The Introduction explains that an “urban legend’ is when “One of your friends starts telling a spooky. She holds a flashlight under her chin as she tells her tale. The story seems to scary to b true…”

The urban legends included in the book fall into four categories: On the Road ( 3 included), Inside the House (4 included), Beauty and the Beast (3 included), and Beyond the Grave (2 included).  I was thrilled to recognize the first legend – The Hook, which has been told and retold since the 1950s.

Trivia about the legends’ basis in fact or beginnings are often included in side bars.

FactHound internet site is included.

Book #3 takes up more or less where Book #1 left off ( unlike Book #2) with Jo’s boy crushes and Mrs. Freep, the teacher, knowing Jo is a superhero. Grandpa Joe texts Jo, “Car thieves in Chinatown. Go get ’em, Jo.”

Numb Skull’s plan is to have all the other bad guys and villains in San Francisco to busy themselves with crimes, so Jo wouldn’t have time to stop him or “he would be left alone to do his evil deeds.” (p. 10)  Numb Skull’s personal “plan was all about sinking a cruise ship full of gazillionaires and stealing their priceless jewels.” (p. 23)

Meanwhile, Jo gets the SUPERHERO INSTRUCTION MANUEL out to learn how to shape shift.  Jo’s first shape shift is into Frankenstein’s monster, while she is asleep. Then, Jo must fight the night’s crime in this form. Later, Jo begins to shape shift when she sneezes. This happens while Jo is on San Francisco Bay. She shifts into an anchor and sinks to the bottom. Being an anchor, she can’t sneeze, but Jo has time to think. She learns to shape shift just in time to foil Numb Skull’s plan and save the day.

Ebony and ivory, salt and pepper, ying and yang, and now author Olivier Dunrea has two little goslings Jasper and Joop. Jasper is tidy and white, while Joop is messy and gray. Jasper doesn’t like ‘the wet’,  mud, or dusty straw, while Joop does. BUT they join together after the buzzz of bees help them find ‘common ground’  including hiding in mud and jumping into the pond.

This book is full of facts and engineering techniques about dams and canals.  The pictures are all just drawings, and are black and white.

I don’t think many children would actually read this book.

There are experiments that children working on science fair activities, or who just enjoy science would have fun doing.  This book would be better for children older than 5th or 6th grade.

This story is adorable.  The pictures are full of feeling and fun.

The book is a rhyme, perfect for young readers.

The font is large and easy to read.

The book is full of early reader sight words.  It has a fun ending.

It is a wonderful addition to our library.

This is a fascinating book with wonderful clear photos.  It high lights a large range of animals.

The font is very large and easy to read.

The words found in the glossary are all darker in the text so they stand out.

It would be a book younger and older children would find fun to read and informative.

This story is fun,  It begins in a little girls imaginary world.  She created an imaginary friend.  When she found herself at a new school she wanted her imaginary friend to be there.

It was fun to see how this led her to make some good real friends

This book encourages imagination,sharing and friendship.  The pictures are fun and tell a lot of the story.

It’s a quick easy read that early readers could read on their own.

I liked this story.  It deals with a bossie girl, and how the rest of the class reacted to her.

It is a good lesson on sharing, and caring about others.  The vocabulary has some advanced words.  The font is easy to read.   The semi-stick figure drawings are fun and colorful.  This book is a nice addition to our library.

This story is a fun perspective on a bad mood.  The use of adjectives was picturesque.  I loved the writers style.

The pictures are beautiful colors and full of personality.

It’s a fun read that children would enjoy.  It’s a clever little story.

The photos that cover each page spread are big and bold. There are a lot of great facts about the V-22 Osprey in this book!! The reader will learn about their missions, their origins, their design how they are used, their crew and cockpit, combat history and more! This book is very attractive to young readers. It includes a table of contents, glossary and index.