The Horn Book Guide

PRESCHOOL

Lazar, Tara

7 Ate 9: The Untold Story

32 pp. | Disney/Hyperion | May, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4847-1779-0 $17.99

(2) PS Illustrated by Ross MacDonald. A panicked numeral 6 visits gumshoe "Private I" after hearing that 7 ate 9: "Now he's after me." The laconic I responds that "technically, he's always after you" but nevertheless promises his aid. The number jokes and puns are chased relentlessly through the story, aided by pictures that humorously personify numerals and letters and place the action in the not-too-mean streets of an old-timey big city.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: May, 2017