Get ready to write your own stories—the sillier, the better! Hilarious fill-in stories to create with friends and family using random words - Practice grammar , parts of speech, and reading aloud while having a blast with word games - Perfect for kids ages 5 to 10 for weekends, rainy days, after school, game nights, birthday parties, family vacations, and more - Family-friendly fun with good, clean silly stories and cute cartoon illustrations that kids love - Author Vicki Whiting , a former teacher, is the founder and president of Kid Scoop, an award-winning weekly educational page syndicated in over 200 newspapers - Illustrator Jeff Schinkel is the creative director of Kid Scoop, has been drawing his entire life, and attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco Have a blast with these side-splitting fill-ins! First, ask your friends and family for random parts of speech — nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more — without peeking at the story. Then, once you have all the words ready to go, use them to fill in the blanks within the story and get ready for the giggles! A great way to practice grammar while sharing lots of laughs, Awesome Funny Fill-Ins for Kids is a must-have activity book to take turns and create tons of hilarious stories, from Legendary Pecos Bill and Count Alucard's Castle to Haircut Hiccups , Football Frenzy , and so many more! Playing is easy! STEP 1. Ask a friend for random words. - STEP 2. Fill in the missing blanks. - STEP 3. Read the finished story. - STEP 4. Laugh hysterically! A fun and educational resource for kids, these silly build-your-own stories are great for game night with the family, slumber parties, rainy afternoons, or any time you need a laugh! " Awesome Funny Fill-Ins for Kids brings laughter to the building blocks of writing—the Parts of Speech. As children construct the sentences themselves, they discover how nouns, verbs, adjectives and such actually work. A fun first step into grammar knowledge." —Ellen Creane, curriculum writer for The New York Times Newspaper in Education program Awesome Funny Fill-Ins for Kids brings laughter to the building blocks of writing - the Parts of Speech. As children construct the sentences themselves, they discover how nouns, verbs, adjectives and such actually work. A fun first step into grammar knowledge. -- "Ellen Creane, curriculum writer for The New York Times Newspaper in Education program" The Sillier, The Better! Get ready to write silly stories! A great way for kids to practice grammar while sharing lots of laughs, Awesome Funny Fill-Ins for Kids is a must-have activity book to take turns creating tons of hilarious stories, from the Legendary Pecos Bill and Count Alucard's Castle to Haircut Hiccups, Football Frenzy, and so many more! Have a blast asking friends and family for random parts of speech—including nouns, verbs, adjectives, and more—without peeking at the story. Once you have all the words ready to go, use them to fill in the blanks within the story and get ready for the giggles! STEP 1. Ask a friend for random words. STEP 2. Fill in the missing blanks. STEP 3. Read the finished story. STEP 4. Laugh hysterically! " Awesome Funny Fill-Ins for Kids brings laughter to the building blocks of writing—the Parts of Speech. As children construct the sentences themselves, they discover how nouns, verbs, adjectives and such actually work. A fun first step into grammar knowledge." —Ellen Creane, curriculum writer for The New York Times Newspaper in Education program Vicki Whiting , a former teacher, is founder and president of Kid Scoop , a weekly educational page aimed at children 5 to 10 years old. Syndicated in more than 250 newspapers from California to Bangkok, each Kid Scoop page provides information combined with colorful graphics and interactive games and puzzles. Kid Scoop News is a newspaper currently published in about 10 communities around the United States.