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Bennett Cerf ~ Carl Rose
Random House, 1959
The 11th book published in the Random House Beginner Books series was written by the original funny man and co-founder of Random House, Bennett Cerf. What I like best about this book is that it's essentially a joke book yet told through the misadventures of a little boy named Marvin.
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"No it never tells the time," said Marvin. "I have to look at it."
Classic fun, right?
That night, Marvin was in bed.
His mother called up to him:
"Marvin, did you put out the light?"
Marvin said:
"How would I know? It is too dark for me to see the light."
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Bennett Cerf's Book of Animal Riddles
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5 comments:
This looks fun!
GREAT BLOG! I am so happy to have found it! thanks for all the beautiful memories this is bringing back:)
This book looks awesome! I wish I could find it.
Love this one!!!
Thanks so much for posting this! I had this book when I was a kid in the early 60s. All I could remember was that it was Marvin jokes. I googled marvin joke book and came to your site. As soon as I saw the cover of the book, I recognized it! I ordered it through amazon.com and received it today. What a blast from the past! Now I can pass it on to a new generation!
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