Since this kid book is 40 something pages, I don't count it toward yearly reading challenge. This one was a bigger breeze to get through than the first even. Almost like a series of small scenes in a bigger novel, this one has plenty of tension and the pacing is relentless. Great way to get younger people into reading, short chapters at a time, and to get parents to keep dishing out money. Not expensive though really, and I'm sure you could probably find them in a larger book together. The illustrations add a nostalgic touch and I totally dig how each little book/chapter has guides of the species types, intro to characters and such. Fun, although seeing anything lick a cooking rat carcass is gross, no matter the age or genre. ( )

What a horrible family. Not a single decent role model in the book.
The story line is a bit stale and cliched; I didn't care for these books at all. ( )