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Dec 18, 2017 Thomas marked it as to-read

Good book! Great short book when you forgot another one. Totally didn't do that! LOL Good book! Great short book when you forgot another one. Totally didn't do that! LOL ...more

Jun 04, 2016 Kyla rated it really liked it

This was a funny and weird book. I really liked it. You should totally read it. My least favorite part was probably the end. It was really gross.

Jul 26, 2019 Juliette rated it it was amazing

Mr sunny is funny is a very funny and energetic book.It is also a classic book about a funny kid (aj) at a beach in summertime hanging with his friends the whole summer.But the bad news is that his enemy (andrea)is also coming to spend the whole entire summer with him and his friends!But there is a really cool life guard(Mr sunny) that is not who aj thinks he is .Just because andrea thinks he is cute ,so that ruins what aj thinks about him.

Aug 23, 2021 Del rated it liked it

Got in trouble from my kid because it transpires we're not reading these books in the correct order and he doesn't miss a trick Got in trouble from my kid because it transpires we're not reading these books in the correct order and he doesn't miss a trick ...more

Apr 12, 2011 Maya rated it it was amazing

Mr. Sunny Is Funny written by: Dan Gutman pictures are by Jim Pallot . What I like no ,Love about the book is the Mr. Sunny was actually funny , the whole book was funny it me laugh from page to page . What I like about the book was that it was a page turner like "ooh I have to know what happens nexts" the book h ad my eyes glued to the page . Also it was such a clear text and such a quick read too so it didn't take me long to read . love those surprises in the book too !

There's nothing text re

Mr. Sunny Is Funny written by: Dan Gutman pictures are by Jim Pallot . What I like no ,Love about the book is the Mr. Sunny was actually funny , the whole book was funny it me laugh from page to page . What I like about the book was that it was a page turner like "ooh I have to know what happens nexts" the book h ad my eyes glued to the page . Also it was such a clear text and such a quick read too so it didn't take me long to read . love those surprises in the book too !

There's nothing text related I didn't like about the book. They should make it in a hard cover. The rest of it was wonder , cool , awesome , funny and marvelous . So what the book is all about is . . . Aj hates school. He also hates Andrea . He 's graduating Second grade .so it the summer time now and his parents rent a beach house and invites one of his classmates from school , out of all the kids it just has to be Andrea .the only reason she here is to crush over the life guard Mr. Sunny. Will they be a happy couple.

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Aug 14, 2013 Jane rated it it was amazing

I thought this book was really fun because of the romance and the words that remind the reader about summer.
This book is about a boy named A.J who is ready for summer. They go to a beach house and he finds out that he has to share the beach house with his enemy, Andrea. She is smart and nice, and kind of bossy to him. A.J thinks she's a know it all. His summer is ruined! When they get to the beach, they find a lifegaurd plowing sand. As soon as Andrea sees him, she falls in love. They are all I thought this book was really fun because of the romance and the words that remind the reader about summer.
This book is about a boy named A.J who is ready for summer. They go to a beach house and he finds out that he has to share the beach house with his enemy, Andrea. She is smart and nice, and kind of bossy to him. A.J thinks she's a know it all. His summer is ruined! When they get to the beach, they find a lifegaurd plowing sand. As soon as Andrea sees him, she falls in love. They are all talking aboput mouth to mouth, when they see a shark in the ocean. The lifegaurd goes to chase the shark away, but it turns out that it is just a long distance swimmer from Austraila. The lifegaurd entered a sandcastle contest that gets ruined by the long distance swimmer. When it's time for the contest, the long distance swimmer goes cliff diving and goes out of control. He crashes into the lifegaurd's special castle and ruins it. The swimmer apolijizes and makes sure that he won't do that or swim again. That's because he is gonjg to be a teacher. A.J's teacher! ...more

I liked that A.J. read comic books in the car and he didn't even get car sick! Is that even possible? I liked how Mr.Sunny thought he was being chased by a shark but It was only Mr. Granite! I love this book! I liked that A.J. read comic books in the car and he didn't even get car sick! Is that even possible? I liked how Mr.Sunny thought he was being chased by a shark but It was only Mr. Granite! I love this book! ...more

My daughter really likes these books. She's in second grade and doesn't read as much as I did and still do so I'm happy to have her read anything. It's not great literature but it works for her. My daughter really likes these books. She's in second grade and doesn't read as much as I did and still do so I'm happy to have her read anything. It's not great literature but it works for her. ...more

I really liked this book, as did my nephew.

(view spoiler)[My only real problem with this book is there's conversation about how Arlo//AJ being mean to Andrea means he must be in love with her. In a society that is working to change on how we view how we treat each other, and how bully-ish and abusive that behavior is, I winced at this childish rationale. However, I do commend Gutman for showing how silly it is to say if you're mean to someoe you must love them, but if you're nice to them, you mu

I really liked this book, as did my nephew.

