What a fun book! My 9 year-old says “educational, fun, informative,” He really enjoyed this book. He states the robots’ names are funny and he can’t wait for the next one. I say it is a fun book and way of linking varied facts and answers to questions we have all had. After all, who has not wondered about penguin farts on Mars?  Give us more!

Jim Benton has done it again with Jop and Bip Wanna Know! Packed with Benton’s signature wackiness and charm, curious minds will find out if you can hear a penguin fart on Mars and they‘ll wanna know when book #2 will come.

So cute. The book is fun and creative. Having the robots talk to one another about questions they have and then finding out the answers together is really fun. It had such a unique way of having the robots converse with one another. And while the questions they had were silly and strange, the banter between the robots educated the audience on other more simple concepts.
My only complaint was that I would have liked more information about the characters. It seemed like is was written for people who already know who these characters are - which is odd since it is the 1st book with these characters.

I shared excerpts with my 5th grade students, and it was a unanimous vote - they enjoyed this book! As a trivia nerd, I enjoyed it as well; it's full of random facts and answers to questions you didn't know you had. The graphics are very of-the-moment with this age group - similar to "Dogman" or "Bad Kitty" - and references to farting are always a hit with upper-elementary boys. I am sure this will be a good addition to my classroom library as another choice for self-selected reading, and I will recommend it to my 8 year old grandson, as well. As it is numbered #1, I assume this is a series. I feel like Jop and Blip will have an enthusiastic audience. I did receive an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a review, and the opinions here are my own.

Jop and Blip Wanna Know is a children's book that I would say is for grades 3-6.  It is more like a graphic novel following the two robots asking and answering questions with science knowledge.