Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid
Author: Megan McDonald
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Book 1 in the Stink series
Pages: 128
Published: 2005
Age: 5+
Shrink, shrank, shrunk!
Every morning, Judy Moody measures Stink and it's always the same: three feet, eight inches tall. Stink feels like even the class newt is growing faster than he is. Then, one day, the ruler reads – can it be? – three feet, seven and three quarters inches! Is Stink shrinking? He tries everything to look like he's growing, but wearing up-and-down stripes and spiking his hair aren't fooling anyone into thinking he's taller. If only he could ask James Madison – Stink's hero, and the shortest person ever to serve as President of the United States.
About the Stink Series
Books in series order
- 1.Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid(2005)
- 2.Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker(2006)
- 3.Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers(2007)
- 4.Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express(2008)
- 5.Stink: Solar System Superhero(2010)
- 6.Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown(2011)
- 7.Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk(2012)
- 8.Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout(2013)
- 9.Stink and the Shark Sleepover(2014)
- 10.Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold(2016)
- 11.Stink: Hamlet and Cheese(2018)
- 12.Stink and the Hairy, Scary Spider(2020)
- 13.Stink: Superhero Superfan(2023)
- 14.The Big Bad Badgers(2025)
Reading age: 6+ years
In honor of Judy Moody's younger "bother," the creators of the award-winning series have put themselves in a very Stink-y mood.
In Stink Moody's very own spin-off series, his special style comes through loud and strong – enhanced by a series of comic strips, drawn by Stink himself, which are sprinkled throughout the book. These very funny, homespun sagas reflect the familiar voice of a kid who pictures himself with super powers to deal with the travails of everyday life – including the occasional teasing of a bossy big sister!