Book Review! Marvels Rocket & Groot - Keep on Truckin'

Rocket & Groot - Keep on Truckin'!

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Rocket and Groot is a new line of books for ages 8-13 which is high on events, fast paced and written with a hilariously witty style with a hint of toilet humour!

I remember being this sort of age and any mention of farts and pee were hilarious in jokes and this book has some great phrases!

Just by knowing the Author Tom Angleberger from his previous books like the Yoda Origami Series,  this link actually goes to Amazon's kindle download, of which I will probably do myself as these books look brilliant! 

The story goes, that our Pair of (unlikely) heroes crash land on planet Happyhappyfunfun and soon realise it's not as "Fun" as the planet name suggests. What ensue's is a plethora of crazy silly trouble for the two, and by the end you'll be turning the pages of this book as quickly as the pair are racing through the town! Loads of great moments and some of Rocket's quotes are fantastic! "Flaming Walrus Mustaches! We're going to die!"

The way this book is laid out and written is amazing. It read's a little like a script, with each characters phrases on each line, but it's extremely simple to follow with a different font for each character.. there's also an added bonus of sounds of everything that's going on e.g. "Sound of totally awesome tape dispenser gunning the engine" which sets the scene quite nicely.

As I said at the top of this review, the pace is very fast and there's so many little jokes and snidey comments from the "Awesome Tape Dispenser", she's a really great character and the banter between Rocket and her is genius.

There's also tons of illustrations to go with the story too also actually created by Tom Angleberger and also an amazingly gorgeous doublespread by Isidre Mones!

This is in fact the second in this series and I'm very much hoping there's more! Here's the first below and a link in case you wish to purchase!

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All in all, these books are a great read for 8 plus year olds, if they know of the Guardians of the Galaxy films then this is sure to be a favourite for them, personally I have an 8 year old and before picking up these books to review, he already picked this off a shop shelf and said how funny and good it looked. I'll be giving both of these books to my son to read and I'm sure he'll thoroughly enjoy them! 

Rocket and Groot - Stranded on Planet Shopping Mall is out now and available from Amazon for a mere £4!!! 

The new Keep on Truckin' book will be available from 4th May (STAR WARS DAY in fact!) and RRP is £6.99, also available from Amazon to PRE-ORDER!!

Star Wars Adventures In Wild Space! From Egmont Publishing

The newest book in this line of pre-teen books from Egmont Publishing was released very recently! I'll be providing a full review of.. 

The Cold! 

 

BUT FIRST! A look at the other books in this great series which has kept my son engaged each bedtime! 

What Are They?

A great line of children's books, its debut was made on Book Day 2016 with THE ESCAPE, and follows the adventures of Milo and Lina Graff, son and daughter of a pair of fantastic Navigators of the Wild Space of the Star Wars Galaxy, they have mapped out most of Wild Space and the Empire wants their maps. 

I won't totally spoil whats gone before, but the story starts when just on a routine mapping of a system The Empire meet up with the Graffs to pay for Maps created by them. However, the cadaverous Captain Korda wants the maps for nothing, and the Graffs don't agree, obviously. One thing leads to another and the Graffs are captured, leaving their children, pet Monkey Lizard and researcher droid CR-8R (a great mish-mash of Protocol, Astromech and even probe droid!) to fend for themselves, Getting them into trouble several times through the series.


The Series

Book 1 - The Snare

Book 2 - The Nest

These books as a whole are very nicely put together and the two Authors, Cavan Scott and Tom Huddleston have made a great line of books which first of all read really well, have a great flow of action mixed in with mystery and just enough emotion entwined to keep the young reader captivated. 

Myself and my son have been reading the entire line as bedtime stories and even doing that we're up to speed with all the books and very nearly ready to start the newest (Reviewed below!) The Cold!

These books don't just have the text, there's a few great illustrations (By David M. Buisan) which really build up the imagery that the text is talking about and in some cases get you excited for a character you're just about to meet!

Book 3 - The Steal

Book 4 - The Dark

THE COLD!!!

The adventures of Lina and Milo continue in The Cold, as action packed as ever. 

