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A review by krisis86
Hedgie Blasts Off! by Jan Brett
1.0
Generally I love Jan Brett's work. Her illustrations are phenomenal and I usually love her stories.
But this one sucks. It's the weirdest, most inane story ever. I guess one reason I like Jan Brett's stories is because they are based off folktales, or stuff that could be a folktale. They seem down to earth and "real." But Hedgie Blasts Off is about a hedgehog who flies into space to fix a fictional geyser. There is no lesson to be learned from this book and while the artwork is nice, it's nothing to write home about. I read it to my son once and we are taking it back to the library immediately.
I get that children's books don't have to have a point, but I prefer them to, and I think my 4 year old does too.
But this one sucks. It's the weirdest, most inane story ever. I guess one reason I like Jan Brett's stories is because they are based off folktales, or stuff that could be a folktale. They seem down to earth and "real." But Hedgie Blasts Off is about a hedgehog who flies into space to fix a fictional geyser. There is no lesson to be learned from this book and while the artwork is nice, it's nothing to write home about. I read it to my son once and we are taking it back to the library immediately.
I get that children's books don't have to have a point, but I prefer them to, and I think my 4 year old does too.