Reviewed by Wendy
Haynes
This graphic novel,
the first in this humorous series for children 6 – 10 years old, is a quick and
fun read. It’s witty and full of puns. The cast are introduced at the beginning
of the book with some fun facts and are -- you guessed it -- animals. This
story in narrated by Gus the Guinea Pig and is set at Bazooglyville Primary
School. The story explores teamwork and having each other’s back, friendship, and
understanding, rivalry and how to respond to it, and competitiveness and how
cheats don’t always prosper.
It's the day of
the annual school carnival with three teams competing. Eddie he’s an elephant, Mabel
she’s a mouse, and Princeton he’s a very clean pig, are in Team Red. This year
they want to bet Team Blue who cheated last year and won - Echo the eagle, and Mumu
and Mario are Meerkats.
The day takes
some unexpected twist for both team with the Novelty Race the decided. The
authors and illustrator have meshed this story together with the humorous
addition of funny side-stories and laugh out loud illustrations.
