Just Crazy is the fourth book in the Just! series by Andy Griffiths

Andy Griffiths

Andrew "Andy" Griffiths is an Australian children's book author and comedy writer. He is most notable for his Just! series, which was converted into an animated television series called What's with Andy?...

, published by Pan Macmillan Australia

Macmillan Publishers

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. It contains nine short stories centred around Andy,.

Band-Aid

Andy tries to take off a band-aid before school pictures day. When he does get it off after pain, he needs another over his opposite eye, cutting that one. He cuts it by spilling items from the cupboard on the floor, in which he tripped and fell on them with his eye having contact with glass.

The Dog Ate It

For a school project, Andy and Danny built items for their diorama but Andy's Dog, Sooty, swallowed them. Andy and Danny use various tactics so Sooty can throw them up.

A Crazy, Bad, Dumb, Bad, Bad, Dumb, Crazy, Bad Idea

Before a school carnival, Andy uses the balloons to fly up to the sky. Danny lets go by accident and Andy flies up. He eventually pokes at the balloons so they pop. Danny's Dad ran the carnival so he is extremely displeased by Andy doing this and popping the balloons. Taking off everything he has (except his backpack and underwear) to avoid being struck by electrical wires to go higher, he then pops the balloons and Danny's Dad grabs Andy's legs and pulls him to the ground.

Rubbish

Andy must take out the trash. When he loses something in the trash he tries to pick it up inside. His body goes inside the can to get it but when he does the garbage man sends the garbage and Andy into the truck. When Andy gets out the next stop, he finds himself where his girlfriend, Lisa is. Andy was supposed to meet her by this area and displeased at Andy's looks and odor, Lisa leaves and leaves Andy upset as Lisa was planning on kissing him.

um-mah

Andy has to babysit two of his cousins reluctantly. Both of them are younger girls and cause chaos in the home, destroying and messing up many things. When Mom gets home, the girls complain to her that Andy was the reason behind the house's appearance and the girls' own misbehaving.

Pinch

Andy basically dreams of destruction and trouble around him and to his house caused by Danny, and when he pinches himself to wake up he just finds himself in another dream.

Kittens, Puppies and Ponies

Andy writes a story of Kittens, Puppies and Ponies about the three playing and having a peaceful time in their town in a short story competition, assuming that this was the judges' demand. Since it fails, Andy mixes it up by making it dreadful and evil. Doing this causes Lisa to be amazed by Andy's writing. However since Lisa was crying about it, it gave the impression it was a bad thing so he blamed it on Danny. Eventually the story still didn't win, instead Danny was credited for being runner-up in the school's competition of literature.

Learn to Read With Andy

Like a Beginner Reader's book (with a big font as well), Andy gets in trouble by bouncing on the bed, swearing and biting his mother.

Mudmen

Locked out of his house, Andy is nude since the shower towel wrapped around him is taken off by Sooty. Dad sees Andy naked so he tells him to get the clothes. Andy can't open the door after using a special lock on the door. Since both don't have the key to get inside, the two ponder on what to do to get clothes. Knowing Jen and Mum [Mom] are in Mildura to visit their Aunt, Andy slips accidentally on the backyard mud and falls, and the whole back is covered in mud and this brings him an idea. He gets mud on him and tells Dad too. They go through backyards to Dad's work area where they keep overalls in the shed. When they get there, Andy opens the window to get them since the door is locked. It then starts to rain to then they are naked. After it rains Mr. and Mrs. Bainbridge (Dad's boss and his wife) come up in the driveway they see the two on each other trying to break into the shed. As a result, Mr. Bainbridge fires Dad.