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Autor(a) de Cauldron Cooker's Night (Knightscares)

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19 Works 168 Membros 6 Reviews 2 Favorited

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male
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USA

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Who doesn't love ice cream? One super hot day in Traverse City the citizens all get excited when an ice cream truck shows up with delicious frozen treats. Everyone wants some ice cream, including our 3 heroes. Abigail and Andrew, the twins, and Zoe, the baby. They soon find out that this isn't just ordinary ice cream, but alien ice cream that will help enslave humanity! I dont want to give away the ending, so I will just say it's great to find out how our heroes save the day... and the world.

This is such a cute book. I read this book to my very young daughter who seemed to really enjoy it. The characters are great and enjoyable. Their superpowers are fun and fit the characters well. The story itself was simple and enjoyable. The pictures in the book were adorable and really add to the book. I think it was a fantastic first book to the series and I look forward to continuing to read these books with my daughter. I think if these books had of been around when my son was younger it would of made his reading time so much easier. I recommend this book for anyone with younger children who like to be read to or early readers, around grades 1 - 4.
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SamanthaPearl | 1 outra resenha | Mar 26, 2019 |
This is a fun adventure read where brainy magic and girl power triumph over manly brawn, and friendship and ingenuity are as valuable as honor and nobility. A pair of young friends battle against evil forces while upholding Acts from the Noble Deeds and Duties guide (i.e. "Beware Danger, not the Unknown" and "Appreciate the Giver More than the Gift"). Magic is used, evil forces vanquished and rescues are made, all in the course of an exciting adventure. The bad guys are spooky, but not so scary as to give nightmares to young readers. Highly recommended.… (mais)
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cattriona | Feb 18, 2011 |
Josh and Jozlyn live in your typical Medieval-ish fantasy village, with fairy armies and witches' holidays. Our story begins on Cauldron Cooker's Night, a celebration for witches that leaves regular folk cowering under their beds. When the whole town is turned to frogs by a vengeful witch, it is up to Josh and Jozlyn to save them. Along the way they encounter ogres and wizards, magic mushrooms and bog beasts. Master Gramble, the turtle with the brain of a stone, was probably my favorite character, and I hope he shows up in future volumes of the series. The illustrations were fine and detailed. This was more or less a standard sword'n'sorcery tale but I happen to like me some good old fashioned S&S so I'm not complaining. That said, it is undeniably written for children, complete with cautionary asides about not eating wild mushrooms without a parent around and other such things that took me out of the story. Which isn't a bad thing, of course - it just means that I, as an adult, did not get as much enjoyment out of the story as I probably would have a couple decades ago. However, this would be a fun one to read aloud to your kids, if only to say "griznt" over and over again.… (mais)
 
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melydia | 1 outra resenha | Dec 27, 2010 |
Three superhero siblings save a small Michigan town from certain peril, this time in the form of aliens peddling hypnosis-inducing ice cream. Their powers are silly (speed and sports; the ability to drive anything with wheels, including airplanes; and anything Superman can do, respectively) but fun. Most memorable for me was the youngest, Zoe, who is still in diapers. I was a little concerned by the idea of a superhero lacking bladder control, but all the same, it was quite clear the authors wrote with their audience firmly in mind. For example, Zoe speaks only one word at a time, all potential vocabulary words; in this book they all started with the letter A but I assume future books in the series go through the alphabet. Adorable illustrations adorn every page. I was amused by the strange little asides and the commentary on sibling rivalry. In short, this is the sort of thing I would probably have enjoyed as a child. I also probably would have colored the illustrations.… (mais)
 
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melydia | 1 outra resenha | Dec 27, 2010 |

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Membros
168
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Avaliação
4.8
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6
ISBNs
81
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