Think about where the Table of Contents and the endpapers usually show up in a book. Think about whether you or anyone you know has ever acted like Grasshopper, Ant, or Duck Billed Platypus. As much as adults underestimate the wisdom of kids, they also tend to distrust and underestimate humor. If something is funny, they think, it can t be really important or educational. But I think just the opposite is true.
Good humor is important and educational in an essential way.
The best humor is always built from the truth of experience. Think about it. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales , Math Curse , and the Time Warp Trio Series. He lives and does most of his thinking in Brooklyn with with his wife and two kids.