Funny Business: Conversations with Writers of Comedy

By: Various

Book Overview

What makes funny FUNNY? An esteemed anthologist interviews thirteen favorite children's authors -- and asks them to share their trade secrets.

Do you ever make yourself laugh while you are writing?

"A joke isn't a joke if you need to explain it," notes Leonard S. Marcus. "Even so, the hidden clockwork of comedy . . . has long been considered one of the great riddles of life." There are many kinds of humor, but capturing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763632546
• ISBN13: 9780763632540
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher