Book Review: Bird & Squirrel on Ice

Book: Bird & Squirrel on Ice (Bird & Squirrel book #2) by James Burks

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: September 30, 2014

Description:

Bird and Squirrel are back and ready for adventure!

After Bird and Squirrel crash land in the South Pole during a raging blizzard, a penguin named Sakari thinks Bird has come to rid her village of a hungry Killer Whale. But when Squirrel finds out that Bird will actually be fed to the Killer Whale as a sacrifice, they hatch a crazy plan to escape. With a good timing, a little luck, and help from Sakari, they just might make it out alive. Or they might end up as whale food!


Rating: 5 stars

Review:

I seem to keep finding a lot of good books to read and Bird & Squirrel on Ice continues my good luck.

In this children's (or all-ages) comic book, Bird and Squirrel were flying through a bad snow storm when they made an impromptu landing in the South Pole. The two meet a new friend Sakari, a penguin who takes them back to her village to inform the villagers that the prophesy of the chosen one (a flying bird that falls from the sky) has finally appeared. The chosen one is supposed to free the village from their problem, a huge killer whale who is eating up all of their food.

Bird was so busy enjoying the limelight that he didn't bother figuring out a plan for how to stop the whale. It wasn't until Squirrel and Sakari saw the prophesy that they finally understood how Bird was supposed to stop the whale but to them that was not a very good plan. Especially when it will put Bird in danger.

But Sakari not wanting to go against her father the chief needed to figure out another way for her and Squirrel to not only save Bird but also rid the village of the whale.

This fast paced funny and heroic story will have children laughing at the silly things Bird and Squirrel does or seeing how cool Sakari is to cheering on the trio as they to stop the whale. I like all the characters and the artwork is so bright and colorful and cartoon like.

If your a parent and have young children interested in reading comics books I think this book is a good introduction to the genre. They get an amazing story that will not have them seeing or reading anything not age appropriate.