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alboyer6's review against another edition
5.0
This is a very short, mostly wordless, sequential art styled book you need to read more than once to fully appreciate. The first time you read it for Grace's story, a girl who is trying to raise money to help her class get a second guinea pig. The second time you need to inspect each panel for all of the little details. Amazing little details. I've caught so many but I'm sure there are many more that I'm not catching too. Many will go over the heads of children reading the book but the story itself is really quite charming.
bernee's review against another edition
I like the hidden characters in the crowd and background.
roseannmvp's review against another edition
Wonderful, quick read, set in NYC, full of quirky Easter Eggs
Loved it!
What a girl with gumption can do.
Also, she has two dads, which makes this more awesome.
Loved it!
What a girl with gumption can do.
Also, she has two dads, which makes this more awesome.
librariandest's review against another edition
2.0
I enjoyed this nearly wordless comic-book-style story about a girl raising money to buy a friend for her class' pet.
Then I read it again paying closer attention to the background. That's when I noticed Donald Trump and Woody Allen. How out of touch do you have to be to put those alleged creepers in a children's book? (Especially in a scene where they are watching a young girl dance.) The book is full of references children will not understand, so it seems the author had a grown-up audience in mind in addition to kid readers. He must know that including those two was going to at best make some adults uncomfortable. Maybe he's courting controversy. It mars an otherwise fun book.
Then I read it again paying closer attention to the background. That's when I noticed Donald Trump and Woody Allen. How out of touch do you have to be to put those alleged creepers in a children's book? (Especially in a scene where they are watching a young girl dance.) The book is full of references children will not understand, so it seems the author had a grown-up audience in mind in addition to kid readers. He must know that including those two was going to at best make some adults uncomfortable. Maybe he's courting controversy. It mars an otherwise fun book.
missprint_'s review against another edition
4.0
I love Bliss' artwork. This is a very fun almost wordless picture book about Grace earning money for her class's fund to get a friend for Gus, the class guinea pig. The artwork alternates between comic style panels and one page or double page spreads. I think some of the pages might have messy gutters depending on the binding. Also Grace low key has two dads in the story which is a nice touch.
rakishabpl's review against another edition
4.0
Adorable graphic novel-style wordless picture book featuring art, cartoon, and New York icons in the background illustrations. Certainly a delight for parents and their young readers.
readingthroughtheages's review against another edition
4.0
In this almost wordless early graphic novel, we meet Grace - someone who looks to be quiet and has a special bond with the class pet, a guinea pig named Gus. Grace sneaks out at night and does a variety of street jobs to make money so the class can buy a buddy for Gus. There are so many cameos and other little touches within the scenery that adults will recognize. Young readers will be caught up in the story and will like seeing all that Grace does to earn money.