Title: Police Officer Blaze!
Author: Mary Tillworth
Illustrator: Dave Aikins
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 978-1-9848-4940-3
Based off the TV show Blaze and the Monster Machines on Nickelodeon, this story tells the adventures of Officer Blaze and Officer Anna as they solve crimes around town using deduction. Found at my local Giant, this book also contains stickers and cards for a memory game to attract children's attention. The pages are flimsy and the quality of the book is not very good. The pages are loaded with words and some of the words would be hard to understand for a younger child. The illustrations have a lot of color and a lot going on in them. I did not think this was the best book as there was too much going on in it. I give this book 1 out of 4 stars.
I think I have concluded that the majority of grocery store finds are meant to attract little ones with the exciting cover but leaves a lot to be desired when actually going through. They don't offer much other than a few moments of excitement that wears off once the reality of the big words and stories that are hard to follow unless the child is alreadya a fan of the theme. Great review!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that Blaze and the Monster Machines was a show on Nickelodeon, but this definitely fits the criteria for a grocery store book that is cheaply published to appeal to children's interest in a TV show. It's a shame that publishers cannot capitalize on this interest by creating higher-quality story lines.
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