Review: Nice Non PC Correct Ending
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 13, 2012
The ending made this story work for me, leading up to it I thought I knew how this was going to end but was more than glad I was wrong.  The ending however may get the parents of oversensitive kids a little wound up, but I found it to be quite realistic.  The illustrations aren't that realistic at all with the crocodile you can see on the front cover being the most realistic looking of all the animals you'll find on the page but they are a lot of fun.  I especially liked how the monkey looked like mutants.  The only thing though, from the illustrations I sort of got the impression this should be set in South America with toucans and wildlife like this in the trees, as well as an overall more of a rainforest feel, especially the witch doctor character the way he's drawn, to the animals and people found in the jungles of Africa's Democratic Republic of the Congo (the witch doctor at the start points out where this is if you don't know).The basic plot of this fun picture book is a crocodile on vacation has a bit of a cold, and thereby snot bubbles coming out his nose.  It's not told to us but obviously he's a crocodile so his arms wouldn't reach his nose to blow it.  Anyway some rude monkeys start teasing the crocodile about his condition, so much so that he stops swimming and leaves the river to escape their tormenting.  However a witch doctor has a plan so that the croc can have his vengeance!