A review by kellyhager
Ben Fox: Squirrel Zombie Specialist at Your Service by Daisy Whitney
5.0
This book is adorable and absolutely perfect for middlegrade audiences (especially so close to Halloween)!
It's no secret that I'm a huge Daisy Whitney fan, and this book didn't disappoint. I love the idea (and I have to admit that I find doggy doors a little suspect so this definitely played into my paranoia there). This is her first middlegrade, and I hope there will be more.
One of the things I love most about her books is that the pets have really fun names and that's true in this one: the dog's name is Captain Sparkles.
I liked Ben and his sister Macy (and their mom, whose "punishments" are that Ben has to play nicely with Macy, who's his little sister). And how awesome is the fact that the cat (Percy) can literally summon up zombie squirrels? (And that this is apparently a thing that animals can do, although it's mostly kept very secret.)
Highly recommended.
It's no secret that I'm a huge Daisy Whitney fan, and this book didn't disappoint. I love the idea (and I have to admit that I find doggy doors a little suspect so this definitely played into my paranoia there). This is her first middlegrade, and I hope there will be more.
One of the things I love most about her books is that the pets have really fun names and that's true in this one: the dog's name is Captain Sparkles.
I liked Ben and his sister Macy (and their mom, whose "punishments" are that Ben has to play nicely with Macy, who's his little sister). And how awesome is the fact that the cat (Percy) can literally summon up zombie squirrels? (And that this is apparently a thing that animals can do, although it's mostly kept very secret.)
Highly recommended.