3/5

In this Mr. Lunch title, there is a new elephant in charge of the bird seed company, but the bird seed he sends Mr. Lunch is sub-standard (rocks)! Mr. Lunch and his birds decide to gather their own seeds, but the elephant tricks them and Mr. Lunch ends up getting arrested. In the process of breaking out of jail, he discovers the original elephant owner of the bird seed company has been kidnapped and hidden away in a ruby mine by the evil owner. Mr. Lunch escapes and sets the good elephant free!

The storyline is fairly surreal again, but this time the artwork is more subtle and engaging. I think it's because the author/illustrator has made it less busy - some of the drawings just have one or two elements per page instead of 50 little drawings trying to catch your eye. I like it! ( )