of what to do. Luckily sheis taken in by Purletta Johnson, a member of the ex-pat bourgeoisie who has decided to become more Jamaican than any Jamaican: sucking her teeth, sporting a gold tooth, and growing ganja on her balcony. But when her mother dies Imelda returns to Jamaica. When Tessa Walcott's panties are stolen, she and Imelda set up a Neighbourhood Watch. But they haven't counted on Pastor Braithwaite who denounces them in Church. The church-goers turn on Imelda, and when the river suddenly floods her home it is seen as a punishment from God. A Pentecostal fervour sweeps through the village of Watersgate, fuelled by Evangelist Millie. In her last great crusade, Miss Millie organises 'fire to burn their sins away', equipping the villagers with kerosene as they set about burning everything. Now they are marching on the gay man's house and only Imelda can save him.

A Silly Thing Happened in Lagos

A Silly Thing Happened in Lagos
Author: Ada Ijeoma
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 125
Release: 2012-02-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1467884464

In many ways, I have found getting old rather an adventure. There are the aches that act like homing pigeons sent to discover muscles and joints I never even knew I possessed. Then there is the constant battle between my mind and my body these daysthe one a towering Goliath willing to scale the highest peaks, the other a reluctant Eastern bride. Now in my sixties, I have pleasure in such incongruities as remaining silent on any subject and yet being considered wise and contemplative.