(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. These browsable guides shouldn't be taken too seriously. The armchair adventurer/fantasy volumes (Extreme; Weird) are more (mildly) entertaining than useful. The self-help guides (Junior; Gross; School) do contain practical information on tween-friendly topics. The books' jokey tone grows tiring, however: "Bare your teeth and make some noise, y'all." The accessible design and cartoon illustrations add to the volumes' appeal. Review covers these Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook titles: Junior Edition, Extreme Junior Edition, Weird Junior Edition, Gross Junior Edition, and Middle School.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. These browsable guides shouldn't be taken too seriously. The armchair adventurer/fantasy volumes (Extreme; Weird) are more (mildly) entertaining than useful. The self-help guides (Junior; Gross; School) do contain practical information on tween-friendly topics. The books' jokey tone grows tiring, however: "Bare your teeth and make some noise, y'all." The accessible design and cartoon illustrations add to the volumes' appeal. Review covers these Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook titles: Junior Edition, Extreme Junior Edition, Weird Junior Edition, Gross Junior Edition, and Middle School.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. These browsable guides shouldn't be taken too seriously. The armchair adventurer/fantasy volumes (Extreme; Weird) are more (mildly) entertaining than useful. The self-help guides (Junior; Gross; School) do contain practical information on tween-friendly topics. The books' jokey tone grows tiring, however: "Bare your teeth and make some noise, y'all." The accessible design and cartoon illustrations add to the volumes' appeal. Review covers these Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook titles: Junior Edition, Extreme Junior Edition, Weird Junior Edition, Gross Junior Edition, and Middle School.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. These browsable guides shouldn't be taken too seriously. The armchair adventurer/fantasy volumes (Extreme; Weird) are more (mildly) entertaining than useful. The self-help guides (Junior; Gross; School) do contain practical information on tween-friendly topics. The books' jokey tone grows tiring, however: "Bare your teeth and make some noise, y'all." The accessible design and cartoon illustrations add to the volumes' appeal. Review covers these Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook titles: Junior Edition, Extreme Junior Edition, Weird Junior Edition, Gross Junior Edition, and Middle School.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) 4-6 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. These browsable guides shouldn't be taken too seriously. The armchair adventurer/fantasy volumes (Extreme; Weird) are more (mildly) entertaining than useful. The self-help guides (Junior; Gross; School) do contain practical information on tween-friendly topics. The books' jokey tone grows tiring, however: "Bare your teeth and make some noise, y'all." The accessible design and cartoon illustrations add to the volumes' appeal. Review covers these Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook titles: Junior Edition, Extreme Junior Edition, Weird Junior Edition, Gross Junior Edition, and Middle School.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. This compendium of stories about offbeat (mostly revolting) things people eat is packed with compelling, humorous, and shocking data about international gustatory trends for the curious gourmand. Readers interested in bizarre facts like the actual composition of scrapple will be pleased, but the volume loses some focus as it strays to include only tangentially related cultural trivia.

Reviewer: Paula M. Cairo

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. Also written by Robin Epstein. This amusing volume describes various disasters and tips for how to survive them. Topics are arranged in alphabetical order from airplanes to woods, with a double-page spread devoted to each. Ample graphics and colorful pages enhance the presentation. Students will be entertained and informed as they browse. Ind.

Reviewer: Beth L. Meister

(3) 4-6 Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. This guide for "how to survive the grossest of the gross situations that life poops out at you" lives up to its goal. Boogers, barf, spit, gas, and warts are just the tip of the yuck. Amidst the not-for-the-squeamish topics, the book also offers helpful (and even hygienic) tips. Crisp book design and uniform black-blue-gray color palette help clean up the subject matter.

Reviewer: Carrie Harasimowicz Sullivan

(3) 4-6 Princess Power series. Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. After Princess Tansy's arrogant brothers head out to trounce an ogre rumored to be wreaking havoc in the village, she and her princess pals set off to save them. This series continues to shine: these princesses couldn't care less about fancy-dress balls--like real kids, they're too busy having fun and dealing with annoying siblings. Cartoony black-and-white art appears throughout.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) 4-6 Princess Power series. Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. In Prince, Princess Lysandra organizes a talent show audition to meet other adventuresome princesses. In Cousin, the four friends must foil Princess Fatima's wicked cousin's plot to become king. Prince drags at first, but this new series is refreshing: it stars four princesses, each boasting a special power, who aren't interested in fancy dresses. Comical black-and-white art appears throughout. Review covers these Princess Power titles: The Charmingly Clever Cousin and The Perfectly Proper Prince.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) 4-6 Princess Power series. Illustrated by Chuck Gonzales. In Prince, Princess Lysandra organizes a talent show audition to meet other adventuresome princesses. In Cousin, the four friends must foil Princess Fatima's wicked cousin's plot to become king. Prince drags at first, but this new series is refreshing: it stars four princesses, each boasting a special power, who aren't interested in fancy dresses. Comical black-and-white art appears throughout. Review covers these Princess Power titles: The Charmingly Clever Cousin and The Perfectly Proper Prince.

Reviewer: Nell Beram