An Inkling Reviews: Book Trailer

Robot Zombie Frankenstein! by Annette Simon

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Title: Robot Zombie Frankenstein!
Series: Robot and Robot, book #1
Author & Illustrator: Annette Simon
Genre: Children's Books, Picture Book, Pre K - Gr 1
Publisher: Candlewick
Date: April 24, 2012
Length: 40 pages

I got this book from the library

Perfect for high-energy story times, this cumulative tale is a madcap mash-up featuring robots, shapes in motley amalgamation, and . . . pie!
Squares, rectangles, ovals, triangles, and other colorful shapes are sorted and arranged into - two robots! But why stop there? Shape by shape, costume by costume, Robot and Robot play a game of oneupmanship that zips, zooms, and whirrs from friendly to hilariously out of control in nanoseconds. Robot Zombie? How about Robot Zombie Frankenstein? Can you handle Robot Zombie Frankenstein Pirate? What could be next? Where will it all stop? When the race makes a surprise (and delicious) turn, Robot and Robot are happy to be plain old robots - and buddies - onceagain.

Description from Goodreads

Robots, Zombies, Frankensteins, OH MY! But that's just the beginning. There are disguises, space invaders, and pie! This fun and fast-paced story was a treat! My kids loved this exuberant and silly book. I was surprised how frequently they picked it up, explored the pictures, retold the story, or made up a completely new one.

2 comments 5.0, Annette Simon, Book Trailer, Children's Books, K- GR 3, Picture Book, Pre K, Review

Moletown by Torben Kuhlmann

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Title: Moletown
Author & Illustrator: Torben Kuhlmann
Genre: Wordless Picture Book
Publisher: NorthSouth
Date: October 2015
Length: 32 pages

My kids picked it out at the library

Torben Kulhmann's stunningly illustrated, nearly wordless tale offers a fascinating window into an imaginary, yet hauntingly familiar world under our feet, where a mole suddenly recognizes the precarious balance between progress and preservation. Kulhmann's open ended text encourages thoughtful exploration into possible solutions, and his delightful endpapers depict a montage of solutions that could very well save the moles' world and ours.

Description from Goodreads

Moletown is a whimsical take on the growth of a city. From the first settler to the development of industry and beyond, children will enjoy exploring the illustrations in this almost wordless picture book.