[ARC REVIEW] The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed by Wilfrid Lupano ( @UniverseGraphic , @NetGalley )

 

Title:  The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed

Author:  Wilfrid Lupano

Artist: Mayana Itoiz and Paul Cauuet  

Genre:  Children's / Humor / Friendship / Animals

Year Published: 2021

Year Read:  2021

Publisher:  Graphic Universe

Series: The Wolf in Underpants #3

Source:  eARC (NetGalley)

Content Rating:  Ages 6+ (Snarky Humor)

Buy on:  Bookshop  

I would like to thank Graphic Universe and NetGalley for providing me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Wow!  It has been a while since I last read a children’s book that dealt with sports!  And I used to read lots of children’s books that dealt with sports when I was little!  So, when I finally got back to downloading books from NetGalley again, I stumbled upon this interesting children’s book called “The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed” by Wilfrid Lupano, along with illustrations by Mayana Itoiz and Paul Cauuet and man, did I have a fun time with this book!

Today is the day for the big race in the forest!  But unfortunately, someone is ruining everybody’s fun as the posters have been vandalized!  So, the other animals ask the Wolf in Underpants (yes, there is a Wolf running around in underpants in this story) to investigate this case and once the Wolf searches throughout the forest, he finds a little chickadee.  It turns out that the chickadee is the one who is ruining the posters and the reason why he is lashing out is because he was born with one of his wings being shorter than the other and therefore, he cannot fly.  Once the Wolf in Underpants learns of this, he decided that he will find a way for the chickadee to participate in the big race, one way or another!

Will the Wolf in Underpants be successful in getting the chickadee in the big race? 

Read this story to find out!

Now, I will admit that I was a bit surprised to find out that this book is actually apart of a series called “The Wolf in Underpants” and this is the third book in the series!  Seriously, NetGalley tends to only give out half of the books in a series and I usually find myself either reading the second or third book in a series first before reading the very first book in the series.  Anyway, despite that, I really found this book to be so enjoyable and fun to read!  Wilfrid Lupano did a fantastic job at writing this story as the wolf is portrayed as being a friendly guy who really wants to help out the chickadee with his predicament.  I also loved how humorous and snarky this story is as all the characters, including the wolf himself, tend to make witty comments throughout the story, which really made this book fun to read!  Mayana Itoiz and Paul Cauuet both did fantastic jobs at illustrating this book as the characters are humorous to look at and I loved the way that the forest is mostly in purple colors as it makes the forest look extremely unique from any other illustration that I have seen of forests in children’s books.

Overall, “The Wolf in Underpants at Full Speed” is both truly heartwarming and hilarious to read through and anyone who loves reading children’s books about sports and humor will definitely enjoy this book!  I would recommend this book to children ages six and up since some of the humor might be a bit too witty for some smaller children.

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Waiting on Wednesday #202: Firekeeper's Daughter by Angeline Boulley and Gravebriar by Casey L. Bond

Hello everyone! "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, that is hosted by Breaking the Spine and the purpose of this event is that we spotlight upcoming releases of books that we are excited for!  This will also tie into Wishful Ending's Can't Wait Wednesday post!

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Firekeeper's Daughter

By: Angeline Boulley

Expected Publication Date: March 16th, 2021

Buy on:   Amazon

Debut author Angeline Boulley crafts a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange.

As a biracial, unenrolled tribal member and the product of a scandal, eighteen-year-old Daunis Fontaine has never quite fit in, both in her hometown and on the nearby Ojibwe reservation. Daunis dreams of studying medicine, but when her family is struck by tragedy, she puts her future on hold to care for her fragile mother.

The only bright spot is meeting Jamie, the charming new recruit on her brother Levi’s hockey team. Yet even as Daunis falls for Jamie, certain details don’t add up and she senses the dashing hockey star is hiding something. Everything comes to light when Daunis witnesses a shocking murder, thrusting her into the heart of a criminal investigation.

Reluctantly, Daunis agrees to go undercover, but secretly pursues her own investigation, tracking down the criminals with her knowledge of chemistry and traditional medicine. But the deceptions—and deaths—keep piling up and soon the threat strikes too close to home.

Now, Daunis must learn what it means to be a strong Anishinaabe kwe (Ojibwe woman) and how far she'll go to protect her community, even if it tears apart the only world she’s ever known.

It's nice to have a Native American protagonist in a story.  So, I'm definitely looking forward to this book!

Gravebriar

By: Casey L. Bond

Expected Publication Date: March 19th, 2021

Buy on:  Amazon

Sometimes witches hunt their own…

Someone knows my secret and they’re wielding it as the weapon of my execution. I stand accused of poisoning my Gravebriar coven mate. To my fatal regret, I can’t prove my innocence without revealing the truth I’ve long kept hidden: while every other Gravebriar witch are green witches and healers, my magic lies in poisons.

There is one witch who believes me – the same boy who was sent to kill me with instructions to pluck the briars that sprouted from my grave – the only cure for a Gravebriar witch. Forge Silverthorn will be my undoing… or my salvation.

He claims there is a malicious plot vining through the witch town of Cauldron that threatens to tighten around my throat in a deadly noose. Promising I can escape by seeking the help of a banished witch who hides our kind in plain sight, he leads me to a dark circus full of witches.

The ringmaster will only help us if we agree to join his circus of uncanny tricks and diabolical feats for two nights only, using our magic to thrill his patrons. In exchange for our participation under the big top, he’ll divulge the information I need to save my coven mate and clear my name.

But when dark secrets emerge from the shadows of this promised sanctuary, I’m forced to decide if I can truly trust anyone, especially Forge… my would-be executioner, my coven’s sworn enemy, and my could-be love.

YAAASSS!  A book about witches!  I love reading about witches!!!  Definitely checking this book out!

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Top Ten Tuesday #85: Top 10 Books on my Spring TBR (or it's Spring Cleaning Time)!

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This week's top 10 Tuesday topic is Top 10 Books on my Spring TBR (or it's Spring Cleaning Time)!

Hey guess what?  It's spring time!  And that means that it's time for some good old SPRING CLEANING!  So, this week's Top 10 Tuesday is a spring cleaning freebie and I decided to go with books that are currently on my Spring TBR.  Because, god knows that I got a lot of books to read through on my TBR list, so what better way to dust off that bookshelf than to read the books on my EVER GROWING TBR list?

So, here are my top 10 Books on my Spring TBR (in no particular order of course)!

1. Splintered by A.G. Howard

2.  Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh  

3.  The Boy Who Steals Houses by C.G. Drews

 

4.  Daughter of the Pirate King by Tricia Levenseller

5.  Foolish Hearts by Emma Mills

6.  A Thousand Perfect Notes by C.G. Drews  

7.  The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

8.  Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor 

9.  Heartless by Marissa Meyer 

10.  Sky in the Deep by Adrienne Young

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