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Raymundo, Peter
2 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Jellyfish Edgar complains about being constantly misidentified as a fish to some support-group-like starfish, who aren't fish either. Beneath his gripes ("Everyone always says, 'Edgar, you're overthinking things.' / But jellyfish don't even have brains!") is a solid point about how we shouldn't let labels define us. What the loud, cartoonish illustrations lack in decorum they compensate for with humor.
Reviewer: Nell Beram
(4)
1-3
Third-grade mermaid Cora needs to pass a spelling test to stay on the Singing Sirens swim team, so she writes in her diary (this book) to practice. During the predictable story, Cora befriends a shrimp (who's not-so-shrimpy in size) and learns a secret behind the Sirens. Cora is a spunky protagonist, though her snarky voice isn't always believably childlike. Raymundo's blue-tinged illustrations fill the text-light pages.
Reviewer: Kari Allen
2 reviews
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