Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Clearly I’m struggling, but I’m here! It’s Saturday and busy, however, so I’m just going to quickly highlight Norm Feuti’s The King of Kazoo. My older girls gave it 3.5 stars (one of them said it was “so weird”), but my son wanted to give it 7, and he’s probably more the target audience. It’s a wacky graphic novel about a pompous king, his long-suffering magician daughter, and an (apparently) mute inventor; when they go to investigate a mysterious event on a nearby mountain, they encounter all sorts of unexpected things. It’s fun, it’s creative, and the characters develop in satisfying ways. Mid-elementary students (boys AND girls) will love it!