Chicago Public Library-Blog: Lazy Funny Books For The Dog Days Of Summer

Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog:

Mia

July 20, 2021

People may have started calling these the "dog days of summer" because they're when Sirius the Dog Star rises, but we also know that they're so hot dogs can't do anything but lie around in them! Of course, they can make humans lazy, too. On those scorching days when you spend hours on the couch in the air conditioner, why not read some light and silly books while you're at it? Take a look at some great ones here!

In the Diary of a Wimpy Kid title Dog Days, it's late summer, and "indoor person" Greg Heffley just wants to relax...and only relax. But Greg's mom is determined to make Greg's dog days the opposite of lazy. Can the Wimpy Kid find a way out of this horrifying "best summer ever"? Or will he be stuck among the scary old shower guys...and a new dog?

Dog Days Dog Days

Kinney, JeffKinney, Jeff Paperback, 2009Available View detailsView details for Dog Days, Paperback, Available

In the Dear Dumb Diary book The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free, Jamie Kelly is on the hunt for business when she's challenged to earn $100 to go to dream amusement park Screamtopia. When she teams up with bizarre Isabella, sweet but dim-witted Emmily and annoyingly perfect Angeline to make it happen, things get zany fast! Can they do it? And how much hair do they have to lose to do it? (And why do they have to lose hair?)

The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free

by Jamie KellyBenton, JimBenton, Jim Paperback, 2010Available View detailsView details for The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free, Paperback, Available

In Amelia's Itchy-twitchy, Lovey-dovey Summer at Camp Mosquito, witty doodle extraordinaire Amelia finds being pushed into Camp Runamuck a little easier when she hears her best friend Carly is also going. She finds a few other things to enjoy, too, like becoming the cartoonist for the camp paper...and finding out the other cartoonist is a pretty cute boy! But wait...Carly likes that boy, too. Can she go after the guy without losing her best friend?

Amelia's Itchy-twitchy, Lovey-dovey Summer at Camp Mosquito Amelia's Itchy-twitchy, Lovey-dovey Summer at Camp Mosquito

Moss, MarissaMoss, Marissa Book, 2008Available View detailsView details for Amelia's Itchy-twitchy, Lovey-dovey Summer at Camp Mosquito, Book, Available

What's your silliest summer memory?

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