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Sherry, Kevin
8 Reviews
(4)
1-3
Like all raccoons, Remington (Remy) is a collector--but he's no thief. When a newspaper implicates Remy in a museum robbery, the record must be set straight. He travels to Mouseville, Rat City, and Pigeon Plaza, declaring "all the city critters must unite!" to find the real thief. This illustrated chapter book relies on age-appropriate visual comedy to enliven an otherwise insipid plot.
Reviewer: Jessica Bushore
(4)
1-3
Yeti Files series.
Blizz the yeti and his cryptid pals are called on by merfolk to help save the underwater city of Atlantis from its mayor, who is over-mining the sea's powerful crystals that keep the city running. Absurdity abounds on every busily illustrated page of the adventure, which includes a subtle message about taking care of the environment.
Reviewer: David Elzey
(4)
1-3
Yeti Files series.
In their second adventure, yeti Blizz and the cryptids trek to Scotland and then travel back to the time of the dinosaurs to help the Loch Ness Monster "find others like her." The design, featuring cartoony black-and-white illustrations, isn't always easy to follow but may draw in reluctant readers. What the story lacks in depth, it makes up for in goofy, slapstick humor.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
(3)
1-3
Blizz the yeti is just one of many cryptids living in hiding. When Blizz's cousin Brian gets caught on camera and disappears, Blizz must travel from Nepal to British Columbia to find him. Sherry's humorous comics-style illustrations propel the tale forward full tilt, while doofy creatures, silly dialogue, and sly visual jokes will keep readers laughing.
Reviewer: Shara Hardeson
(3)
K-3
A giant turtle offers refuge to four animals shipwrecked in the ocean. Homesteading on Turtle's shell, everyone contributes as best they can, eventually forming a deep bond. Turtle is heartbroken when the animals, missing their families, return home--happily the story doesn't end there. Turtle's tale has heart, and the compelling pencil and ink drawings, painted with watercolor and salt, keep things afloat.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn
(4)
PS
"Gather! / dig! / bury!" is a greedy squirrel's refrain as it collects--and steals--acorns. The word bury soon has a hungry bear thinking of berries, which the now famished squirrel also gathers (and again pilfers) when it can't remember its acorns' hideaways. The homophone denouement doesn't make for much of a story, but Sherry's mixed-media illustrations are silly and engaging.
Reviewer: Rebecca Reed Whidden
(3)
PS
Using his tentacles to hold the brushes, the blowhard squid from I'm the Biggest Thing in the Ocean draws underwater animals (and, mistakenly, draws on them: a gatefold reveals a whale covered in the squid's "mess-terpiece"). The simple, amusing story's use of very few words and bold, bright, mixed-media illustrations will grab readers' attention and keep them laughing.
Reviewer: Marika Jeffrey
(3)
PS
A giant squid compares himself to other sea creatures: "I'm bigger than that jellyfish...these turtles," and, in a delightful fold-out spread, "...this fish, that fish, this fish, and that fish." The braggart gets his comeuppance, but makes the best of it ("I'm the biggest thing in this whale!"). The color-saturated undersea illustrations cleverly play with size and perspective.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
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