Sloppy Joe

This book was very cute and I liked that it encourages you to be yourself. The illustrations were fun and colorful. They reminded me of being a kid and reading Junie B Jones books (same illustrator).......more

Joe is a mess. There's no real argument there. He's like the Tasmanian Devil from Looney Tunes, a mess that is so severe that people need to shield themselves from the splatter he makes. Still, he is the sort of mess that nearly all kids identify with in some way, and he is a nice child, with severa......more

Dave Keane’s book, “Sloppy Joe,” is a fantastic book that takes you through the day in the life of an extremely messy boy named Joe. According to Joe’s mother, he is the first kid in history to take a school picture with gum stuck in his hair. According to Joe, he slurps, spills, slouches, talks with......more

This was a very funny and interesting book about a boy named Joe who is very messy. Joe is always dirty. He brings mud in the house, he eats his food messily, and people call him Sloppy Joe. At one point, Joe feels like people do not like him for being messy, so he decides to be clean. However, some......more

What a cute book that is sure to be a classroom favorite! Not to mention, I'm sure several students will be able to relate to Joe's sloppy behaviors, too. Aside from the humor this book provides, it can also be a great book to use when teaching predictions and main ideas to a class. I also love how......more