(view spoiler)[My only real problem with this book is there's conversation about how Arlo//AJ being mean to Andrea means he must be in love with her. In a society that is working to change on how we view how we treat each other, and how bully-ish and abusive that behavior is, I winced at this childish rationale. However, I do commend Gutman for showing how silly it is to say if you're mean to someoe you must love them, but if you're nice to them, you must really love them!

Mr Sunny cracked me up, as did Andrea quoting Shakespeare every chance she could. Arlo can be such a brat, but I love his way of thinking and the "hundred million years ago..." exaggeration cracks me up. Ryan, Michael, and Neil always add to the comedic tone of this series.

Aidan and I can't wait to start reading the third installment tomorrow for our bedtime reading! (hide spoiler)]

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May 04, 2019 Marya rated it liked it

Order really matters in this series. If I dare read out of order, I miss long running gags. And what's a long running gag worth if you read it in reverse? Nothing!

In a similar vein, Andrea takes to reading Shakespeare in this book. Like many wanna look smart characters, she quotes it. Of course, what's makes it hilarious is how she mixes and matches quotes. It's like she's a walking "quotes from the Bard about love" book, stringing together quotes from wildly different play with wildly different

Order really matters in this series. If I dare read out of order, I miss long running gags. And what's a long running gag worth if you read it in reverse? Nothing!

In a similar vein, Andrea takes to reading Shakespeare in this book. Like many wanna look smart characters, she quotes it. Of course, what's makes it hilarious is how she mixes and matches quotes. It's like she's a walking "quotes from the Bard about love" book, stringing together quotes from wildly different play with wildly different contexts (not to mention tones). Humor is 'dirt out of place' and here the dirt (including literally dirt, because, of course) is definitely not where it should be.

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Mar 23, 2019 Helen rated it really liked it

The whole family had a blast reading/listening to this one about A.J.'s summer vacation at the beach. Besides having his vacation invaded by a Shakespeare-spouting Andrea, A.J.'s gang of school buddies shows up to tease him, there's a sand castle building contest, and--wait for it--shark sightings! Grade school is so much fun. The whole family had a blast reading/listening to this one about A.J.'s summer vacation at the beach. Besides having his vacation invaded by a Shakespeare-spouting Andrea, A.J.'s gang of school buddies shows up to tease him, there's a sand castle building contest, and--wait for it--shark sightings! Grade school is so much fun. ...more

Sep 06, 2019 Ruth Garcia rated it really liked it

This book was a read-aloud for my homeschooling curriculum and it was hilarious. I love that it's from a little kid's perspective and the characters in the book are all relatable. It is so funny and my kids were giggling the whole time we read the book.

We normally read two chapters, but we ended up reading half the book in one sitting. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

This book was a read-aloud for my homeschooling curriculum and it was hilarious. I love that it's from a little kid's perspective and the characters in the book are all relatable. It is so funny and my kids were giggling the whole time we read the book.

We normally read two chapters, but we ended up reading half the book in one sitting. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Nov 13, 2019 Erin B. rated it did not like it

I read this book with my second grader and we were both amazed by how hateful and mean the main character was. Writing about "Being mean to someone show's that you like them", being dishonest and just an all around not nice person?? Really? Are we encouraging emotional abuse at such a young age? Was excited by the cover when we picked this up from the library, but won't be borrowing another. I read this book with my second grader and we were both amazed by how hateful and mean the main character was. Writing about "Being mean to someone show's that you like them", being dishonest and just an all around not nice person?? Really? Are we encouraging emotional abuse at such a young age? Was excited by the cover when we picked this up from the library, but won't be borrowing another. ...more

Jun 24, 2020 Tyler rated it it was amazing

A.J.'s family rented a beach house for the summer, and you'll never guess in a million hundred years who rented the house next door. Well, you have to read the book to find out. So nah-nah-nah boo-boo on you!* *Okay, okay, it's Andrea and her family. A.J.'s family rented a beach house for the summer, and you'll never guess in a million hundred years who rented the house next door. Well, you have to read the book to find out. So nah-nah-nah boo-boo on you!* *Okay, okay, it's Andrea and her family. ...more

Feb 18, 2022 Hendrix Hooft rated it it was amazing

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Andrea was pretending to down so that mr sunny would notice her, but she actually was drowning and AJ had to actually save her, and had to do mouth to mouth resuscitation, and all the kids we here saying that they loved each other

Feb 06, 2017 Mary rated it really liked it

Again, a fast read which would appeal to young boys ranging 2nd - 4th grades. My grandson (8 years old) loves this series!

So funny!

So funny! So funny! So funny! Oh, l think this book is so funny. If you like funny books you should read this!

