Mewberg has its brand-new, stat of the art sports stadium and it was built by cats. That’s what happened in Kitten Construction Company as the House Kittens that no other company could complete. Sampson, the engineer, Professor von Wigglebottom on masonry, Bubbles the plumber and the architect Marmalade. In the Kitten Construction Company: A Bridge Too Fur, the crew takes on a tougher challenge-to build the new Mewberg bridge. For a variety of elementary school aged readers this series will entertain them or give them motivation to read.
A kit is a baby fox. Prior to reading Scary Stories for Young Foxes I didn’t know that. It didn’t take me long to realize the horror, love and adventure that they could encounter. Scary Stories for Young Foxes gets so many things absolutely right about what makes a great book work it’s, well…scary. While reading the book it was so easy to imagine myself transforming into a creature to no bigger than a house cat. But the world that I’d encounter in that body is far more treacherous then you’d want it to be.
Graphic novels are meant to be entertaining and are incapable of being educational. Granted readers might gleam something from the art and the book’s cultural relevance, but on the whole, it’s for fun. It’s OK if you have thought that. Education and entertainment sometimes don’t mix. That’s why the best teachers, the ones that you still remember from middle school managed to entertain you while they were teaching you. They lower your defenses and then –BAM, start the soft messaging of teaching you something. Science Comics: Cats is like that and for middle school readers and up who want to learn about animals that will leave you feline fine keep on reading.
Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao is not a book about babies. My very limited Chinese knowledge knew that bao bao means baby. Thus, this is obviously a book about Amy and her search for the perfect baby. I was wrong. Had I thought about it for a moment the very large dumpling on the cover should’ve pointed me in the correct direction. Instead, Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao is about a young girl in search of the perfect dumpling. It’s a book about family traditions, good food, not getting discouraged and learning how to do things by yourself.
Happy New Comic Book Day! What’s new in all age comic books
this week? In the podcast we’re talking about Disney Afternoon Giant, The
Muppet Christmas Carol, The Little Mermaid, Star Wars Adventures, William the
Last and we’ll share with you the best selling all age comic book from one
store that we visit. I think you’ll be surprised at what they’re selling the
most of.
Humor
Archie 55, M
Disney Afternoon Giant #7, M
Giant Days as Time Goes By, #1, M, H
The Muppet Christmas Carol, E, M, H
Oggy and the Cockroaches #1, UE, M
Rocky and Bullwinkle As Seen on TV, #2, E, M
Superhero
Aquaman Giant #1, UE, M, H
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13, UE, M
True Belivers X-Men Unlimited #27, UE, M, H
True Believers X-Men #96, UE, M, H
Action/science-fiction
Adventure Time Marceline, UE, M, H
DC Ghosts Giant #1, UE, M, H
Disney The Little Mermaid #1, UE, M, H
Goldie Vance Gift Set, UE, M
Jim Henson Dark Crystal Age of Resistance #2, UE, M, H
Jim Henson Power of the Dark Crystal Vol 2, UE, M, H
My Little Pony Feats of Friendship #2, E, M
Sanity & Tallulah: Field Trip, UE, M
Star Pig #4 of 4, UE, M, H
Star Wars Adventures #27, E, M
Star Wars Adventures: Vader’s Castle #5 of 5, UE, M, H
William Last Shadows of Crown, #4, UE, M, H
The story of Doug Underbelly starts out fast. Underbelly is
the king of the mole people and it’s important to know that because he’s being
called back to do the king’s work by the end of the first chapter. Granted,
there is a two-page prologue that gives readers a very quick overview of the
situation. Doug is just trying to be a typical seventh-grade student, but he’s
also the King of the Mole People. Unfortunately for him, the later seems to
always have the upper hand.
If I say classics reimagined it might bring about the worst case scenario in your mind. They’re going to remake The Princess Bride? Here we enter the sometimes interchangeable at worst or synonymous words at best. In common movie terms, I’d think of a movie being reimagined as sticking close to the source material, but contemporizing it for a new audience. Classics Reimagined: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a book from the same named series by Rockport Publishing.
A story is only as good as its heel. Toss in that the heel is also a bully and it can take on primal feelings of disdain, guilt and shame. Not only are they not a good person, they’re actively picking on other people. It’s on. The Tornado is by author Jake Burt. Its tagline is “Only a force of nature can stop this bully”. This is middle school reading that’s more fun to read than that tagline infers. Ultimately, it’s about friendship, making mistakes and owning up to them.
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