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pencilled_robin's review
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
saidtheraina's review against another edition
3.0
Alice is a preschooler with an attitude. She goes to Blisshaven Academy, in the middle of Cul de Sac. This book chronicles her daily life, accompanied by her parents, her brother, and her classmates.
Alice’s exploits feel like daily newspaper strips, and every page can stand on its own two feet. Various seemingly random selections are in color, though most of the collection is printed in black and white. The pages are laid out in a variety of ways, and care is given to leading the reader’s eye smoothly from panel to panel and from speech bubble to speech bubble.
The humor is adult-friendly, with punch lines like “My comedy is too cutting-edge for her” and “I think creative writing confuses him.” Some of these feel too adult-friendly, to the point where children may not get the joke. But Thompson’s illustration style is accessible and easy on the eye, and the tone feels only a little more modern than classic newspaper strips like Dennis the Menace or Family Circus. Although this is certainly not an essential purchase, it will provide diverting entertainment for reluctant readers.
Alice’s exploits feel like daily newspaper strips, and every page can stand on its own two feet. Various seemingly random selections are in color, though most of the collection is printed in black and white. The pages are laid out in a variety of ways, and care is given to leading the reader’s eye smoothly from panel to panel and from speech bubble to speech bubble.
The humor is adult-friendly, with punch lines like “My comedy is too cutting-edge for her” and “I think creative writing confuses him.” Some of these feel too adult-friendly, to the point where children may not get the joke. But Thompson’s illustration style is accessible and easy on the eye, and the tone feels only a little more modern than classic newspaper strips like Dennis the Menace or Family Circus. Although this is certainly not an essential purchase, it will provide diverting entertainment for reluctant readers.
toria_dussault's review against another edition
3.0
“Mighty Alice” centers around a girl, Alice, as she navigates through aspects of her four-year old life. The book covers everything from Halloween, to haircuts and her preschool class. This was the first book I read by Richard Thompson and I loved it! Alice and her friends were hilarious! The story made me think of my own family, like the way Alice and her brother Petey spoke. Their conversations made me laugh because I could picture my nephews saying the same type of unusual statements. They say the oddest things to us, and I enjoyed how Alice was filled with the same type of whimsy. I feel as though that is sometimes lost in novels when adults write from a child’s point of view. So I appreciated the tone of the novel. Also, I want to be a preschool teacher so I loved when Alice and her friends poked fun at their preschool’s curriculum. It made my day! I could see the way lessons can sometimes feel condescending to the students, which made me rethink the way I plan on presenting lessons. I think what I liked most about this book though, was that it was fun, just plain fun. The comic strips were entertaining, funny and enjoyable for all. I can’t wait to read more by Thompson!
http://toriasbookshelf.blogspot.com/2013/07/mighty-alice-goes-round-and-round-cul.html
http://toriasbookshelf.blogspot.com/2013/07/mighty-alice-goes-round-and-round-cul.html
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