The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Harper, Charise Mericle

Bean Dog and Nugget: The Ball

48 pp. | Knopf | May, 2013 | Library ISBN 978-0-307-97708-3 $12.99 | Paper ISBN 978-0-307-97707-6 $4.99

(3) K-3 In this easy reader in cartoon panels, a lozenge-shaped blob and an oval blob take on a bush that has devoured their ball and encounter some friendship issues along the way. The pair takes a superhero- and ninja-approach--until they are distracted by a large cake. The stylishly understated gray and pink cartoons are deadpan and wry (an underpants joke included).

Reviewer: Sarah Ellis