After countless run-ins with Captain Korda and The Empire, running from Monsters of all sorts, making acquaintances with Mercenaries and Escaping from Bounty hunters, as well as bumping into a few familiar faces, namely Vizago and the parents of Ezra Bridger, the Graff kids have come to what seemed like in the first few pages, the end of their adventures and now living with the Bridger's it seemed like they'd all but given Up on finding their parents. 

Lina Graff has other plans, and while running an errand for the Bridger's, the kids, their pet and CR-8R once again find themselves in cold water.. 

A little surprising too as at one point it seems like they may have finally made an alliance with their biggest adversary Captain Korda, but alas.. things are not all as they seem! 

I thought this was to be the last of the adventures for the Graff kids, however it seems like after grabbing a new ship, (yep the battered up Whisper Bird finally gets left behind, it had to happen sometime!) the two are at last onto a concrete lead on where to find their parents! 

The Cold is available via AMAZON.CO.UK right now for only £4.39! Great for bedtime reading. Ooks for the young reader and also a great quick read for the adults! 

Watch out for the Graff's next adventure which continues in.. 

PRE-order NOW! on AMAZON for RRP £6.99! Out on 4th May!! 

Also, Check back for more on the above, I'll be providing a full review once it comes out!

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Ultimate Guide to the Cosmic Outlaws

What is it?

Another fantastic reference book from DK, this time centered around the soon to be a blockbuster Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.2!

 

What I thought

The thing that struck me most about this book was the fact that the comics for this team of misfits was first published by Marvel in 1969! In fact those Guardians of the Galaxy were a completely different team from the Guardians we now know and love from the hit film!

 

This book is amazing! In full colour it guides you through the original comics timeline, pointing out Key Characters for each of the key moments in the pivotal history of the aforementioned timeline.

Key Character info includes where the character first appeared in comics, their origin and also details in general about the species and of course how they fit in with the story and also the team of that era. 

Due to the ever changing characters and as the story moves on, there's lots of other tidbits of information regarding the characters, facts and figures as it were. This book is a treasure trove of Guardian information!


The Verdict!

My son and I love these reference books from DK, they're so informative and really fun just to pick up every so often. They make fantastic gifts for the nerd in your life. and I'm sure that when the Sequel is released on the 28th April this book will act as an amazing companion!

Preorder NOW on Amazon.co.uk!

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Ultimate Guide to the Cosmic Outlaws, published 30th March 2017, £17.99, DK

(c) Marvel 2017

Book Review! The DC Comics Encyclopedia! From DK!

What is it? 

The last time a DC Character Encyclopedia was released, was 2008. This brand new(ish) book was available on 3rd October 2016 published by the much loved, multi licensed giant, DK.

What I thought?

From A.R.G.U.S. to Maxie Zeus, there's amazing attention to detail with every entry of the Character, if you need to know more about a DC Character then this is the book to have!

There's specifics in here such as the first time they entered a comic and also their last inclusion and there are OVER 1,000 of them!!

For each of the characters that have been a part of another team or associated with another team, all the details are included!! Aswell as if there have been several incarnations of them, you REALLY need to check out THE FLASH page! AWESOMESAUCE!

 

The great thing about this book is first and foremost it feels like EVERY character is included, there's also the lesser known characters in the back of the book in a Roll Call.

Well, my son and I are MAHUSIVE DC fans, we love The Flash and The Arrow, aswell as the other series' I need to catch up on!! He and I look through these Encyclopedia's together, DK also did the Marvel Encyclopedia, of which myself and my son constantly thumb through during the watching of films and shows.

The Verdict!

I think it's just a REALLY nice addition to a fans collection, to have the details about every character of the universe.. it just makes sense! 

Amazon has this book at a great price at the moment, so get on and buy it! This book is such a great reference book and also a nice coffee table read! 

The DC Comics Encyclopedia, published by DK, out now, £30.00. TM & © DC Comics.

New Star Wars Book for Kids has appeared on Amazon for Pre-Order!

Pre-Order it below! £10.47 on Amazon!

Join the Resistance Book 1! 

Aimed at 9-12 year olds, this see's cadets in a resistance flight academy, with the lead pilot Mattis Banz wanting to be the next Poe Dameron!