Saturday, March 15, 2014

Best Books- Big Nate: In the Zone

Big Nate: in the Zone was so hilarious milk from last year came out of my nose!  The book is written and illustrated by Lincoln Pierce and this is the sixth Big Nate novel.  It's kinda like Diary of a Wimpy Kid in the way it switches back and forth from comics to written story.

The book follows Nate the class clown of his 6th grade class. He has a bad week that tuns into a good week by a little action figure foot.  Nate is always seen with spiky hair.  He is a doodler and cartoonist and he always gets in trouble.  He has mean teachers who give him detention because he doodles on his work.  His two best friends, Teddy and Francis,  are always pranking each other to make their dull school day at PS. 38 interesting.

The most entertaining thing about Nate is that he thinks he is destined for greatness, but he gets really bad grades.  Anyone who has a sense of humor and is bored of school should read this book.  I think the book is best for second to sixth graders. Big Nate: In the Zone is my favorite in the series...so far.  
                        

Saturday, March 1, 2014

Coolest Show - Rex the Runt

Last week I found another hilarious show on Amazon. It is called Rex the Runt and it originally aired from 1998 to 2001in the UK.

The four main characters are plasticine dogs: Rex, Bad Bob, Wendy, and my favorite, Vince.  Rex, the character who has the same name as the show seems to be the only ''normal'' one.  Bad Bob, is over weight and wears an eye patch that he does not need. He also enjoys carrying a gun the size of himself.  Wendy, always has a bow in her ''hair'' and is the sarcastic and serious one. Then there is Vince, the not very smart ''pet'' who has random Pavarotti disease.  That means he sings bits of opera or says words such as ''jam'' or ''trousers'' at unpredictable times.

The show is made by Aardaman, the animation studio who made Wallace and Gromit. So, of course it is in claymation.  I don't think the show is meant for little kids but kids eight and up will love it.  I love the cute characters. The show is crazy and you never know whats going to happen next.

TUESDAY!