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Original Title:	A barrel of laughs, a vale of tears.
ISBN:	0062059262 (ISBN13: 9780062059260)
Edition Language:	English

A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears Paperback | Pages: 192 pages

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Fondly known to my friends and me as the "Roger Book," this book has quickly become a favorite not only with me, but also with my friends, my family and my sixth grade students. It follows Prince Roger through his quest to find he doesn't know what, he doesn't know where, and he'll only know he has found it when neither of them are laughing. However, even if Roger is not laughing, the reader definitely will be. This book is a delightfully engaging story which works amazingly well as a read-aloud. When used in the classroom, it provides wonderful opportunities for discussing various elements of story, plot, and figurative language, as well as providing discussion about friendship, love, and life.

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Title	:	A Barrel of Laughs, a Vale of Tears
Author	:	Jules Feiffer
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 192 pages
Published	:	March 7th 1998 by HarperCollins (first published September 1st 1995)
Categories	:	Fantasy. Humor. Fiction. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade

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Of the seven basic plots from which all stories are supposedly drawn (as I once heard said), I would say this one most closely follows the Sleeping Beauty epic. Although our hero, Prince Roger, is not given a fairy gift he IS born with a tragic flaw in a world where it seems all have a handicap to bear. His flaw? He was absolutely good-natured -- to the point that all in his presence were subject to fits of laughter. This simply would not do, so his father, King Whatchamacallit, consults J.

Loved it! Got slow in the middle but kept going and glad I did.

This is one of my favorite books of all time. When I was little, it always made me laugh out loud so I wanted to be sure I read it to Hattie. It was the first proper book I ever read to her and we started it the day we came home from the hospital. The lessons it teaches touched me even as an adult. I'm sure this is one we'll read many times over. (Started 11.18.11 w/Hattie)

This was my boyfriend's favorite book from childhood, and I've been swearing I would read it for years. Now I finally have! The book was silly and sweet, just like him. I feel like it explains a lot about his sense of humor.

Had this as an audiobook while we went on vacation, it was okay.

one of my favorite books of all time - full of poignant moments and truths about life

I enjoyed reading this book and found the line illustrations illustrative 🐴 Okay. The cartoons emphasized what need to be emphasized and movement was well conveyed every time. This is unusual for most other illustrators and very often well done by Feiffer and well done here. I feel better about that description. Btw, did you catch that? Feiffer engages in metaliterature and that I have engaged in a bit of metacritique.Becoming a bit more serious now. Feiffer engages in metaliterature, talking so