Book Review: When Crocs Fly

Book: When Crocs Fly: A Pearls Before Swine Collection by Stephan T. Pastis

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Description:

From Stephan Pastis, the New York Times best-selling author of Timmy Failure, comes the always hilarious cast of Pearls Before Swine in this fourth special collection for kids.

Sure, crocs can fly . . . just not in the way you might expect. This spectacular feat usually involves an impenetrable wall, zip lines, gravity, and an appetizing zebra on the other side. In this collection of cartoons specially chosen for kids, the gang from Pearls Before Swine gets into adventures you have to see to believe.  Join Rat and Pig—the brains and the pawn—as they attempt the first 3D comic; see what happens when the luckless crocs adopt two Oreos (penguins); and roll your eyes with Goat as he tries desperately to keep his sanity in the midst of these antics.

Warning: Flying (Falling) Crocs Ahead!


Rating: 5 stars

Review:

When Crocs Fly includes a funny group of comics with Rat continuing to be the biggest jerk there is while poor little dimwitted Pig is as adorable as ever. The crocs never cease trying to get Zebra who can easily see through their poor attempts to capture him. And Goat's intellect is never appreciated especially not by Rat who continues to make jokes at his expense.

There were a few comic strips that focused on penguins living in Antarctica some of the strips included them trying to avoid being eaten by a polar bear, figure out how to tell each other apart and finding themselves being adopted by the crocs.

I like reading this, it was a fun read for me. It's the dry and witty humor and the zany characters that I enjoy. I do have an issue with the description. I don't agree that this is a special collection for kids. I always felt like the Pearls Before Swine comics strip is not really for kids. Yes, the characters are cute and funny but I feel like most of the topics and things the characters talk about would truly go over their heads. It's the subtleness of the jokes that kids probably wouldn't get but adults would.

Again, this was a fun read for me and if you enjoy reading Pearls Before Swine this is probably a book you might like to pick up.

Book Review: Skip School, Fly to Space

Book: Skip School, Fly to Space: A Pearls Before Swine Collection by Stephan T. Pastis

Source: Borrowed from Publisher/NetGalley for an honest review

Publication: Available now

Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing

Description:

Take a flight of fancy with the Pearls Before Swine crew in their third AMP! Comics for Kids collection!

Hokey lessons and ancient textbooks are no match for a good Rockitt Shipp, kids. The poorly behaved cast of Pearls Before Swine invites you to a magical world filled with silly talking animals and mostly bald humans.

There's Rat, a master of evil. Pig, who seems to be made to suffer—it's his lot in life. And while the braindead Crocs unsuccessfully hunt poor Zebra, the wise (and noted loser) Goat looks on in disapproving horror.

So take a homework break and prep the hyperdrive for light speed. . . . It's another hilarious Pearls kids collection!


Rating: 5 stars

Review:

I like to read the Pearls Before Swine comic in the Sunday newspaper, the characters always get a laugh out of me.

Which is why I wanted to read this book it filled with a large number of comics that featured the ultimate frienemy Rat who can't seem to go a minute without being mean to the adorable Pig. The Crocs keep trying to come up with new ways to try to capture their neighbor Zebra. Goat continues with his intellectual pursuits and with trying to get Pig to stop allowing Rat to treat him poorly. And most of all is poor little downtrodden Pig who can't even get his reflection in the mirror to stop saying mean things to him.

This book is a fun read because it's zany, witty and off the wall craziness that never fails to make me laugh. Although the characters are cute, I've never really considered this a comic for kids because a lot of the humor would go right over their head.