Shut Up & Eat Your Snowshoes

This book is hilarious. The things he puts his family through in this tale will have you holding your sides laughing. I remember Jack as a regular on the Mike Douglas and Merv Griffin shows. He was a comedy writer for all the biggies in the late 50s and early 60s. Another of his is "The Neighbors Are Scaring My Wolf," about life in suburban Connecticuit. I read all his books when I was a teenager in high school. I highly reccomend reading anything this man wrote, he's great.

I read it years ago when I was a teenager. I remember it to be the funniest book I've read then and is still in my top three funniest. I am buying it now at age 35 for a camping trip this May. I'll spend the evenings reading it again. If you like McManus, you will love this. Yeee-haaa

This book is hilarious. The Douglas family moves far into Canada for some privacy, much to the dismay of wife Reiko, who likes to grocery every day rather than every six months. I can still envision the two seater airplanes delivering theDouglas furniture strapped to their wings. This book and its companion piece, THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY HASHIMOTO are both wonderfully entertaining. I would love to read both again.

This is one of those books that can really take you away from the humdrum of everyday routine. It is the story of a man and his family's brave, yet humorous move to the wilds of Canada. He takes his family from the relative comfort of New Jersey to Canada. It is a true story, by a writer who wants to get away from the city and rough it. It is a fun book, and you'll be warmed by how cold he is and you're not. When they try to see how it would be to maybe make a little money running a resort, now that's funny!!! I loved it!! And wish I could find a copy of it.