Calvin is a six-year-old who knows he is the center of the universe. Huh? How you ask. He has more than one answer to the question. Calvin is a smart kid, you see. This is the first book in the series and starts on a promising note.

While this Calvin does have a few cheeky similarities with the famous Calvin, he also seems to have his own personality. We’ll know better in the subsequent books.

The font and the illustrations are perfect for kids. The book is aimed at the 4 to 9 age group and has illustrations in vibrant watercolors (with light & shadow effects and swirling backgrounds). Calvin has a huge grin (with a missing tooth) most of the time. The expression reminds me of mischievous kids who are always up to something.

Each page has no more than 2-3 lines in a cute font and a solid size. No more squinting at the book to read the text. Kids can read the story for themselves (with a wee bit of help) as the words are simple and easy to understand.

To sum up, Calvin, Center of the Universe is a quirky book for little monkeys though it might give them a few more ideas for mischief. ;)

I received an eARC from Book Sirens and Doug Goterman and am voluntarily leaving a review.