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Johnson, Cindy Chambers

Russell Wrestles the Relatives

40 pp. | Simon/Aladdin | June, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4814-9159-4 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-4814-9160-0
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Daniel Duncan. Scrawny Russell comes from a family of burly wrestlers and fears their smothering "attacks" at the upcoming reunion. Russell develops some evasive moves, but it takes a "Smackdown Smooch" to escape from Grammy Dorothy. The story's humor is rather one-note, but it's enhanced by the sketchlike digital illustrations. This silly take on a familiar hair-tousling-relatives scenario should speak to kids who've likewise felt space-invaded.
Reviewer: Russell Perry

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