I love that when I read this book I can hear Nathan Lane’s voice and personality coming through. Mabel the dog has been invited for a sleepover. But after eating some potpourri she has been seeing double, and even monsters. She is going to save everyone from the monsters, as long they don’t get her first. This was a wonderfully fun story with equally enchanting illustrations. ( )

Naughty Mabel, the misbehaving French bulldog whose story began in her first eponymous picture-book, returns in this second madcap adventure, this time confronting monsters. Or is she? Mabel's vision problems cause any number of misunderstandings, whether at home or at her best friends' Smarty-Cat and Scaredy-Cat's house, where she is invited to a sleepover. Fortunately, after being in the (figurative) doghouse for her shenanigans, her parents figure out that what she needs is glasses, rather than punishment...

Like its predecessor, Naughty Mabel Sees It All pairs an engaging, humorous tale from co-authors Nathan Hale and Devlin Elliott with colorful, cartoon-style artwork from illustrator Dan Krall. Unlike its predecessor, I didn't find the story here so obnoxious - in the first book, I disliked the idea that negative behavior doesn't bring consequences - and I appreciated the idea, implicit in the story, that sometimes an underlying problem like poor vision can lead to seemingly unrelated behavioral issues. I'm glad I gave this second Mabel adventure a try, after being underwhelmed by the first, as I do think it is an improvement. Recommended to anyone looking for picture-books about naught animals, or for children's stories about needing glasses. ( )

I'm going to buy this book. ( )

Naughty Mabel makes her return with this second volume, which I found a huge improvement over her first story (Nathan Lane is such a comedy genius, and for him to resort to fart humor, regardless of how funny kids will find it, left me disappointed). This time out, Mabel is seeing things, which makes her inherent naughtiness even worse, and until her parents can figure out why she's seeing things, Mabel continues to wreak havoc. Dan Krall's illustrations are perfect once again, and I'm actually now hoping that we'll be seeing more of Mabel in the future. ( )