Andres J. ColmenaresCritiques

This was wacky. It starts out uniquely with Iggie’s family situation. His biological mom didn’t raise him growing up, so he sees her more like an aunt than his actual mother; vice versa flip the situation with his actual aunt. The other unique thing is the sentient items. 90% of the stuff is alive and very much wants to make its presence known to Iggie.

The plot almost feels nonsensical with the way things move from one wacky thing to another, but there’s some charm here. The ending to this one was promising, so I’d be interested in book two.

My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/kWTloC0oSEo

Enjoy!

Not much substance, but it’s very cute and a few of the comics are funny or punny. This book is great for all ages and also works as a coffee table book!

[rating from personal enjoyment not content]

2.5^

When we are not vigilant as a society, Ziggy is allowed to be reinvented again and again. If you see something, say something. Only you can prevent aphorisms of friendship, optimism and positivity.

(See also: Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too)

A small in size book with a big message. One page cartoons with sea animals create humor in short segments. The reason for the underwater scenery is because the subjects are so deep like kindness, relationships, and love according to the author. The illustrations are endearing but the humor might be at a higher level than the drawings aim for. For example a stingray mentions to a squid they can help asking another squid out on a date. Then there is also humor that is perfect for elementary age kids; a catfish eating a slice of pizza and changing into a different species because of the shape of the pizza in its body. It will appeal to the same audience as Pusheen, the cartoon cat and could go well beyond into middle school. The author/illustrator has a large following on Instagram where he displays more of these one page cartoons.
The reviewer had a hard copy that was 6.5 by 6.5 inches but has 126 pages.
Written
4th - 6th grade
AD+

I had seen these comics on Instagram but didn't know it was a book!!
The art is so cute and the meaning is deep. It tells us to enjoy every aspect of our life instead of being sad about the things that go wrong.
I absolutely adored the friendship between the shark and the pilot fish!! this book is a fun read and is meaningful. either you are a small kid or a grown-up you will definitely enjoy this book.
I wished even I had an electric eel as my friend :) ( For free electricity **smiles like an idiot**).
Appreciation for little things in life is what makes our life bearable right!
So yeah, please read this beautiful comic book with beautiful art and even more beautiful words!!
Thank you, NetGalley for the free copy of this book in return for an honest review

(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through NetGalley.)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/smiteme/50933733892/

From Andrés J. Colmenares, creator of wawawiwa comics (@wawawiwa on twitter and instagram), comes an illustrated collection of sharks attacking - with kindness!

If the concept sounds silly, it totally is, but in the best way possible. The comics featured here share Colmenares's signature mix of adorableness and absurdity (an avocado playing fetch with a dog, anyone?), with a heaping dollop of compassion that's the perfect balm for the dumpster fire that has been the past one-to-four years. Colmenares's sea creatures are sweet, good-natured, and okay maybe a little sappy, but I am so here for it. Like wawawiwa comics, reading WHEN SHARKS ATTACK WITH KINDNESS is an act of self-care.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/smiteme/50933733917/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/smiteme/50933611581/

The anti-speciesist in me also loves to see sharks portrayed as something other than mindless killing machines. WSATW is the antithesis of Shark Week.

Semi-serious content warning for pages 64-65, which involve a weirdly macabre comic starring a long-lived turtle and her dying octopus friend that seems a wee bit out of place in this otherwise light and happy book. (Emotional ambush much?)½