Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Real Pigeons Fight Crime by Andrew McDonald - ADVISABLE


Real Pigeons Fight Crime (Real Pigeons, #1) by Andrew McDonald, illustrated by Ben Wood, 197 pages.  GRAPHIC NOVEL  Random House, 2018.  $14.  

Content: G  

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE   

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE  

Rock the pigeon is recruited to a crime solving-gang of pigeons.  Homey, Tumbler, Frillback and Rock are led by the more mature pigeon Grandpouter and help solve problems.  In part one, the pigeons solve why there isn’t breadcrumbs at the park anymore.  In part two, they uncover who is trapping bats.  And in the third part, they help deploy a stink bomb at the food truck park.  Their enemies are the same culprits throughout, so there is a good guy/bad guy feel.  

These cute pigeons make for a fun fast read for newer readers.  The illustrations are adorable, with big-eyed pigeons and Rock is good at disguises which made me laugh.  The personalities of the pigeons are the best part, but the crimes they solve were also entertaining. This is the first book in the series, so if your readers like this there are more.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson        

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