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A review by saidtheraina
Mighty Alice Goes Round and Round: A Cul de Sac Book by Richard Thompson
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.