In preparation for our author visit with Jeff Mack on April 11, I ordered a box full of books to share with the kids. I jumped right into Clueless McGee's second adventure, or should I say mishap, and read it without stopping. This will surely appeal to fans of Captain Underpants and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. Instead of a cheese curse, we have the cursed booger. Chock full of comics and misadventures, it's a fun read. My favorite part has to be the inflatable pants.
What I love most about The Things I Can Do is the incredibly creative artwork. Everything is what I would call "found art". I would love to use this with students and challenge them to illustrate their own accomplishments with their own "found art". I'm not as impressed with the text structure.
But my all time favorite has to be AHA!!! What fun this will be to read aloud and teach children about voice and inferenxing. The whole book is written with only 2 words, but the story is amazing! This is where I think Jeff Mack's true genius lies, in telling the tale with few words.