Standing Small by Nevin Martell
Fun account of the history of Lego Mini figures.
6 – 8; 8 – 10; 10 – 12; 12 – 14; 14 – 16; 16 – 18; Adult
Interesting facts about many of Lego’s mini-figures.
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“Monster” series by Lewis Trondheim
Graphic Novel
Whimsical children’s graphic novels about a not-very-scary monster.
Recommended age: 6 – 8; 8 – 10; 10 – 12
Petey and Jean draw a monster who comes to life. Petey and Jean have several adventures with their monster Kriss. In Monster Christmas¸ the family and their monster go on a vacation at Christmas time and save Santa Claus. In Monster Mess¸ we read how Kriss was created. In Monster Dinosaur¸ a dinosaur from a drawing comes to life and is destroying the city.
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The Adventures of Ook and Gluk – Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future by George Beard
A Graphic Novel
A fun and somewhat goofy caveman story.
Recommended age: 6 – 8; 8 – 10; 10 – 12
Summary of Plot: Ook and Gluk are driving the evil cave chief Grasshopper — I mean, Goppernopper — crazy. However, one day Gophersniffer — I mean Goppernopper — discovers his descendant, an evil business man from the future who has come back into Goppernopper’s time. The cave chief goes into the future with his descendant and comes back with a mechanical dinosaur to punish Ook and Gluk, enslave his people, and ruin the world. However, Ook and Gluk escape into the future where they learn Kung-Fu and come back to defeat the Goppernoppers and save their people and the world.