(4) 1-3 DC Super-Pets Origin Stories series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. "Every super hero needs a super-pet!" begins these origin stories bringing a superhero and animal helper together--Wonder Woman with her super-jumping Amazonian kangaroo (in Jumpa) and Batman with his happy-go-lucky lost dog (in Ace). With their super-cartoony illustrations, these slight, large-format stories--in which the creatures play vital crime-fighting roles--should appeal to young animal-loving superhero fans. Silly jokes are appended. Glos. Review covers these DC Super-Pets Origin Stories titles: Ace! and Jumpa!

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(4) 1-3 DC Super-Pets Origin Stories series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. "Every super hero needs a super-pet!" begins these origin stories bringing a superhero and animal helper together--Wonder Woman with her super-jumping Amazonian kangaroo (in Jumpa) and Batman with his happy-go-lucky lost dog (in Ace). With their super-cartoony illustrations, these slight, large-format stories--in which the creatures play vital crime-fighting roles--should appeal to young animal-loving superhero fans. Silly jokes are appended. Glos. Review covers these DC Super-Pets Origin Stories titles: Ace! and Jumpa!

Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz

(3) 1-3 Superman Family Adventures series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. This series by an Eisner Award–winning team brings the Superman stories to a young audience. Here a simple story--in which the Man of Steel (and a lack of battery power) defeats Toyman--unfolds via easy-to-follow speech balloons and vivid cartoon-panel illustrations. Independent and reluctant readers will be drawn to the fast action, zany humor, and familiar characters. "Visual Questions & Prompts" are appended. Glos.

Reviewer: Connor Joel Park

(3) 1-3 Superman Family Adventures series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. These books by an Eisner Award–winning team bring the Superman stories to a young reader audience. The simple story lines--in which the Man of Steel defeats the enemies of Metropolis--unfold via easy-to-follow speech balloons and vivid cartoon-panel illustrations. Independent and reluctant readers will be drawn to the books' fast action, zany humor, and familiar characters. "Visual Questions & Prompts" are appended. Glos. Review covers these Superman Family Adventures titles: The Adventure Begins, Enter Bizarro!, and Monkey Metropolis!.

Reviewer: Connor Joel Park

(3) 1-3 Superman Family Adventures series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. These books by an Eisner Award–winning team bring the Superman stories to a young reader audience. The simple story lines--in which the Man of Steel defeats the enemies of Metropolis--unfold via easy-to-follow speech balloons and vivid cartoon-panel illustrations. Independent and reluctant readers will be drawn to the books' fast action, zany humor, and familiar characters. "Visual Questions & Prompts" are appended. Glos. Review covers these Superman Family Adventures titles: The Adventure Begins, Enter Bizarro!, and Monkey Metropolis!.

Reviewer: Connor Joel Park

(3) 1-3 Superman Family Adventures series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. These books by an Eisner Award–winning team bring the Superman stories to a young reader audience. The simple story lines--in which the Man of Steel defeats the enemies of Metropolis--unfold via easy-to-follow speech balloons and vivid cartoon-panel illustrations. Independent and reluctant readers will be drawn to the books' fast action, zany humor, and familiar characters. "Visual Questions & Prompts" are appended. Glos. Review covers these Superman Family Adventures titles: The Adventure Begins, Enter Bizarro!, and Monkey Metropolis!.

Reviewer: Connor Joel Park

(4) 1-3 DC Super-Pets series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. "'Using my incredible shrinking ray, I've kenneled canines from around the galaxy!'" These action-packed stories, told in three chapters, combine the right amount of humor and comic-book hyperbole to entice animal-loving reluctant readers with the superhero bug. Each book begins with a two-page introduction to the "starring" creatures and their origin information. The colorful cartoon art pairs well with the exclamation-point-heavy good-versus-evil texts. Review covers these DC Super-Pets titles: Starro and the Space Dolphins, The Amazing Mini-Mutts, and Super-Pets Showdown.

Reviewer: Julie Bartynski

(4) 1-3 DC Super-Pets series. Illustrated by Art Baltazar. "'Using my incredible shrinking ray, I've kenneled canines from around the galaxy!'" These action-packed stories, told in three chapters, combine the right amount of humor and comic-book hyperbole to entice animal-loving reluctant readers with the superhero bug. Each book begins with a two-page introduction to the "starring" creatures and their origin information. The colorful cartoon art pairs well with the exclamation-point-heavy good-versus-evil texts. Review covers these DC Super-Pets titles: Starro and the Space Dolphins, The Amazing Mini-Mutts, and Super-Pets Showdown.

Reviewer: Julie Bartynski