Judith Henderson

All the vowels are upset because Apostrofee eats them out of words. So the consonants, led by Dee, decide to take action.

This is a hilarious book where the child can learn how the apostrophe functions as well as have a fun time watching him toot after eating too many O's.

I love the teeny teeth on the Apostrofee illustration. They look so funny! All the illustrations are cute as a matter of fact. The use of the letters with their words is nicely done.

I'm not very convinced about two things in this book:
1. Why couldn't Apostrofee have been called Apostrophe? It's not like his fake name has any relevance to the story. Kids could have learnt the right spelling.
2. The book doesn't clarify the right usage of the punctuation mark. So while some of the uses in the book are right (can't, won't, and so on), many are incorrect (D'lish, D'lightful) Kids might get confused about these. Maybe a simple educative note at the end could help children understand how to use the apostrophe correctly.

Barring these two points, the book was a delightful read.

Thank you, NetGalley and Kids Can Press, for the Advanced Review Copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.




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This is a Dog Book! by Judith Henderson is a great, comical book about a bunny trying to convince a whole bunch of dogs that he is a dog. He goes through a series of tests to determine if he is a dog and if he can be in the book.

I found this book funny, light and a great read. It's highly amusing and easy to follow. Not only that, but it kept me interested the whole time with the funny plot and simplistic illustrations. They work really well with the story!

Children and adults alike will enjoy this fun book. It's relatively short but it's lots of fun!

Four out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kids Can Press for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.… (more)

I LOVE the idea of the book but the execution could have been better. The "big" words chosen were okay, I liked the use of "purloined" but "discombobulated" and "bamboozled" seemed forced. A lot of the writing sounds forced. Instead of creating a natural story and adding a large word, it seemed the word was chosen first and then the story written. The dialogue between Cris and Crat (stupid names) is the same drivel that can be found in any cut rate cartoon. I wanted to like this book because I am a lover of big words, but the final product was a disappointment.… (more)