Dude!

Reviewed by: Jill O'Connor - Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 11, 2018

Review

Dude! Read this book! My first thought is that it's funny that there is an author for this one as it only features one word (well, two if you count splat), but the book is a brilliant use of punctuation, expression, and inference. Reynolds may only have added the word "dude" but he does it well. And Santat's illustrations are glorious, bright, bold, and colorful. This one is rollicking good fun and will have kids laughing out loud. Platypus and beaver are surfer dudes trying to catch the 'big one'. They do, only it's a big, sad shark who just wants to be included. The two cheer up shark with an ice cream and then get the bright idea of letting him in on their totally gnarly surfing session. Hilarity ensues. From the cover to the last "dude" this one will circulate constantly and each circulation will bring joy and giggles to the reader. Highly recommend.

Overall Book Score: excellent