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The Bad Mood and the Stick by Lemony Snicket

snazel's review against another edition

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3.0

Starts really good, goes off the rails in the dry cleaners, never really recovers?

pwbalto's review against another edition

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5.0

THIS ART.

jillyd's review

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3.0

3.5 for this one.

heisereads's review against another edition

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1.0

I do not understand how this is a book for children. When a White man goes into a dry cleaner owned by a Black woman and drops his muddy pants (after she explicitly expresses not to) and then while he's there in his underwear she doesn't get into a bad mood, but instead falls in love with him and three years later marries him. What message is this sending to kids? Why was it published? That element takes away from any message it might have about getting rid of bad moods - not to mention the bad mood seems to just go right to the next person and that's how you get rid of it, by seeing someone else's misfortune. NOT recommended.

bookiesncreme's review

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1.0

Had potential, but it got super weird and stopped making sense.

bookswithgeorge's review

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5.0

I read this book to the kid I was baby sitting. It counts I don’t care what you say Veera.

bemused_writer's review

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5.0

This was a lot of fun. The art is great and the story is as funny as you would hope from Lemony Snicket! I love the visuals of the Bad Mood cloud and I have to say, Mrs. Durham was remarkably tolerant about things. XD

libraryrobin's review

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4.0

That Bad Mood has visited all of us several times in the past year! I love the character illustrations, especially Mrs Durham and her beehive hair.

klnbennett's review

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5.0

Used in Storytime 3/29/18

beebliobibuli's review

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2.0

2.5 stars
The illustrations were gorgeous but I wasn't really compelled by the storyline