Humorous Monologues by Martha Bolton, Joyce Behr (Illustrator)

Annotation

Presents a collection of humorous monologues divided into such categories as historical, holiday, and fairy tale and nursery rhyme spoofs.

School Library Journal

Gr 4-8-- Arranged by subject, such as ``Fairy Tale Spoofs'' or ``Holiday Monologues,'' these pieces, about two-and-a-half pages each, range from funny to silly. Many are just a series of one-liners. Each is introduced by a cartoon. The brevity of these selections may make them too short for auditions and skits, limiting their usefulness. Fontaine's Humorous Monologues for Teen-Agers (1975) and Murray's Modern Monologues for Young People (1972, both Plays; o.p.) although greater in length, are somewhat dated. --Meryl Silverstein, formerly at Meyer Levin Junior High School, Brooklyn