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The Almost Fearless Hamilton Squidlegger
The Almost Fearless Hamilton Squidlegger
Reviewed by: Martha Van Wyck - Burbank Branch/Portland Public Library, Portland, Southern Maine Library District
Review Date: June 11, 2014
Review
In this tale, Hamilton Squidlegger battles imaginary monsters fearlessly during the day but come bedtime, those same monsters are much too scary for him and he rushes to the safety of his parents' bed. Desperate for uninterrupted sleep, his father tells him that monsters are silly and love to play, that he shouldn't fear them but rather have fun with them. The illustrations are hilariously untypical of the usual picture book, almost offputtingly strange but managing to stay on the funny, charming side of weird. Double-decker grasshopper worm cake with snake-belly frosting figures in the plot as do frackensnappers, skelecragons and cracklesneeds. It's all a bit odd, a tad unusual, but nevertheless, a very funny, completely enjoyable story of a child learning to overcome his fears with the help of his loving, protective father.
Overall Book Score: excellent
About the Book
Author:
Ering, Timothy Basil
Illustrator: Ering, Timothy Basil
Illustration Quality: excellent
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Book Type: picture book fiction
Genre:
Audience: preschool, grades k-3
Binding Type: reinforced trade binding
Binding Quality: good
ISBN: 9780763623579
Price: 16.99