What My Kids Are Reading: June 16, 2017
The 6-Year-Old
Shoo, Fly Guy!
From the publisher: “Fly Guy returns home to discover that Buzz has gone on a picnic without him! Sad and hungry, Fly Guy takes off in search of his favorite food. He gets shooed away from a hamburger, a pizza, a dog’s bones, and even roadkill–leaving readers to guess what Fly Guy’s favorite oozy, lumpy, smelly, and brown food could possibly be! Why, it’s shoo-fly pie, of course!”
The Fly Guy books are great, and my 6-year-old loved reading this one to us this week! Fly Guy goes on an adventure all around town and encounters some gross (ie, funny for kids) items along the way, culminating in finally finding his beloved pile of trash for dinner. These books are perfect for this age, and amusing enough for everyone to enjoy.
The 8-Year-Old
The Great Pet Escape (Pets on the Loose!)
From the publisher: “The class pets at Daisy P. Flugelhorn Elementary School want OUT . . . and GW (short for George Washington), the deceptively cute hamster in the second-grade classroom, is just the guy to lead the way. But when he finally escapes and goes to find his former partners in crime, Barry and Biter, he finds that they actually LIKE being class pets. Impossible! Just as GW gets Barry and Biter to agree to leave with him, a mouse named Harriet and her many mouse minions get in their way. What follows is class-pet chaos guaranteed to make readers giggle . . . and maybe look at their class pets a little differently in the future.”
This is a graphic novel from the author of Roller Girl, and we all liked it. (See my review of this Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee HERE.) My 8-year-old loves graphic novels, and I wasn’t sure if this would be too young for him, but it’s definitely not. The class pets all have funny, distinct personalities, and the humor is geared toward the older elementary school crowd. We’ll definitely be checking out her new book in this series, The Great Art Caper (Pets on the Loose!)
What We’re Reading Together
Captain Raptor and the Space Pirates
These books. THESE BOOKS. They are genius. Dinosaurs in space? And they’re the good guys? And humans are the aliens? It’s like Star Wars with dinosaurs. I would be surprised to find any kid who didn’t like these books. The illustrations are amazing, and the storylines are action-packed with a little humor thrown in. If you’re struggling to find a book that holds your child’s interest, give these a try. I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised!