by Eric Wight
Synopsis: "Like most kids, Frankie Pickle hates cleaning his room. But what happens when his Mom says he never has to clean it again! Frankie and his unstoppable imagination mean fun. He and his side-kick Argyle become explorers swinging on vines, forging paths through piles of clothes, and scooting past lava pits! They perform flawless surgery on a broken action figure! They spend time in the big house. They even become superheroes. But will all this imagining be enough to conquer... the closet of DOOM?"
Synopsis: "Frankie Pickle returns for another imaginative adventure and this time it all comes down to race cars. Well, not quite race cars, but the Pine Run Derby for scouts. Frankie is in danger of not advancing to the next ranking with the rest of his troop unless he can win the Pine Run 3000. But Frankie wants to do everything on his own so he imagines himself as a world-class sculptor, a mad scientist, and of course, a pro-racecar driver. In the end, Frankie learns that team work is the only way he won't get left in the dust."
Frankly, you just can't go wrong here. Really nice, tight stories, lots of action and adventure, lots of great artwork. Just what the world of boy's middle grade kidlit needs. Awesome. And as a bonus, a few video interviews with author/artist Eric Wight.
1 comments:
I love the story line for "the Closet of Doom." I will definitely have to check that out.
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