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Super Pancake and the Mini Muffin Mayhem

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While the pictures in this book are very cute, bright, and fun, I didn't feel the story was really worth the while. There was a lot of whining by the main character about having responsibilities, that she then didn't do a very good job of actually taking care of. This results in a mess that I don't feel like she learns ANYTHING from in the end. I really prefer to add books to my library that have very good learning moments in them. I'm just sort of "eh" about this book. I'm sure kids would thoroughly enjoy the style of book though.

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Peggy Pancake is having to be responsible, but aren't all superheroes.

This book takes on haw challenging it can be to balance tasks, but in a fun way. The mini muffins were so cute!

Peggy find out how hard babysitting is and trying to get her paper done. My elementary school daughter loved all of the breakfast characters in this book and blazed through it in one sitting.

Hopefully we get more Peggy Pancake adventures in the future.

Thank you to Random House Children's and Netgalley for providing me a copy of this ARC for my honest review.

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Fun story about being responsible and doing the hard things. My Six year old loved that super pancakes came from the toilet for the mini muffins.

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I am a first grade teacher and I have a few students in my class this year who are obsessed with graphic novels. This one has been a huge hit with one of my students, and I am sure many others will like it once they get a chance to read it, too. I would say this book compares to many other popular graphic novels in children's literature right now and I think this will be a well liked book across classrooms. I loved the overall plot of the story and I love how the characters are all different types of food, The illustration style matches the story perfectly. A fun read for any child who loves graphic novels!

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I received an electronic ARC from Random House Children's through NetGalley.
Super Pancake has to spend her Spring Break working on homework and babysitting for five small muffins. Her friends Stanley and Kid Croissant, they take on the chaos of watching five active children. When the smallest muffin steals a enlarging ray, she sets off actions that Peggy (Super Pancake) has to stop. Action and humor combine for mid to upper elementary level readers. The brightly colored artwork offers a clear look at everything happening around the character interactions. A fun and ridiculous read that will entertain younger readers.

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This series is super cute. It’s appropriate for younger elementary school students. The illustrations are colorful and adorable. Peggy Pancake is a secret super hero. For Spring Break, she’s looking forward to relaxing and hanging out with her two friends. Unfortunately she has a homework assignment to complete and her parents set up a babysitting job for her for the entire week. She has to babysit the cutest little muffins, who are A LOT of work. When one gets hold of an experimental laser, trouble happens. Super Pancake and her friends eventually save the day.

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This was such a cute graphic novel about Peggy Pancake student by day and a crime fighter Super Pancake with her sidekick Luc Croissant by night or on the side and during spring break ends up volunteered to babysit Mrs. Muffins 5 rambunctious mini muffins while juggling being a superhero. Peggy ends up taking the kids with her when she has to meet her mentor Professor Egg and the littlest muffin ends up stealing a device that makes things mini/Big. Peggy ends up using being Super Pancake to help keep the kids occupied when she can’t wrangle them and Mini Muffin ends up using the device to make himself big but it makes him giant and when Peggy is sent out to deal with the monster she realizes that it is one of her kids. She ends up getting Mini back to normal and all is well. The illustrations for this were so cute and the end set up for the next book since Dr. Evil Breakfast Sandwich is still out there waiting to strike.
Thanks to Random House for Children and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book. All opinions in this review are my own.

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This book is so good! This is the first Super Pancake book I've read, and I'm ready for even more! There were so many entertaining storylines going on in this graphic novel, and I think kids will not get tired or bored when reading. The illustrations are great and the full story of Super Pancake being a superhero, with homework, and baby-sitting duties were so fun to read!

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A delightful second edition to this very fun series. Each time we read it, we find a new detail that makes us laugh. Can't wait to get a hard copy for my family's collection.

ARC from the publisher via NetGalley, but the opinions are my own.

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Super Pancake and the Mini Muffin Mayhem is an early reader graphic novel featuring Peggy Pancake and her friends Bacon and Croissant figuring out how to navigate being a superhero (and her sidekicks) while also being a normal kid. Spring Break is here and Peggy is looking forward to a relaxing week of vacation until she is told she is missing her "How to" homework. No problem! She'll do the homework quickly and move on to relaxation...except her parents volunteered her to babysit 5 mini-muffin children all week long! There are babysitting woes and homework to do and she needs to learn more about her superpowers but in the chaos a new villain emerges. Can Peggy return things to normal and get all of her responsibilities done?

