Review: Another Fun Read from Michael Wills
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 29, 2013
This is the second book that I've read by Michael Wills - the first being Humongous Hippopotamus, which I loved.As with Humongous Hippopotamus, the images Mr. Wills selected for Dashing Dolphin were beautiful and entertaining and they clearly conveyed the sense of whimsy dolphins are known for. Mixing fact with silliness is always exciting and helps keep kids engaged; learning, after all, should be fun even if it does turn into hard work when one gets older.I loved Dashing Dolphin, too, but I didn't feel that sense of wit and cleverness to the same extent that I did with Humongous Hippopotamus. Perhaps this is because dolphins, while playful animals, don't lend themselves to the same kind of over-the-top giggles as do hippos. The visual of a hippo as a butterfly or a synchronized swimmer is much funnier than a dolphin in a dress or living in the suburbs.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Dashing Dolphin as a fun read, but given a choice I'd go with Humongous Hippopotamus.