Believing that the Secret Serpent Society is finally defeated, Banana Fox and his pals think they might have a chance to relax. That is until they run across Sour Grapes, Jr., the son of the SSS's leader. Turns out children can't go to jail. But as Banana Fox finds out, if you don't give your books back to the library, you'll end up in jail!
True- this is likely a plot by Sour Grapes Jr. Especially since the young villain has a new job as a library volunteer. But is it really fair to have to go to library jail when the book return is in reality a book-eating robot?
This chapter book graphic novel was a hilarious read. I chuckled several times to this, the second in the Banana Fox series by James Kolchaka (Johnny Boo). Banana Fox is a rather featherbrained hero much like The Tick. Banana Fox has that overly-optimistic approach to superheroing as sometimes he has trouble finding the bad in people. And the main character seems to get confused a lot seeing trouble when good intentions are the only thing on the menu.
I just love this topsy-turvy look at good and evil!
The characters of this book are memorable. The banter between both Banana Fox and his human sidekicks and the kid villain were both witty and brilliant. They're all clearly much more smarter than Banana Fox. But they also seem unaffected by the hero's surreal look on life! And Sour Grapes Jr. really does love his Loopy Boopy Bunny books!
The artwork is a bit cartoonish. But it's something that young readers will delight in. And with the zany traps and clever dialogue, parents and guardians will too! You know how Bugs Bunny gets all double-talkish and confuses the heck out of Elmer Fudd or Daffy Duck? That's how the villain of this book befuddles Banana Fox. Only, in this book, you don't have resulting explosions or falling anvils which in return should appease many violence-avoiding grown-ups.
I'm a little disappointed in myself that I didn't read book #1 first (Banana Fox and The Secret Serpent Society). But this book was from last November and still on my library's new shelf. The good thing is you don't have to have read that volume in order to understand or enjoy this graphic novel.(Though I'm not sure why he's called Banana Fox...) But when you finish this one, you might want to go back and start from the beginning. I just hope I remember to bring this book back least I get put in library jail!
A great laugh for readers aged 7-10 or so.
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars.
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