Review: A Pretty Fun Book
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 17, 2012
Michael and the Magic Marker is a pretty fun story accompanied by well drawn colourful cartoon style illustrations. The high definition pictures take up the entire Kindle page which is always good when that happens. The basic plot is Michael has just turned six, he's got a lot of stuff for his birthday, he's played with it all and now all that's left is an easel, some paper and some markers.  He was disappointed his mum said he wasn't old enough to get the presents he really wanted, a puppy and a bike.  So he decides to draw them, all kinds of trouble begins when the puppy comes alive and emerges from his page.  What can he do to keep it hidden from his mother, keep it quiet and more importantly safe?  He'll have to experiment with his markers.  I got a little concerned this was going to teach kids to feed dogs pizza, the first food Michael drew, which of course quickly kills them but thankfully the dog (unlike a real one I might add) didn't want to eat it.  There's also the odd typo that should have been picked up before publication such as "He even played with his Superman action figured." Apart from that this is a pretty worthwhile purchase entertainment wise.