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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Stinky Cecil in Mudslide Mayhem!' by Paige Braddock is the third volume in the funny graphic novel series for young readers, and that makes me happy.
Springtime is happening at Cecil's Pond and with it comes the rain. This is confusing to Nesbit the chameleon who grew up in a pet store. It's more concerning to Cecil as he sees the pond rising higher and higher. Before long, his house will be underwater. Is the rain causing the pond to rise, or something more sinister? And will Reggie ever get through one of these books without dying?
I liked this volume. The author keeps things fresh by introducing new friends and surprising twists with the old ones. It's apparently very handy to have a friend who is a hamster. The art is bright and cheery and fun, and this one is as good as previous volumes.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Springtime is happening at Cecil's Pond and with it comes the rain. This is confusing to Nesbit the chameleon who grew up in a pet store. It's more concerning to Cecil as he sees the pond rising higher and higher. Before long, his house will be underwater. Is the rain causing the pond to rise, or something more sinister? And will Reggie ever get through one of these books without dying?
I liked this volume. The author keeps things fresh by introducing new friends and surprising twists with the old ones. It's apparently very handy to have a friend who is a hamster. The art is bright and cheery and fun, and this one is as good as previous volumes.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Andrews McMeel Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
What better way to learn about beavers and the life cycle of butterflies then reading about silly Stinky Cecil and his friends.
This is a graphic novel for kids, and there is the Nesbit, the chameleon who comes from a pet shop, so doesn't know about living in the wild, so asks a lot of questions, that tell us about what life in the pond is like. He doesn't know what rain is, he doesn't know what about caterpillars and how they turn into butterflies, he doesn't know about much of anything. But the biggest mystery is why the pond is flooding.
And becasue these are all cartoons, they do not behave the way most animals in a pond would, not totally. I mean hamsters don't usually drive speed boats, and may flies don't really come back to life.
There are cute asides, such as characters saying that they should have more empathy.
All in all a cute way to introduce kids to some things that are true about life in the pond. Hopefully they can figure out which is real and which isn't. (hint, hamsters don't drive speed boats, or own speed boats, or have elevators in their tree houses).
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This is a graphic novel for kids, and there is the Nesbit, the chameleon who comes from a pet shop, so doesn't know about living in the wild, so asks a lot of questions, that tell us about what life in the pond is like. He doesn't know what rain is, he doesn't know what about caterpillars and how they turn into butterflies, he doesn't know about much of anything. But the biggest mystery is why the pond is flooding.
And becasue these are all cartoons, they do not behave the way most animals in a pond would, not totally. I mean hamsters don't usually drive speed boats, and may flies don't really come back to life.
There are cute asides, such as characters saying that they should have more empathy.
All in all a cute way to introduce kids to some things that are true about life in the pond. Hopefully they can figure out which is real and which isn't. (hint, hamsters don't drive speed boats, or own speed boats, or have elevators in their tree houses).
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
toastx2's review against another edition
4.0
Stinky Cecil is in a bad place! The river bank is flooding and destroying houses! Cecil and friends g on a (minor) quest to find out why the river is overflowing it's banks and save the day.
This graphic novel was well enjoyed by my daughter and son. They really enjoyed the illustrations and learned a lot about diversity.and how different lifestyles can accommodate each other.
This graphic novel was well enjoyed by my daughter and son. They really enjoyed the illustrations and learned a lot about diversity.and how different lifestyles can accommodate each other.
librarianryan's review
4.0
This fun book is a cross between a beginning reader and a graphic novel. Stinky Cecil is a frog and he has always wanted lakeside living, but when that lakeside becomes a flood, it will be up to this frog to figure out what is going on, and how to make things better.
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