Jest the Funny Bits von Bill Condon

Jest the Funny Bits is a collection of Bill Condon's comic poems, plays, and short stories. He had a lot of fun writing them and he really hopes you have fun reading them. However, be warned, they're not for everyone. If you're a humourless sour grumpy-pants, whose face would split in two if you attempted to smile or laugh, then whatever you do, don't read this book! Also, since it is sure to induce giggles, it is best not to read it out loud. After all, humour is contagious, so if you start laughing, you could cause a charge of chuckles, even a gush of guffaws. We're sure you wouldn't want that on your conscience. By the end of the book, you may think the author must be a very silly person. You'd be right, too, but at least he's not a humourless sour grumpy-pants.

Bill Condon has written more than one hundred books for children and young adults, as well as numerous plays and poems. His titles have been shortlisted four times in the Children's Book Council of Australia Awards, and in 2010 he won the Prime Minister's Award for young adult literature. He lives on the south coast of NSW with his wife, Di.