The Very Bad Book

A lone explorer wanders through a grim forest and ends up in a decrepit house where a battered, ancient box holds a very bad book. Inside that book lies a parade of purposely terrible poems, jokes, and short stories, each one crafted to be as awful as possible. As the pages turn, the reader encounters a mix of absurdly bad verses, groan-inducing one-liners, and sketchy illustrations that embrace the fun of being terrible. Targeted at middle-grade readers, this quick-fire collection turns the idea of "very bad" into a playful, high-energy read.