Reviews
Booklist Review of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to School...
The young boy from I Didn’t Do My Homework Because . . . (2014) is back with an outlandish saga of why he is late for school. First he observed giant ants stealing his breakfast. Arriving at the bus stop, 10 “evil ninjas” blocked his way. His attempts to get to school on time were… View →
Booklist Review of I Didn’t Do My Homework Because…
A teacher asks her student why he did not do his homework, and he offers her enough excuses to fill a book, varying from the possibly plausible (“My sister’s rabbit chewed up all my pencils and workbooks”) to the highly unlikely (“I gave my pencils to Robin Hood”) to the… View →
SLJ Review of Lowriders in Space
Camper introduces readers to Lupe Impala, Flapjack Octopus, and Elirio Malaria, three friends who love working with cars and dream of having their own garage shop. One day they see an opportunity to achieve their goal—a car competition where the prize is a “carload of cash and a… View →
Booklist Review of Lowriders in Space
Lupe Impala, El Chavo Flapjack, and Elirio Malaria love fixing up cars together, but they are tired of working for tough old el jefe, so when they see an ad for a universal car competition—including a category for ranflas (lowriders), their favorite kind of car—they get busy fixing up… View →
SLJ Review of I Didn’t Do My Homework Because…
This book consists of a list of excuses-entertaining, amusing, and implausible-for the absence of a boy’s homework. The child’s conflicts are familiar yet fresh: “A rebellious robot destroyed our house” and “We had a problem with carnivorous plants.”… View →
Booklist Review of Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site
To say that a book makes you yawn—well, it’s usually not a compliment. But in the case of bedtime books, it’s high praise and well deserved by this engaging picture book. As the sun sets on a construction site, five big, tough trucks settle in for the night. After placing one last beam,… View →