(4) 1-3 Cat Madame Wigglesworth enjoys queenly treatment from her humans, the Finkleblurts, but new puppy Grub redirects their devotion. Fed up, she hatches a plan, deceives Grub into going along with it, and then kicks the humans out to rule a pets-only household. Humorous, frenetic black-and-white line drawings are diverting, but Bruel's Bad Kitty books are better cat-vs.-dog sendups.

Reviewer: Pam Yosca

(2) YA After his mother's death, Davis Delaware's new rock band, the Amazing Dweebs, gets him through his ninth-grade year. Davis's lively first-person narrative is driven by dialogue, cartoons and doodles, and song lyrics. Hannan delivers the requisite giggles while capturing the melodrama and frenzy of high school life, all through the perspective of a likable protagonist.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2011

(4) K-3 Three animal friends attempt to create one superlative snowman. The disappointing results force them to improvise--especially when the sun comes out--and their cockeyed determination is impressive if exhausting. The illustrations feature manically energetic, rubbery-faced, decidedly uncuddly nonhuman characters recalling those of SpongeBob SquarePants--not a shocker, given that Hannan is the creator of Nickelodeon's similarly uptempo cartoon CatDog.

Reviewer: Nell Beram

(4) 4-6 Super Goofballs series. These books feature superheroes with questionable powers. Led by perpetual sidekick Amazing Techno Dude, the Super Goofballs battle smelly (Feeling) and grouchy (Paradise) bad guys using unorthodox methods and unpredictable results. The action tends to drag, replacing plot with bodily function jokes, but fans of Captain Underpants will likely be amused. Frenzied black-and-white drawings illustrate the proceedings. Review covers these Super Goofballs titles: Goofballs in Paradise and That Stinking Feeling.

Reviewer: David Elzey

(4) 4-6 Super Goofballs series. These books feature superheroes with questionable powers. Led by perpetual sidekick Amazing Techno Dude, the Super Goofballs battle smelly (Feeling) and grouchy (Paradise) bad guys using unorthodox methods and unpredictable results. The action tends to drag, replacing plot with bodily function jokes, but fans of Captain Underpants will likely be amused. Frenzied black-and-white drawings illustrate the proceedings. Review covers these Super Goofballs titles: Goofballs in Paradise and That Stinking Feeling.

Reviewer: David Elzey