A fun book that isn't as edgy as the title implies and that's mostly a good thing. Give it to your kids and stand back cause their creativity may be at your expense. ( )

Very funny and full of good prank ideas. Obviously, this book was intended for an age group younger than myself, but I plan on buying a copy of it for use after the Zombie Apocalypse. ( )

Very funny and full of good prank ideas. Obviously, this book was intended for an age group younger than myself, but I plan on buying a copy of it for use after the Zombie Apocalypse. ( )

Very funny and full of good prank ideas. Obviously, this book was intended for an age group younger than myself, but I plan on buying a copy of it for use after the Zombie Apocalypse. ( )

Very good, clever ideas (they included ONE of my favorite pranks, changing autocorrect on word), while maintaining that all pranksters must follow some simple rules (including, be careful, don't be a bully, be creative, don't do anything that causes damage, and make the pranks funny). None of the pranks are mean spirited, the best pranks are the ones where the person being pranked laughs the loudest.

The writing is very clever, (and true!) the book suggests that child pranksters have the advantage when running away from adults because adults subsist on a diet of McDonald's and gravy; a suit is a good outfit because no one expects a bad kid to be wearing a suit, the way to get one is to approach a parent and ask for it. When they ask why, reply "I just think it is time that I owned a suit". Honestly, no parent ever would stand a chance against that argument.

This book recommends that the prankster study hard, get good grades, clean his/her room, and generally maintain a "good kid" appearance so that they can get away with the harmless but hilarious jokes in the book. I am willing to make the trade. My only problems with the book are that it gets sloppy towards the end, the writing is at its cleverest and funniest near the beginning, and that while the writing includes both genders in pranking, the illustrations show many many more boys in the active roles than girls. ( )