Dumbness Is a Dish Best Served Cold (Dear Dumb Diary: Deluxe) - by Jim Benton (Hardcover)

About the Book

Includes an excerpt from: Dear dumb diary, Let's pretend this never happened.

Book Synopsis

Jamie Kelly is back and dumber than ever in this super-deluxe four-color Dear Dumb Diary special edition!

Life at Mackerel Middle School is as dumb as ever -- but Jamie Kelly may have finally found the key to fame, fortune, and fabulousness. Together with Isabella and Angeline, she's come up with a moneymaking idea, and it has to do with food. Everyone likes food! They're going to be rich!The only problem? They have to come up with something that people actually want to eat.Jamie has some sophisticated thoughts on food, like, "She was manipulating us like dough. Like the sweet, delicious dough that we are. And she was baking us into the type of delicious cookies you can only get from dough like us. And she was putting sprinkles of us on top of us, and -- forget it. I'm hungry. I want some cookies." This is sure to go well.

From the Back Cover

An extra-special, extra-hilarious new diary in POB with full-color illustrations!



Life at Mackerel Middle School is as dumb as ever -- but Jamie Kelly may have finally found the key to fame, fortune, and fabulousness. The only problem? She has to come up with a recipe . . . that people would actually want to eat.



Since Jamie's sophisticated observations about food include, "I think that if you're going to talk with your mouth full, it should be full of donuts. This way, the things

you say will sound nicer, as they are covered with deliciousness molecules," this contest is guaranteed to be a hilarious disaster!

Review Quotes

Reviews from Dear Dumb Diaries Series

"Now, as an adult, settling down to read Jim Benton's Dear Dumb Diary books, I can't help but spend the hour reading with a smile on my face and laughter-induced tears on my cheeks... This series is so much fun - hilarious and creative - giving a voice to an average-seeming kid, who knows deep down that she is something special." -Indigo Kids Blog, June 13th 2012.

About the Author

Jim Benton is an award-winning author and artist. You may know some of the other things he's made, like It's Happy Bunny, Dear Dumb Diary, Franny K. Stein, Victor Shmud, and more. He's created a TV series, written books, and produced a movie, and he always did everything his parents told him to do. Pretty much. Jim lives in Michigan with his wife and kids and can be found online at jimbenton.com.