Mike and David sure love stinky books and books with slime mold, so Stink and the Attack of the Slime Mold by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds is the most logical choice for their next book.

And not to reveal too much, they both really really really really liked this one! In the story, a boy named Stink decides to feed and grow his science experiment mold at home. What could possibly go wrong?

Highlights? David says “trope”. Mike says “moniker.” David says, “Nope.” Mike says, “Nope.” Mike turns a negative into a positive. Literally. There’s learning (real), crying (fake), David figures out in 50 episodes how to adjust his levels. Mike does an amazing Captain Kirk, twice! And so much more!

If you liked this episode, you’ll love these:

Danny's Doodles: The Jelly Bean Experiment by by David Adler: a similarly fun chapter book about a boy and his friend, a science experiment, and some silliness and craziness that ensues.

Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar: this school is almost as sideways as the stories!

The World According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. Another book where a school is all amuck. And stuff.

And the weirdest school of thgem all? The My Weird School Series by our friend Dan Gutman. He was our first author guest. Check it out: Part One and Part Two

And talk about Stinky? Check out the latest in our friend Chris Grabenstein's Stinky Stories: Stinky Stories #6: Stinking Beauty
And our two episodes with Chris: Part One, Part Two.

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