Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue

author: Paige Braddock

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.00

book published: 2015

rating: 4

read at: 2015/02/17

date added: 2015/02/17

shelves: children-s, graphic-novels

review:

'Stinky Cecil in Operation Pond Rescue' is a hilarious graphic novel for young readers featuring a pretty humorous cast of animals. I liked the story and I think young readers will too.



Stinky Cecil is a toad with a bunch of different animal friends like Jeremy, a worm, Rayray, a lizard, Reggie, a limited lifespan fly, and Jeff, a free-range hamster with his own remote controlled car. When the animals realize their home is in the path of bulldozers, they take an all stops out approach to saving their home. Almost all of the ideas are laugh out loud funny. Will they be able to save their pond? Will they be eaten by the shifty hawk flying overhead?



I loved the humor in this. I loved the hamster's radio controlled car and the worm hanging on for dear life. I loved the wary and serious hawk and Reggie who dies and it's no big deal because they no he'll be back because he always is. The writing doesn't pander, the art is humorous, and if there's a message here, it's subtle and not overbearing.



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 fun graphic novel.





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