Rocky Zang in the Amazing Mr. Magic

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - North Yarmouth Academy, Yarmouth, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: April 28, 2015

Review

Another in the Judy Moody & Friends series, this book is perfect for emergent readers. Rocky is practicing his magic tricks and Judy, aka Stella the Spectacular, agrees to be his assistant. To Rocky's dismay, Judy is Un-spectacular as an assistant. However, she is fantastic as a friend, which is the conclusion that Rocky finally realizes. With colorful illustrations based on the original Peter Reynolds drawings in Megan McDonald's Judy Moody books, these books are sure to please your K-2 crowd searching for a step up from the easy readers. Judy and friends are engaging, silly, and fun to read about. An easy buy for any library serving a younger audience.

Overall Book Score: very good