After having to pry various books in THE ADVENTURES OF DANIEL BOOM AKA LOUD BOY series, by D. J. Steinberg, from my semi-reluctant reader's hands every day for the last week, I decided I'd better see what the fuss was about.
These graphic novels will appeal to fans of CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS. I liked them better than CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS (though I have to admire Dav Pilkey for sheer nerve) because they don't rely on potty humor and the kids get to be the super heroes*. Though in Pilkey's books, the boys control the super hero, taking the super hero fantasy to another level.
In DANIEL BOOM, the freak five (Loud Boy, Chatterbox, Destructo-Kid, Tantrum Girl, and Fidget) use their amplified behavioral problems to fight Old Fogey, Thadeus Q. Doctor, and the rest of Kid-Rid. I think I'll leave the hows and whys to those who might read the stories; I don't like spoilers, and these books are short. I read the first one in about fifteen minutes. If you're looking for a humorous book that will appeal to most boys and girls, these are great. Has anyone else read them?
If you'd like to read about more Marvelous Middle Grades, the following people would love to oblige you:
In DANIEL BOOM, the freak five (Loud Boy, Chatterbox, Destructo-Kid, Tantrum Girl, and Fidget) use their amplified behavioral problems to fight Old Fogey, Thadeus Q. Doctor, and the rest of Kid-Rid. I think I'll leave the hows and whys to those who might read the stories; I don't like spoilers, and these books are short. I read the first one in about fifteen minutes. If you're looking for a humorous book that will appeal to most boys and girls, these are great. Has anyone else read them?
If you'd like to read about more Marvelous Middle Grades, the following people would love to oblige you:
Shannon Whitney Messenger (our founding mother)
Have a Marvelous Monday!
*In reading over my post, I realized readers could interpret what I said about CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS in a way that I didn't intend. There's a lot more than potty humor in there, and I meant what I said about admiring Dav Pilkey. He's brilliant. His books made me laugh myself silly, especially the first one, but I wouldn't recommend reading them when you have morning sickness**.
**No, I am not pregnant. I read them a little over four years ago.
*In reading over my post, I realized readers could interpret what I said about CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS in a way that I didn't intend. There's a lot more than potty humor in there, and I meant what I said about admiring Dav Pilkey. He's brilliant. His books made me laugh myself silly, especially the first one, but I wouldn't recommend reading them when you have morning sickness**.
**No, I am not pregnant. I read them a little over four years ago.
I'm going to have to check these out. I've never read a graphic novel but I loved comic books growing up and I know they gave me practice in reading so I'm all for them.
ReplyDeleteOh, I know a young man who's going to be absolutely delighted about these! His Mum and I were hunting for recommendations just the other day. Thank you so much! (I might read it before I hand it over, I love graphic novels for all ages!)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I've never seen these books! This is what I love about MMGM :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen these either. They look like great boy books. Great review.
ReplyDeleteI'm not usually a fan of graphic novels, but you make these sound appealing!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link. I've linked to your post too.
I like the name (Adventures of Daniel Boom)...and my grandson LOVED Captain Underpants. I'll have to tell my DIL.
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These look absolutely perfect for my nine-year-old who doesn't have a low volume when he talks!! :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing what these books are about--they come through the circulation desk a lot at the library, and while I usually think to myself, "Oh, what a clever title. How fun these look!" I've never paused to read the summary. But I can tell you that they get read to pieces; I've had to send books from the series to mending more than once. And it's great that one of your kids likes them :)
ReplyDeleteThey look great. I asked my 11 yo but he'd never heard of them before. Unfortunately they're not available at my local bookstore. :(
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