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K-3
Illustrated by
Danny Chatzikonstantinou.
Feline Officer Katz challenges Houndini, the mischievous escape artist, to a contest, hoping to capture the elusive dog with one of his clever inventions. However, after the competition ends (with a bang), both feel the need for change, so they decide to take their skills on the road together. Comical digital illustrations and frequent wordplay (e.g. "paw-parazzi") maintain the humor in this satisfying tale.
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PS
Flip-Side Rhymes series.
Illustrated by
Danny Chatzikonstantinou.
Each book in this series offers a traditional rhyme and then instructs readers to turn the book over for another verse from a new perspective (e.g. the kings' men in Humpty). While the concluding spreads are occupied by clunky infographics, the humorous illustrations help modernize the familiar texts and introduce very young readers to the concept of point-of-view. Review covers these Flip-Side Rhymes titles: Humpty Dumpty and Little Miss Muffet.
40 pp.
| North-South
| March, 2015
|
TradeISBN 978-0-7358-4199-4$17.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Danny Chatzikonstantinou.
The narrator finds that the pros of having a ninja for a grandmother (she teaches his friends karate) are offset by the embarrassing cons (her flip deflates a soccer ball, which irks his teammates). Don't be fooled by this story's wit and terrific sight gags--there's also a tender message about accepting differences: "She can't help being a ninja, you know."