I figured from the cover and the title that this would be about a kid with too much to do. In part that was correct. But the book ended up being more about handling stress than about deciding you can't do everything and choosing what works best for you. I also do not like how the book started to rhyme, then broke the cadence. It always happened in odd spots and it was annoying.

I really like how this was done, but think the title needs a Flip. Maybe Freddie and the Worry Bug or Freddie Flips. The becoming unstuck, it's in there, but it’s not the main idea. The idea of this book is to teach kids who to shoo the worry bug away. Plus it gives lots of examples in a story that makes sense and is fun to read.

Very typical of this series and of Boys Town press in general. Blake has too much to do so he must learn his P’s: plan and prioritize. It’s a great lesson that needs to be taught. It’s repetitively done and it works. Is it great literature, no, but it has a point and it makes it. The illustrations are alright, nothing award winning, but not boring or a turn off either.

This is a simple story of a grandma wishing her granddaughter love, joy, and all that life can bring. It also says that it is okay to have doubts, and question things in life, and that as long as you are you, things will be okay. The illustrations are lovely, and the story is nice. It tries to rhyme, but many are harsh and the cadence is hit or miss.

I enjoyed it and think the message of this book is important. Plastic is killing our oceans and it is the human race's job to not only clean it up, but to also stop pollution in the first place. The simple lessons in back are great and easy for any child to do. The main story itself is nice, but the rhymes are harsh and there is no real flow.

I felt like this book was never going to end. It wants and tries to be a version of Geronimo Stilton, but fails. Billy Stuart is a Racoon with a summer job of walking the neighbors dag. He hates it, and reminds everyone it’s not his dog. His grandfather is a great adventurer and thinks he has found the secret to time travel. The Intrepids are a scouting group. They are to go on a nature hike/fishing trip. Billy believes that he still has time to meet up with gramps and see what his new adventure is all about. Instead he gets lost in a cave and takes his friends with him.

Billy is a racoon, and all his friends are anthropomorphic as well, but the neighbors are human, dog is a poodle, and a bear is a bear. That in itself is a bit confusing and plays into the rest of the story, like the kids automatically believing the bear is a menace or a threat. Maybe he just wants to see cookies. Plus Billy has an attitude problem. It really gets grating. The best character is the weasel who for some reason makes me think of De Niro in Taxi Driver.

This was a lovely book and the illustrations go perfectly with the concept. It’s about learning to talk when the words are jumbled in your mouth, how to be polite, and how to not be scared. The only thing that this reader was not a fan of, was the mother and her repetitive “make a good impression”. There is nothing wrong with that lesson, but it seems like something better could go there like thinking of Herman’s future, or easing his way in life.
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The story is fine and I love the illustrations even though they are not typical picture book fare. But we need to talk about the way the words lay out. On half the pages they are hard to read. The layout uses lots of color to highlight words. It looks good but since pastels are used on light backgrounds instead of dark or white, it is impossible to read. I couldn’t tell you the name of the second dog because it could not be seen well enough to be read. Please fix this before publication.

There's a new doctor in town and it's no longer Bill Nye or Neil deGrasse Tyson instead it's Doctor Chris. Dr. Chris and his little friend red kangaroo discuss what it takes to get a plane in the air and keep it going. This book reads almost like a cross between Kratz Kingdom and Bill Nye. It’s cute, it's fun, kids will like it.

This graphic novel was odd but enjoyable. A man and his family have been cursed and they each month fight a dragon and eventually died from the fight. Something odd is going on with Sigurd. Ever since his fight with the dragon he has a new voice in his head and a temperature problem: he's hot. He burns and feels a fire inside him. He's joined a new guard with Freya to fight for the people of his land. But the fight is more than a war between clans; it's a war between want-to-be gods. This graphic novel or collection of comics was interesting and I liked it. But the story isn't finished and I want more. It was left completely in the air and even as you’re reading you feel like the world building is not quite there. You want to know more, so I'm giving this a so so and maybe with future books it will gain the popularity of series like Game of Thrones.