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Herrod, Mike
2 Reviews
(2)
K-3
Balloon Toons series.
Color by Amy Rumbarger. Two comic-panel beginning readers use bright colors and high-energy cartoons to impart very different content. In Hiccup! nerves combined with a huge breakfast give rabbit Jamie a case of hiccups that jeopardizes his role in the school play. Dinosaurs contains three short stories exploring life in the wacky Dinosaur Galaxy. The books' different temperaments recommend them to a range of young readers. Review covers these Balloon Toons titles: Hiccup! and Dinosaurs in Space.
Reviewer: Julie Roach
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2013
(3)
K-3
Balloon Toons series.
A boy wonders about his constantly sleeping dog's dreams. In quirky cartoon panels, we see some of them: the dog imagines dining at a fancy restaurant, becoming a rock star, and rescuing a fair puppy maiden. At night, he and his boy share the dream of playing together. Unfussy illustrations of the ambitious pup in repose enhance the story's humor.
Reviewer: Susan Halperin
2 reviews
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