Delightful illustrations of breakfast foods, a pleasant color pallet, and easy to follow flow of the speech and thought bubbles will make for a popular choice for children growing in confidence with reading but not yet ready for text-heavy books. Students in grades 1-3 who enjoy stories of friendship, unique characters, unlikely superheroes, and a dash of real life context will find much to like in this book.

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What a super cute book! The comic book style was great. I always love books using personification for food

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Another great read from Megan Wagner Lloyd. When Peggy the Super Pancake is assigned babysitting duties to take care of the quintuplet muffins, Will she be strong enough to last or will she realize babysitting isn't what it's all cracked up to be. With her sidekick croissant and bacon buddy, maybe things will fizzle out. I loved the mayhem it brought to the story. This was an enjoyable read, fast and easy to follow. I received this advance reader copy so that I can give my honest feedback. I loved it so much can't wait to officially buy it when it comes out. Highly recommend it!

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I received this book as an advanced reader copy. It does not affect my review in any way.

In a world where food is sentient, there lives Peggy Pancake and her friends. Over Spring Break in Breakfast Town, mayhem strikes! Peggy has to balance being a superhero with her everyday life of friends, school, and babysitting the mini muffins. Will she come out of this victorious? Or will she bungle her assignment and fail to turn in her homework on "How To"?

I read this graphic novel with my seven-year-old. We took turns doing voices and laughing at the antics of the mini muffins. It was a fun read and it kept my kid's attention well. We read two-three chapters each night until finished, as it's a little long for their reading level. The characters are enjoyable and relatable. The story is interesting and the art is beautiful. Overall, a good addition to a kids' book collection.

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I received and ARC of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I did not have high hopes for this book. I am so glad I was wrong! This little graphic novel is an absolute delight. Elementary aged kids are going to go nuts for this series. The whole food thing in early graphic novels seems to be taking on a life of it's own. But this series has something you don't always see. The author teaches social and emotional skills to her readers. And they won't even know it.

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My first grader and I dove into this for our bedtime book recently. I was expecting a quick 40-50 page graphic novel, but we were pleasantly surprised with a 100+ page adventure!

Super Pancake is a grade-school-aged superhero who has much to learn about responsibility. Her brother is off to sailing camp during a week-long school break, and her mother has signed her up to babysit the mini-muffins who live down the road. Super Pancake spends the week learning about how to prioritize tasks and become more responsible.

We spent 3-4 nights reading through this together. While my seven-year-old enjoyed it, I'm also planning to purchase this when it comes out for my classroom. My fifth graders will love this as well!

I had an opportunity to read an eARC of this graphic novel in exchange for my honest opinion. Special thanks to NetGalley and Random House for this opportunity!

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This book was so cute. It follows Peggy Pancake, who is a super hero babysitting for the mini muffins. One of the muffins is involved in an incident and chaos ensues for the city. Looking forward to another installment of Super Pancake in the future!

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An interesting young graphic novel that emphasizes the importance of friendship, and being a responsible person. While the protagonist learns responsibility through babysitting and superheroing, the friends offer support and help as much as they can in both aspects.
Overall, this is a book that seems to serve the purpose of being a gentle lesson to children on how to be a good person. It is a very easy, quick read and rather wholesome.

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THANKS TO NETGALLEY AND THE PUBLISHER FOR THIS ADVANCE REVIEW COPY IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW.

Super Hero is female which doesn't happen a lot. The illustrations were cute. Bonus, The hero was trying to put some effort toward school.

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Megan Wagner Lloyd's "Super Pancake and the Mini Muffin Mayhem," gave me nostalgic vibes. In a manner that's reminiscent of Dav Pilkey and Jeff Kinney, Lloyd manages to tell a more creative and feminine superhero tale. And who doesn't love a book about breakfast food?! Adorably bad behaved mini muffins and a croissant sidekick? Sounds like an amazing gig! I'm confident that any further tales of Super Pancake will be just as amazing.

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Thanks to Random House Children's, Knopf Books for Young Readers for the copy of this book!

I read this with my 6 and 8-year-olds in two sittings, and they loved it! It’s a graphic novel set up much like Dog Man, except in this book, we get lots of breakfast art and puns. Our favorite was the syrup car the pancake family drove. Both of my kiddos could read this - so it was a win for entertainment and reading practice!

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