Barnaby, Hannah Bad Guy, PICTURE BOOK. Simon,
2017. $18.
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Notch illustrations follow the story of a little boy who is a self-professed
bad guy. He eats astronauts, captures superheroes, and even runs the sheriff
out of town. He is pretty good at the library but it’s only because he is
concentrating on reading books to help out his bad guy skills. But this little
boy thinks only guys can be bad, but he has another thing coming.
This
book has incredibly darling and sharable illustrations! While I love a good bad
guy (or gal) I didn’t like how unrepentant he was –‘bad guys don’t say they are
sorry’, is not a great lesson for young readers. While the ending is really
funny, I think working with children every day has made the whole ‘I can do
what I want, when I want, to who I want’ behavior in children –not so funny to
me.
PRE-K, EL(K-3)–OPTIONAL. Stephanie
Elementary School Librarian & Author
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