Doofy cavemen Ogg and Bob take a mammoth for a pet (Meet) then try to care for him as if he were a dog (Life). Throughout both books, the slapstick exploits will elicit either giggles or groans, largely depending on readers' tolerance for faux-caveman-speak ("'How catch mammoth?' asked Bob. 'Hit with rock!' said Ogg").

Gr 1-3 Ogg and Bob, two cavemen with a pet mammoth, like food, rocks, and mud, but not baths, and definitely not saber-toothed tigers. The book is a series of vignettes that includes an introduction to the characters and stories revolving around hygiene, creating cave art, and a debate over the mammoth's best friend. The author attempts to use "caveman-speak" throughout the story; unfortunately, there are jarring instances of the dialogue slipping into normal speech. The illustrations are colorful; in the first chapter, they provide visual jokes for readers as Mug the Mammoth tries to hide. This easy chapter book is mildly humorous and likely to appeal to fans of slapstick, but it's not essential for most collections. Nicole Waskie-Laura, Chenango Forks Elementary, Binghamton, NY