For people who like: educational cartoons in rhyme

In five words: cartoons - informative - limericks - history - biology

Positive points: The format is very original: a combination of comics, rhymes in the form of limericks and always an additional text with lots of interesting and/or fun facts.

Negative points: The drawing style wasn't entirely to my taste, especially the faces were my least favourite. But … I did love the way the illustrator used the colour palette f.e. to highlight certain things.
As several other reviewers mention, there doesn't seem to be a thread which connects all of these single page comics. Sometimes it's about history, biology, … Personally I've got a very broad field of interests, so I was interested to read all of the entries. But it's a fact that the book would gain profit if there would either be more comics/rhymes bundled in a thicker book which could then be divided into several sections (like abovementioned) or in several books about specific subjects. Another idea to create more structure is to put the historical comics in chronological order (that way teachers would have a very visual tool to spark the curiosity of their pupils for different periods in history).
At times the text feels a bit forced, as if it's only made to rhyme.
Some of the entries are less interesting, because they feel like common knowledge. But of course, that appreciation may be rather personal.
My greatest gripe though is that sometimes the comics feel too moralizing (f.e. those about healthy food or smoking).

Rating: 3,5* rounded down, because this book could be even more interesting if it were more extensive (now it's feels way too short) and less moralizing (readers can make up their own mind)

*Thanks to NetGalley and Robert Hoyman for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Slightly unusual choice, with some illustrated narrative limericks, added to also by a chunk of factual writing. So when we see a trapeze artist, or the finding of King Tut's tomb, we learn about the origins of such circus skills, and of course about Carter and the Pharaohs. But the range of subjects is not limited to known characters, or specific real-life circumstances, for we also get the caveman who introduced fire, and, er, a particularly sporty slug. The artwork is kind of cheap CGI cartoonish in approach, which is not too sinful for this age range, and there is a big gap between the limerick readability and the heft of the facts that follow, but nothing that stops me recommending this for a browse at least. Three and a half stars.

A collection of limerick poems with an illustration for each line and then a paragraph of educational information about one or more of the topics of each poem.

This was…odd. It felt like someone wrote a bunch of limericks about random topics and then someone told them they had to explain to kids what the things in the limericks were. I would have been ok with either a book of random facts with illustrations or a book of just limericks (I get readers looking for either), but combining the two really broke up the flow of the book and felt disjointed and lacking focus. If it had been just comics of limericks I might have purchased it for our library, but as is, I don’t think I have any readers for this.

I received an ARC of this title from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I accessed a digital review copy of this book from the publisher.
This book is a collection of random topics presented in limerick form followed by a paragraph that expands on the information. The limericks are simple in nature and the informational paragraphs are written simply. One issue is that the topics are random and seemingly without connection. I did learn about topics I had never heard of before.
This is a good book for young readers and anyone interested in trivia information.

I didn’t expect anything from this book, but I got quite a bit. On each page of this book, the reader is given a limerick, and at the bottom of the page the limerick is explained. For example, there’s a limerick about a trapeze artist who falls into the net. Below, it tells you about the first trapeze artist, and how his act came about. and how he died. Not from falling through the air by the way. The illustrations are bright and they’re lively, but there’s just a little something that does not appeal to me. At times it almost feels more like student work than professional artist. However, they do a great job of doing panel by panel for the illustrations and overall, this book was a pleasure and an interesting read.

'Limerick Comics' by Robert Hoyman with illustrations by Steve Feldman is a graphic novel of fun limericks (and you might just learn a thing or two).

This book is a series of clever limericks about all kinds of things. Things like slugs and food fights and bats, among other things. After each limerick are some quick fun facts about the subject of the limerick.

As a kid, I would have loved this book. The limericks are great. So are the facts. The art works well for the book but feels a bit overly digital for me.

Each Lymerick-style rhyme is illustrated in an amusing, colorful way, and is followed by truly fascinating information about the subject of the poem (i.e., the pony express, muleskinners, jesters or slugs). Some are explanations, and some include in-depth information about wildlife or historical subjects that typical sources overlook. I was surprised by the number of things I didn't know! I also appreciated the author's mention of healthy habits within the topics.

One or two subjects may not be to your taste at first, but they are very diverse, and unless you're a trivia expert (like champions on a certain game show), you will learn something that may send you off to research a new topic of interest!

