Bunny vs. Monkey

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

Review Date: December 14, 2016

Review

This British import is a colorful, fast-paced graphic novel sure to appeal to readers of Dav Pilkey (Capt Underpants & Ricky Ricotta) and James Burke (Bird & Squirrel). Monkey was created in a lab by the British government with the intention of sending him out into space. Unfortunately for Bunny, Monkey only makes it over a hill before crash-landing in the forest, the formerly peaceful forest that is Bunny's home. The two lock wits and bumble through scene after scene of forest-thrashing, food-smearing follies where Monkey attempts to take over this "world" and Bunny attempts to stop him. With bathroom-laced insults (and a few uses of "dumb" and "stupid"), and characters like Metal Steve and Le Fox, this book will appeal to the silly side of kids. The pages are packed with many panels and lots of dialogue and onomatopoeia, so readers in grades 2 or 3 might need help deciphering some of the action. Not an essential purchase, but one that will probably fly off the shelves (and there will be a book two).

Overall Book Score: good