Of course, there’s a subtle lesson here, too: Jake’s experiences teach your kids that being themselves is always correct, and that everybody has something they do best.įor middle school class clowns, the school slacker, or for artsy kids who feel misunderstood, this book is a winner. Even Jake’s teachers and friends will make your child LOL because of their totally natural but totally weird personalities. Authors Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach really know how to tickle a kid’s funny bone with a story of a school full of chaos that masquerades as creativity, and a boy who takes full advantage of it. Here’s another authentic thing: the humor that’s inside “Jake the Fake Keeps It Real.” The story is hilarious, the asides are side-splitting, and if that’s not enough, there’s the artwork by Keith Knight.Īny way you cut it, there isn’t a lot of seriousness here. The show that Jake is not prepared to do: five minutes on a stage, performing for a huge audience.Īnd that is something Jake could never fake … The show that every single student at MAA has to participate in. Unfortunately, there was one thing that was not on the list: the end-of-year talent show. Our House First Time Home Buyer’s Series.BOOK REVIEW: 'Jake the Fake Keeps It Real' by Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach, Art by Keith Knight - The Washington Informer Close
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