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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
funny
lighthearted
The adventure continues. It keeps the same level of jokes as the first one. Expressive reactions of the characters to the situations they get into. I enjoyed it. Same issue as the first one : to short, little text.
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I read the first book of this series a few weeks ago and really enjoyed it. My students frequently request "funny books," and while I am quite well read. . . I usually come up close to empty. This series is my new go-to for my funny quotient.
In book one, a number of animal characters known for being storybook villians--a wolf, a shark, a snake, and a pirahna--determine to be Good Guys. So they set out to do a good deed, a heroic act! They plan a jailbreak at the dog pound, which interestingly enough is run by animals in the monkey-gorilla family. I didn't think anything of that little factoid until this new installment. . .
Book 2 opens with the nightly news reporting on the dastardly villains that broke into the dog shelter. The four, who set out to be Good Guys, now have wanted posters with scary descriptors. Isn't that always the way?
So they set out to perform a bigger and better heroic heist--they are going to rescue the chickens at the local chicken farm. For this, they must call in the big guns--a tarantula! After some initial internal biases between the "bad guys" turned heroes finding tarantulas terrifying, they set to work. . . with some slight foreshadowing that a snake may be a problematic hero to go into a chicken farm. . . to rescue chickens.
Once again, the guards running the chicken imprisonment are in the monkey-gorilla family. I think a point is being made.
This story was just as entertaining as the last, and I loved the illustrations. I'm looking forward to collecting this series. I think some of my more reluctant readers will be carried along by the humor and the pictures.
In book one, a number of animal characters known for being storybook villians--a wolf, a shark, a snake, and a pirahna--determine to be Good Guys. So they set out to do a good deed, a heroic act! They plan a jailbreak at the dog pound, which interestingly enough is run by animals in the monkey-gorilla family. I didn't think anything of that little factoid until this new installment. . .
Book 2 opens with the nightly news reporting on the dastardly villains that broke into the dog shelter. The four, who set out to be Good Guys, now have wanted posters with scary descriptors. Isn't that always the way?
So they set out to perform a bigger and better heroic heist--they are going to rescue the chickens at the local chicken farm. For this, they must call in the big guns--a tarantula! After some initial internal biases between the "bad guys" turned heroes finding tarantulas terrifying, they set to work. . . with some slight foreshadowing that a snake may be a problematic hero to go into a chicken farm. . . to rescue chickens.
Once again, the guards running the chicken imprisonment are in the monkey-gorilla family. I think a point is being made.
This story was just as entertaining as the last, and I loved the illustrations. I'm looking forward to collecting this series. I think some of my more reluctant readers will be carried along by the humor and the pictures.
Such a funny story. The Bad Guys keep trying to do good guy, hero things. This time they are trying to free 10,000 chickens from a chicken farm with the help of a new friend. But of course, things don't go quite as planned.
My kid was a big fan of the part where the snake eats all the chickens. Uh...spoiler alert on that I guess.
A solidly funny follow up to the first entry as the Good Guys are on their next mission of saving caged chickens, with a pretty hysterical cliffhanger. B+ (83%/Very Good)
Cute humor, solid artwork, and great teamwork. Glad I bought them for the library at last.
They introduce a new character and have a great adventure
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes