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The Daily Comet: Boy Saves Earth from Giant Octopus!
32 pp.
| Kids Can |
September, 2010 |
TradeISBN 978-1-55453-281-0$16.95
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Devin Asch.
Tagging along with his tabloid reporter father, Hayward believes that everything he sees--the birth of a dinosaur, a bigfoot driving a cab, a gigantic chicken--was created by Dad to impress him. When Hayward prevents an octopus invasion it's his turn to be disbelieved by his schoolmates. The joke is one-note but fairly amusing. Digital illustrations in muted-gray tones offset the larger-than-life reporting.