A review by just_fighting_censorship
Baloney (Henry P.) by Jon Scieszka
1.0
What a terrible idea.
If you are going to read this book aloud be prepared to stumble and stammer and stare into children's blank faces or furrowed brows of confusion. If you try the "lets guess what each word means" game they might get the first one, pencil, but the rest of the time the only answer to your questions will be crickets. Plot and storyline are suitable for a younger age but the language and concept is more for older children, therefore I don't find it suitable for any age.
Too many strange words, what is the point of including such random foreign EARTH languages? Since it's an alien it makes even less sense.
If you are going to read this book aloud be prepared to stumble and stammer and stare into children's blank faces or furrowed brows of confusion. If you try the "lets guess what each word means" game they might get the first one, pencil, but the rest of the time the only answer to your questions will be crickets. Plot and storyline are suitable for a younger age but the language and concept is more for older children, therefore I don't find it suitable for any age.
Too many strange words, what is the point of including such random foreign EARTH languages? Since it's an alien it makes even less sense.