Review: Brilliant Illustrations, Great Story Too About a Boy's Fear of Becoming Fries (a Couch Potato)
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 7, 2013
I have to say the illustrations in this one are brilliant, they are sort of claymation looking colourful computer made stills.  They would have taken a fair while to create each one and there's plenty of them in this book as there's a fair number of pages.  Previously I've read a book about a disabled bee by Kurt Zimmerman and have to say the writing has gone to an even higher level now that he's teamed up with his wife (or daughter maybe).  This is a really engaging story about a little boy who palms off all his mother's suggestions to go outside or at least do something else because some show he wants to watch is about to start.  His mother warns him he'll become a couch potato and that night his mind decides to show him what that will be like in the form of a nightmare.  Alex is now determined not to become a bag of fries so jumps at an invitation to go to some kids he has never met's party.  He has a great time and quickly learns there's more to life than TV.A good message, especially if you've got lazy kids who just want to stare at the box.  Plus a few laughs thrown in as well.