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Tag: humor

August 13, 2021 by Esther Keller

InvestiGators and Geronimo Stilton | In Brief

What do InvestiGators and Geronimo Stilton have in common? Both will have elementary students giggling over their books.

July 2, 2021 by Esther Keller

Hilo, vols. 1-6 | Series Review

Esther brought the first six volumes of Hilo home to review, but her kids kept taking them to read. Is there a better endorsement than that?

January 23, 2020 by Esther Keller

Review: InvestiGators

'Kitten Construction Company' creator John Patrick Green sends two goofy gators off to solve a mystery in his new book, InvestiGators.

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Review: Tyrannosaurus Ralph

December 21, 2017 by Esther Keller

Dinosaurs! Gladiator-like fighting! Aliens! A fabulous combination that will have elementary-age readers banging down the library or bookstore doors for more. Tyrannosaurus Ralph By Nate Evans and Vince Evans AMP! Comics for Kids. 2017. ISBN 9781449472085 PBK, $9.99. 180pp. Grades 3 and up When Ralph meets his nemesis, his bully, in the park, he is […]

Zombillenium Vol. 2: Human Resources

August 28, 2014 by Mike Pawuk

Zombillenium, Vol. 2: Human Resources Written and Illustrated by Arthur de Pins NBM Publishing, 2014 ISBN 978-1-56163-850-5 $14.95 When you build a horror-themed amusement park in a region where there’s double digit unemployment and you only hire the monstrous living dead (and one witch) as your employees, there’s bound to be some friction with the […]

Review: Guinea Pig: Pet Shop Private Eye, No. 4: Fish You Were Here

July 18, 2011 by Katherine Dacey

When the kind but chronically confused Mr. Venezi places a help wanted ad in the paper, the animals at Venezi’s Pet & Supply begin to fret: one candidate smells like soup, while another refuses to work with cute critters. The pets are relieved when Mr. Venezi hires Viola, a smart, stylish ninth grader who seems […]

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