Who took my Pinkwater Challenge? And who thinks I'm even weirder than they had previously thought? I'm almost done with "The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death" again. I had forgotten how great and strange that book is. I think my favorite is still "The Education of Robert Nifkin." I'm not sure why stories about portly oddball boys with eccentric friends appeal to me. Maybe it's because I've always felt slightly oddball-ish myself and my boys seem to be going that way too. I like that the main characters in Pinkwater books are comfy in their weirdness. They have nutty parents and nutty friends and don't do things in a conventional way.
Anyway, if you didn't like your first Pinkwater book, try another. I realize they're not for everyone, but if you give Daniel Pinkwater a chance, he just may become your favorite author.
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Daniel Pinkwater is MY FAVORITE!!! In fact, I've always wanted to have him and his wife, Jill, over for dinner. They seem like good dinner company.
Have you read all the "Larry" books with your kids?!
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