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Fearing, Mark
4 Reviews
(2)
K-3
Belbum the giant can't find his pants. He asks his friends and then heads into town (wearing red polka-dotted boxer shorts) to purchase multiple pairs. At home, he puts his new pants away in a drawer--leading to a (somewhat predictable) twist. A large trim size and bold colors and lines suit the story line, and the digital art's details ramp up the humor and character development.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2018
(3)
K-3
Daisy doesn't mean to be late so often; it's just that, with her active imagination, she's very easily distracted. Young readers may empathize as she struggles to be on time for her swimming lesson, only to realize she's dressed for summer on a snowy winter day. Comical illustrations show Daisy's wide-ranging imaginative play and her hectic efforts to get ready.
Reviewer: Martha Sibert
(3)
K-3
During Thanksgiving at Grandma's, Gavin and cousin Rhonda make their way outside past cheek-pinching aunts, "the Great Wall of Butts," and a horde of zombies (video-game-playing teenagers) to the swing set...where Mother Nature throws them another curve. With their odd angles and unusual perspectives, the caricature illustrations (just this side of grotesque) capture the claustrophobia--and diverting possibilities--of a large family gathering.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2014
(3)
4-6
In this sci-fi graphic novel, Bud gets on the wrong bus and ends up at Cosmos Academy, an intergalactic school whose students fear Earthlings. With the help of new friend Gort, Bud devises a plan to return home before the aliens figure out who he is. Action and humor (especially in the characters' facial expressions) are successfully captured in bright cartoon panels.
Reviewer: Lana Barnes
4 reviews
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