Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker
Author: Megan McDonald
Illustrator: Peter H. Reynolds
Book 2 in the Stink series
Pages: 118
Published: 2006
Age: 5+
When Stink buys a huge jawbreaker that doesn't break his jaw, he writes to the manufacturer – and receives 21,280 jawbreakers for his trouble! Soon he's so obsessed with getting free stuff that he misses an envelope in the mail pile, until his best friend starts looking as mad as a hornet.
As a delightful bonus for both teachers and kids, thirty-six common idioms – from "two heads are better than one" to "a leopard can t change its spots" – are sprinkled throughout the story; seven of the idioms are humorously illustrated by Stink, and all are listed at the end to inspire a search for idioms that's more fun than a barrel of monkeys!
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!