Get ready to laugh-out-loud and learn-oh-so-much. With over 750 excuses and cartoons inside, this book is essential reading for kids.

This compendium of knowledge contains the following first twelve books in the 49 Series:

BOOK ONE - 49 Excuses for Not Tidying Your Bedroom
BOOK TWO - 49 Ways to Steal the Cookie Jar
BOOK THREE - 49 Excuses for Not Doing Your Homework
BOOK FOUR - 49 Questions to Annoy Your Parents
BOOK FIVE - 49 Excuses for Getting Out of Gym Class
BOOK SIX - 49 Excuses for Staying Up Past Your Bedtime
BOOK SEVEN - 49 Excuses for Being Really Late
BOOK EIGHT - 49 Excuses for Not Eating Your Vegetables
BOOK NINE - 49 Excuses for Not Doing Your Chores
BOOK TEN - 49 Excuses for Getting the Most Out of Christmas
BOOK ELEVEN - 49 Excuses for Extending Your Summer Holiday
BOOK TWELVE - 49 Excuses for Bagging More Candy at Halloween

And that's not all. The Excuse Encyclopedia also features another 180 BONUS excuses making this 820-page book the most extensive collection of silliness ever produced.

It's the perfect gift for cheeky children and adventurous adults.

From the Back Cover:

"I can't tidy my bedroom . . . Why? Because if I move from this spot the world will end! So, I'm going to need you to get me a can of coke with a big straw and angle the TV towards me. The entire population of the world thanks you."

Over 750 laugh-out-loud excuses inside.

Tidying your bedroom. Eating your vegetables. Doing your homework. Staying up past your bedtime. Doing your chores. The Excuse Encyclopedia has them all covered. Get ready to be masterfully enlightened and highly amused.

This playfully illustrated, 820-page compendium of knowledge is a must-have addition to every kid's bookshelf!