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As a librarian in an elementary school, I'm always on the lookout for an early chapter book for many of my students! This book was funny, had a great story of friendship and will totally entertain younger students! I loved the illustrations and know once it's available for purchase I will be grabbing this one for our school library!

What a wonderful story. Weenie, Frank, and Beans are friends. When Weenie decides he must have some of Bob’s meatloaf, his friends help him to get to the counter when it is cooling. Bob is not happy when he returns home to find his meatloaf completely gone. The friends decide to make another one but have problems getting the ingredients or finding a wild meatloaf. In the end, Weenie decides to just apologize to Bob. His friends agree to support him.

The story is cute and funny throughout. When introducing himself and having the reader guess what kind of dog he is, he gives a hint, “Well, I’m not a hamburger patty dog. That’s right, I’m a Weiner Dog!” It cracked me up.

The illustrations are colorful and fun. The characters have great facial expressions. The colors are mainly yellows and browns but it works because the characters are the real gems.


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Such a cute little book! Great book for juvenile readers. I even had my 10 year old read this and she absolutely loved it and hopes there will be a second one in the series! Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

Super fun and cute story! The characters are well developed. The story had me laughing! Definitely a book to share with you students or your own kids at home!

I really wanted to like this book, but overall I do not think it had good examples of behavior for kids. They are able to come up with trouble enough ontheir owna nd don't need any more influenced by a book. With that said, I think they would enjoy this graphic novel, but I would not encourage or recommend it to my kids.

Mad About Meatloaf by Maureen Fergus is a fun book for elementary aged students. My son loved the combination of chapters to read and comics. He thought the book was a lot of fun, and that is high praise from him. We recommend it! I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

This was a fun story about a dog (Weenie), a cat (Frank), and a guinea pig (Beans). The illustrations were fun and attention grabbing. Beans tries to keep Weenie out of trouble, while Frank seem to try and get Weenie into trouble.

Weenie is really obsessed with meatloaf which is crazy because meatloaf is gross even if your a dog! I think kids will have a fun time reading this book series.

My kids are really into the graphic novel style children's books right now so I've read a ton of them. I thought this one was so so fun. Who wouldn't love cats, dogs and hamsters as the main characters ?! And they are just so funny as well. The illustrations are captivating and engaging and the banter is perfect for this age group.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the digital ARC of this book.

I absolutely need a Beans in my life!

Super cute story with bold and colourful illustrations that any child (or 32 year old) is guaranteed to enjoy. Highly recommend and look forward to the next installment.

Thank you NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada for providing me with a free digital copy in exchange for an honest review.

In the first of this early graphic novel series we are introduced to happy-go-lucky Weenie, his feline friend Frank and his mini-pal Beans. Meatloaf mania overtakes Weenie, and Frank and Beans are inexorably entwined in both the mishap and the search for restoring balance. Written in relatable dialogue that suits the personalities of these three characters to a tee, this is a must add to my elementary library. Young readers will also delight in the brief appearance of the familiar ‘big bad wolf’ as he becomes an unlikely, but relatable target. Highly recommend for ages 5-8.

This little book is super cute and light-hearted. I don’t doubt that children will love it’s upbeat nature and fun, colorful illustrations. For me, the story seems a little distracted and ends too abruptly. Some of the dialogue is a little awkward/choppy. But otherwise, it’s fun!

Litercurious Partial Review of Mad About Meatloaf by Maureen Fergus

CONCLUSION

In Mad About Meatloaf, Maureen Fergus has created the perfect combination of a small cast of characters that work together to create havoc. The comic book style suits the tale and it quickly engages the reader into the surreal world of Weenie, Frank and Beans. Humorous throughout, expertly illustrated, exquisite in its colorful presentation, Mad About Meatloaf is the perfect gift for any young child. Every aspect of the book is child appropriate and the captivating story is sure to find favor with both children and adults. Highly recommended read. I can’t wait to review book number 2.

The illustrator, Alexandra Bye, has created a beautiful colorful world for Weenie and friends to inhabit. The stories are easy to follow and are engaging, entertaining, and above all amusing.

It is a great story about a dog, a cat and a guinea pig, who are friends and live in the same house. This is a graphic novel that follows this trio on Frank's quest to get to the meatloaf that their owner made. I read this with my 8 year old daughter and we both enjoyed the story. This book is appropriate for kids ages 6-10.
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this eARC.

I originally read this on the Kindle app, but the formatting was off. I moved over to the Netgalley app and was able to read it in its proper format.

This is an adorable early reader graphic novel, with easy words. Great for fans of Narwhal & Jelly, this has three incredibly cute animals and a fun story.

Everyone can relate to wanting to eat something so badly you can’t think of anything else!

Will definitely recommend to my young patrons looking to transition into graphic novels.

A silly, sweet friendship story with plenty of hijinks. I love how the art contributes to the humor and the story. I know several kids I would recommend this to!

I really enjoyed this little book with my first grader. She enjoyed the quickness, colorful characters and the mission to repair the damage done by Weenie eating Bob's meatloaf. The mailman at grocery store was her favorite part. Great addition to any young reader's library or reluctant reader up to third grade.

This was such a good book!! My grandchildren just loved every page of it. I highly recommend this book.

Outstanding elementary grades graphic novel- thank you to NetGalley for providing an advance reading copy of this book. I will definitely be purchasing this for my elementary library. This is the first in a series and I will be on the lookout for the continuation of the series.

What a goofy crew. Weenie and his friends contrast each other in extreme ways making for interesting storytelling. Young readers will laugh at the antics. The illustrations are clearly emotive with simplified scenes giving pre-readers a lot of clues to easily read the pictures. Selective hand lettering is a fun accent. Book #1 of Weenie featuring Frank and Beans sets up the characters in a way that makes it the perfect beginning to what will clearly be a funny series.

Thank you to Netgalley for this advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was such a cute book! I was laughing and smiling all the way through! The images are colorful and the cartoon style works great with the story. The way Frank and Beans work as angel and devil to weenie and his bad ideas is great! I would like this book to be a little longer just to make the plot feel more complete.

Overall, this is a great early reader graphic novel that any dog loving kid will enjoy!