Copyright Date:
2023
Edition Date:
2023
Release Date:
10/10/23
Illustrator:
Pumphrey, Jerome,
Pages:
231 pages
ISBN:
1-324-05304-6
ISBN 13:
978-1-324-05304-0
Dewey:
Fic
Dimensions:
22 cm.
Language:
English
Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews
(Mon Apr 03 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Two African American boys use their overactive imaginations to try to get rid of a meddlesome babysitter.Lincoln Dupré and younger brother Hudson's exploits in their garage-overturned boxes of packing peanuts form the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas-get them into trouble with their father. Dr. Dupré, a podiatrist and serial entrepreneur, believes his Black hair-care products are a brilliant business idea in the making, and he has made the garage strictly off limits. Layla, a neighbor girl who was the boys' sitter, was just the latest in a series of caregivers who failed to keep them out of trouble. After Hud's invisibility spell fails him during his mom and dad's living-room pitch to prospective hair product customers and he makes a surprising nude appearance, Mrs. Joyce, an older lady, steps in as the brothers' latest babysitter. Mrs. Joyce is strict and lays down the law, so Link and Hud attempt various covert operations to make her go away. Humor is used to great effect in this series opener that alternates prose with illustrated panels. The authors' use of verbal asides and hilariously over-the-top descriptions to convey the brothers' interactions will make readers laugh out loud. The make-believe elements of the story make the boys relatable and charming and are communicated expressively through the loosely drawn, energetic grayscale illustrations. Most characters are Black.A humorous tale of epic brotherly shenanigans that will leave readers eager for more. (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 8-12)
Lincoln and Hudson Dupré are brothers with what grown-ups call "active imaginations." Link and Hud hunt for yetis in the Himalayas and battle orcs on epic quests. Unfortunately, their imaginary adventures wreak havoc in their real world. Dr. and Mrs. Dupré have tried every babysitter in the neighborhood and are at their wits' end. Enter Ms. Joyce. Strict and old-fashioned, she proves to be a formidable adversary. The boys don't like her or her rules and decide she's got to go. Through a series of escalating events--told as high-action comic panel sequences--the brothers conspire to undermine Ms. Joyce and get her fired. When they go so big that even Ms. Joyce can't fix it, suddenly she's out. Finally, success! Or is it? With warm and authentic humor, Jarrett and Jerome Pumphrey have blended prose and graphic novel-style illustrations to craft a unique and subversive new series full of brotherly mischief and mayhem.