Baloney and Friends, the newest book by Geisel Medalist author Greg Pizzoli, is sure to be a hit with emerging readers. The book is comprised of several short stories told in comic format. The four animal characters are simply and colorfully illustrated.

Readers who aspire to popular graphic novel series, but aren't quite ready will find their happy place in this story. The last comic encourages readers to re-read the text, which is beneficial to both parents and teachers who struggle with kids saying they have "nothing to read". There are also instructions on how to draw each of the characters in the back pages and children can be invited to create their own Baloney stories.

This book will appeal to readers ages 5-8 who have enjoyed the Narwhal and Jelly or Unlimited Squirrel series.

This book was provided free as a digital ARC by NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I received a free digital ARC from NetGalley. Great for early readers who love Elephant and Biggie and Jan Thomas.

I read this book on my kindle paper white which I think was a mistake.  It came out of order and hard to read.  I think the kids will love it, though I feel there wasn’t a lot of action.  It probably wouldn’t make a great read aloud, but the kids would enjoy it as a quick read, and the pictures are cute.