Go Mad for Mad Libs
“Look! he said graciously as he jumped into his convertible pocketbook and drove off with his sticky wife. The apprehensive sky started raining gorillas and water bottles as the two happily headed toward their furry hotel.”
Don’t worry – the above paragraph isn’t going to make sense no matter how many times you read it. But it’s not supposed to make sense, and that’s the beauty of Mad Libs!
Mad Libs was invented in 1953 by Leonard Stern and Roger Price, who published the first Mad Libs children’s book in 1958. Mad Libs is a phrasal template word game book based on spontaneous improvisation. One player asks the other for a list of words (adverbs, nouns, adjectives, exclamations, parts of the body, etc.) to substitute for blanks in the story. The result is a hilarious and unrealistic story (that is read aloud) that gets the whole group laughing.
At our online educational book store, we sell many different types of Mad Libs books including Mad Libs From Outer Space, Pirates Mad Libs, and Under the Sea Mad Libs Junior Book. Our Mad Libs books are only $3.99! Order your children’s books today by calling 407-438-6700 today!