This is a good book

This book was really fun it had a lot of fun twists and it had a fun plot and funny sentences

Very quick and very funny!
Read this in one setting in one hour
I loved it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Uh yeah. Don't ask why I read this, but I guess I was bored? But it was somewhat entertaining :-:

Oct 19, 2021 Makaela rated it it was amazing

Second-grade graduate A.J. and his family rent a beach house, but summer vacation is ruined when annoying Andrea shows up and develops a crush on the lifeguard.

Apr 01, 2022 Rachel rated it it was amazing

Funny and kept my students interest. We laughed a lot, and if this series keeps them reading, I'm all for it! Funny and kept my students interest. We laughed a lot, and if this series keeps them reading, I'm all for it! ...more

Feb 10, 2022 Elina rated it it was amazing

So funny now I understand why they named the book like this especially when Mr sunny had to save the shark from the people but actually the people saved him from the beast shark.

It's the best time of year: the summer! No school or homework or teachers. A.J. is super excited to spend the summer at a beach house with his family until the worst thing in the history of the world happens. That know-it-all Andrea arrives with her family to stay with them. Andrea develops a crush on a wacky lifeguard named Mr. Sunny and she's talking all funny with her Shakespeare stuff. But A.J. is still determined to have a good time.

One of the funniest books in the series yet. My first grad

It's the best time of year: the summer! No school or homework or teachers. A.J. is super excited to spend the summer at a beach house with his family until the worst thing in the history of the world happens. That know-it-all Andrea arrives with her family to stay with them. Andrea develops a crush on a wacky lifeguard named Mr. Sunny and she's talking all funny with her Shakespeare stuff. But A.J. is still determined to have a good time.

One of the funniest books in the series yet. My first grader loved seeing the kids outside of school, and he laughed a lot with this book. Mr. Sunny is more than funny, and he made an awesome sandcastle!

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Sep 02, 2013 Dolly rated it liked it

Recommends it for: children starting to read chapter books

This is the second book in the My Weird School Daze series by Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot.

They are very funny, quick reads and although they are told from a boy's perspective, I think they would appeal equally to boys and girls. This is a fun tale about summer vacation. A.J. goes away to the beach for the summer, but his friends end up joining him along with Andrea. Since the kids aren't in school, the rhyming title refers to an artistic lifeguard who dreams of studying art in France.

The book h

This is the second book in the My Weird School Daze series by Dan Gutman and Jim Paillot.

They are very funny, quick reads and although they are told from a boy's perspective, I think they would appeal equally to boys and girls. This is a fun tale about summer vacation. A.J. goes away to the beach for the summer, but his friends end up joining him along with Andrea. Since the kids aren't in school, the rhyming title refers to an artistic lifeguard who dreams of studying art in France.

The book has a fun, surprise ending which sets up the next book in the series, Mr. Granite Is from Another Planet!.

We've read many of these books completely out of order, but it doesn't seem to matter. Now we are going back and starting to read the books we've missed in order.

The dialogue is fresh and the story is easy to read aloud, although we all read this one independently. I do not like the instances where the word "dumb" is used, but I either change the word or mention how that it is a mean thing to say. We will certainly look for more of these stories at our local library.

interesting quote:

"But if you ask me, people who swim across oceans with shark fins on their backs are weird." (p. 42)

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The author of over 80 books in a little over a decade of writing, Dan Gutman has written on topics from computers to baseball. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, Gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. His most popular titles include the time-travel sports book Honus and Me and its sequels, and a clutch of The author of over 80 books in a little over a decade of writing, Dan Gutman has written on topics from computers to baseball. Beginning his freelance career as a nonfiction author dealing mostly with sports for adults and young readers, Gutman has concentrated on juvenile fiction since 1995. His most popular titles include the time-travel sports book Honus and Me and its sequels, and a clutch of baseball books, including The Green Monster from Left Field. From hopeful and very youthful presidential candidates to stunt men, nothing is off limits in Gutman's fertile imagination. As he noted on his author Web site, since writing his first novel, They Came from Centerfield, in 1994, he has been hooked on fiction. "It was fun to write, kids loved it, and I discovered how incredibly rewarding it is to take a blank page and turn it into a WORLD."

Gutman was born in New York City in 1955, but moved to Newark, New Jersey the following year and spent his youth there.

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"*It is a known fact that if you stand up on a chair, put your fingers in your ears, and announce "I love turnips," people will think you're weird." — 2 likes

"Three months is 12 weeks. That's 12 whole weeks with no Andrea! I got a calculator for Christmas, and I figured it out. Twelve weeks times 7 days in a week is 84 days. That's 84 days with no Andrea! And 84 days times 24 hours in a day is 2,016 hours. That's 2,016 hours with no Andrea! And 2,016 hours times 60 minutes in an hour is 120,960 minutes. That's 120,960 minutes with no Andrea! And 120,960 minutes times 60 seconds in a minute is 7,257,600 seconds." — 0 likes

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