Didn't like this at all. It would have made a decent short story in an Avi anthology, or it could have been expanded so we'd have a chance to meet the characters, but this was more like a sketch, or a rehearsal. And I for one don't like adult artists who use a primitive or faux childlike style. Imo, the illustrations were ugly. And there were a lot of them.

This book would be good for kids who like to 'cheat' and get credit for reading a certain number of pages when really, with the large font and the many drawings (which by the way weren't actually illustrative even but simply decorative), they're reading only about 2/3 or less what the page count indicates.

Other readers may like it. These are truly *my* feelings about the book - I could definitely be missing something. Avi is usually much better. ( )