ALA Booklist (Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)

Moving to a new town? Awesome. Stowing your best friend away in a moving box? Stupid awesome. Getting busted by your mom? Stupid. But if there's one thing Kit Feeny is good at, it's coming up with outlandish schemes. But his new plan find a replacement best friend who loves graphic novels, ninja fishing, and Superballs ts a snag when nobody meets his criteria, the bus bully boots him from his seat, and he gets in trouble for drawing in class. Upon realizing he can't replace his bestie, Kit learns a lesson: making friends means being open-min it, nope, he strikes out as a lonesome hobo instead. Anyway, kids will get the point neliness isn't cured by stuffing your best friend into a box but by being open to many different potential friends. Kit, a mischievous, silly, ambiguous anthropomorphic animal (a prairie dog, perhaps?), is an easy hero to cheer for in this graphic novel, which reluctant readers will find hard to put down.

Horn Book (Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2010)

In the first two volumes of this graphic novel series, Townsend introduces Kit Feeny, a young bear-shaped creature who deals with moving, making friends, and finding the perfect birthday gift for his mom; along the way, he often lands in trouble. Townsend's exaggerated black, white, and orange illustrations build humor, though some of it is forced due to the stories' frenetic pacing.

Kirkus Reviews

Kit Feeny and Arnold are best friends. They love graphic novels (they write their own) and stupid-awesome adventures (like selling all their clothes to get money for pizza because they spent all the money they HAD on superballs). Now Kit has to move. He smuggles Arnold onto the moving truck, but their parents aren't big fans of that solution. Kit sets off to find a Replacement Arnold with a spiffy quiz ("Raise your hand if you like ninja fishing!"), but he ends up on Devon the Bully Comedian's hit list. When being a Lonesome Hobo doesn't work out for him, he devises a plan that may just solve all his problems. Readers will hope that this, the first Kit Feeny adventure, is the first of many ( Kit Feeny: The Ugly Necklace [ISBN: 978-0-375-85615-0; PLB: 978-0-375-95615-7] publishes simultaneously). Townsend's bright-eyed bear-hamster-pooch people and enthusiastically bizarre sense of humor will make this two-color graphic novel a hot item in any library. This is Babymouse for boys, and they will be begging for more. Lame-tastic! (Graphic fiction. 8-12)

School Library Journal (Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 CST 2010)

Gr 2-5 Kit Feeny is moving to the city and leaving his friend Arnold behind. The adjustment to a new school and home is difficult for the child, so he comes up with a plan: to get a Replacement Arnold. Trying to find one isn't easy (no one seems to like making cheeseball sculptures as much as he and Arnold do), and he catches the eye of "Devon the Bully Comedian." Now Kit must devise another plan to solve the "Devon problem" and get a new best friend. Kit is a likable character and his family and friends (especially his fashion-conscious twin sisters) are also enjoyable. The story teaches about friendship and getting along through Kit's schemes and his relationships. The art is slightly lacking in detail and expression, and the backgrounds are very plain. However, Kit's pencil sketch of "The Great Gummy Fish Disaster" is a creative break from the rest of the story. Kit's adventures will appeal to young graphic-novel readers. Carrie Rogers-Whitehead, Kearns Library, UT