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Why are you called Stink?

I have to blame (I mean thank)

my big sister, Judy, for that one.

Read Stink and the World’s Worst Super-

Stinky Sneakers  to find out how I got my nickname.

It has to do with dirty diapers. P.U. That’s all I’m saying.

What’s your real name?

Guess. I’ll give you a clue. I have the same first name

as my hero, the shortest president ever. He is also

our fourth U.S. president. Read Stink: The Incredible

Shrinking Kid  if you haven’t guessed by now.

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Who are your heroes?

* My namesake, our fourth president,

whose name I will not mention

* Abe Lincoln (tied for tallest U.S. president)

* George Aldrich, NASA super sniffer

(a.k.a. Nostril-Damus)

* James “Tigermonkey” Isaacs, World

Thumb-Wrestling Champion

* Jack Frost, mailman and bringer of snow for Christmas

What are your hobbies?

So many:

* Thumb-wrestling

* Talking like a pirate — Arrr!

* Rescuing guinea pigs

* Measuring stuff 

* Reading the S  encyclopedia

* Collecting jawbreakers

* Counting frogs

* Building the Great Wall of China with duct tape

What’s the worst thing that everhappened to you?

My sister, Judy, let my class’s pet newt,

Newton, slip down the drain.

It gets worse. Read Stink: The Incredible Shrinking

Kid to learn more about Newton’s fate.

Candlewick Press tracked down the busy second grader during recess at

Virginia Dare Elementary School for an up-close-and-personal look into his life, how

he got his super-smelly nickname, and his true thoughts on his moody sister, Judy!

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What’s the best thing that everhappened to you?

I got to meet a for-real professional smeller from NASA

and be a judge at a smelly sneaker contest. It earned

me a new nickname: the Nose.

What’s the craziest thing you’ve everdone?

I went on a sleepover and tried to sleep next to the

shark tank at the aquarium.

What do you like best about school?

Everything! But some of my favorite things about

school are learning to write a friendly letter, Pajama

Day, hearing folktales about centipedes in the library,

and getting my friends, my class, and my teacher to

help rescue Pluto.

When is your birthday?

I’m a leapling! That means I’m a leap-year baby. My

birthday is on February 29. According to my big sister,

I’m only one-and-a-half years old! WAAH!

Who are your BFFs?

My main BFFs are Webster Gomez and Elizabeth Woof

(a.k.a. Sophie of the Elves).

And Riley Rottenberger — NOT!

If you could have any animalwhatsoever as a pet, what would it be?

A corpse flower! Oh, wait, you said animal. Does

Bigfoot count?

  A baby yeti would be way-cool, too. But my all-time

favorite animal for real is a sugar glider. I want one so

bad!

What do you think of your big sister,Judy?

Smart, funny, creative. (I’d like to tell you the honest

truth, but she is looking over my shoulder right now

and reading this as I type.)

 Am not! — Judy 

(Phew! She just left the room.) Here’s my sister in a

word: moo-dy!

One last question, Stink. We’d love foryou to share with fans some of yourthoughts and feelings about MeganMcDonald.

I hope I get to meet her someday. I hear she likes

thumb-wrestling, can stick her whole head under in the

swimming pool, drives around with a bumper sticker

that says HONK IF PLUTO IS STILL A PLANET , and owns the

world’s biggest jawbreaker. No lie!

Stink ®. Stink is a registered trademark of Candlewick Press, Inc. Illustrations copyright © 20 14 by Peter H. Reynolds.

www.stinkmoody.com

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