5/5 Stars A fun way to learn in greater depth!

Thanks to Pony Express Publications and NetGalley for the temporary digital preview; any review is voluntary and entirely my own opinion.

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A cute, short book full of silly limericks. It was a fun read. Each limerick has its own page complete with art. The art is cute and goes with the theme of the book really well. I enjoyed reading it, I do hope there are more.

I received this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This is so fun and silly! Illustrations were great too.

This was just ok. I think that the limericks were cute and the artwork was alright. It just didn't grab me and hold my attention.

I have to admit, I wasn’t expecting to find some of these comic and limerick combinations disturbing, but here we are. I’m honestly not really sure what to think of this book as a whole nor am I certain precisely who the book was written for.

While I think it’s worthwhile that there are factual snippets of information included throughout, the path we kind of follow through the book is a rather disjointed one that really aligns only with randomness. And as a result I’m kind of left standing here wondering what, precisely, was the point of this at all?

It kind of feels like this limerick thing was something the author kind of just enjoyed doing, utilizing entirely random bits of knowledge they had to write them up and thought one day to just compile all their work together even if it couldn’t possibly fit into anything cohesive. I wouldn’t say that’s entirely wrong to do, of course, but I also wouldn’t say it makes for a good read.

I love comics. There are few comics that can be read at any age. This is one of them. Limerick Comics is a collection of one-page comics that with rhyme, funny drawings, and text present the reader history, mini bio of ”famous” people (I didn't know of them), or scientific topics.

It was a fun and engaging read!

The rhyme often made me smile and I found that it added a special personality to the text info.

The comics/facts are not related in a way that means you learn about one subject only, but instead, you learn about lots of different things giving the reader an introduction to many fields.

A perfect read for the reader that hates long and complicated books. The reader will without a doubt get a broad general knowledge from this read – and honestly, who doesn't like feeling smarter after reading a book?

This was so much fun and I loved how it was informative and entertaining! The artwork was impressive and immersive and readers will enjoy the fun twists on historical lessons.

Interesting and relevantly easy limericks to follow. With comics and generally information related to the story.. Some names and things made up, with information attached to explain stories, facts, and history. Although some seem less fact based and more broad information.
That said, the book doesn't seem to follow much of a theme. One moment we're learning out Jane Goodall, the history of trapeze and namesake of leotard(s), then a pirate that got into a bar fight and had her ear bitten off and the dangers of smoking.

However, I'm not entirely sure who the target audience is, but this was not really my cup of tea.

***Thank you to Pony Express Publications and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.**

Miigweetch NetGalley and Pony Express Publications for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.

This is a short book full of illustrated limericks. Each limerick has a theme, and at the end of the poem is a short blurb full of facts related to the theme. The arrangement and curation of subjects is seemingly random and nothing really seems to go together. I didn’t like the art style nor the font used and initially I was really turned off and was going to rate this book 1 or 2 stars. Nevertheless, I kept reading, and I actually learned a few things. I cannot stress enough how RANDOM the poems seem to be. My favorite was the one about members of the Mohawk nation becoming steeplejacks - it was truly fascinating!

I would have liked to see a more cohesive theme, and some of the rhymes were a bit of a stretch, but overall, I did enjoy reading the book and would consider using some of the limiericks as samples in a classroom poetry unit.

Limerick Comics is a collection of one-page comics that with rhyme, funny drawings, and text present the reader history, mini bio of ”famous” people (I didn't know of them), or scientific topics.

It was a fun and engaging read!

The rhyme often made me smile and I found that it added a special personality to the text info.

The comics/facts are not related in a way that means you learn about one subject only, but instead, you learn about lots of different things giving the reader an introduction to many fields.

A perfect read for the reader that hates long and complicated books. The reader will without a doubt get a broad general knowledge from this read – and honestly, who doesn't like feeling smarter after reading a book?

This is such a fun book. The limericks are comical, the facts connected to the limericks are actually quite fascinating and the images are wonderful. I enjoy how due to the limericks the child may remember the facts easier.

I would definitely use this for a project

Limericks with fun, informative paragraphs. Learned about Jules Leotard who sounds like a fake man. The illustrations are cute