THREE PROS
*Michael Rex's illustrations are rather intricate
*It's not laugh-out-loud funny, but you'll see the humor in having momma mummy get stymied by her son's most pedestrian request after having answers to the more farfetched ones
*I was not expecting mom to go with a building as a solution to her son's bat-based suggestion -- nicely played
*I was not expecting mom to go with a building as a solution to her son's bat-based suggestion -- nicely played
THREE CONS
*This plot, where a child wishes to be anything but what he/she is... leading the parent to counter with loving retorts, is apparently quite common (I tried to go back and find a review to strengthen my case, but tired of searching)
*I have a theory as to why the "little boy" scenario involves bunnies and not humans, but I still found it weird that Rex didn't just draw people
*I have a theory as to why the "little boy" scenario involves bunnies and not humans, but I still found it weird that Rex didn't just draw people
*The monsters are all unique, no doubt, but a good number of them seem to share similarities that make pages blend together unintentionally
ONE DAD'S OPINION
I chose this selection because I was looking to get another Halloween review on the site, but soon realized that it was placed on my library's holiday shelf in error. Still, I decided to bring it home since it was the work of a "#1 NYT Bestselling Author" and looked like it could still scare up some fun. In reality, it was okay, but that banal storyline definitely spooked me into the Donate corner.
Buy / Borrow / DONATE / Destroy
ONE DAD'S OPINION
I chose this selection because I was looking to get another Halloween review on the site, but soon realized that it was placed on my library's holiday shelf in error. Still, I decided to bring it home since it was the work of a "#1 NYT Bestselling Author" and looked like it could still scare up some fun. In reality, it was okay, but that banal storyline definitely spooked me into the Donate corner.
Buy / Borrow / DONATE / Destroy
2 comments:
Hi Erik,
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Hi Erik!
I have thoroughly enjoyed reading through a handful of your reviews and I think you might like a crusty little gem we recently self-published called Judd Goobey: Less Artsy More Fartsy.
More details and contact info can easily be found at www.juddgoobey.com
Looking very forward to hearing from you and sending you a copy!!
Thanks
Paige
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