Magic Pickle and the Creature from the Black Legume

by Scott Morse

Overview

The adventures of the Magic Pickle continue as he fights the food fight against a brotherhood of evil fruits and vegetables who are plotting to take over the world!

Meet the Magic Pickle, a flying kosher dill secret weapon, created in a government lab under the floor of Jo Jo Wigman's bedroom. He's here to save the world from The Brotherhood of Evil Produce who are threatening to take over the planet!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545138864
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Magic Pickle Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	5.36(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.31(d)
Lexile:	760L (what's this?)
Age Range:	7 - 10 Years

About the Author

Scott Morse is the award-winning author of more than ten graphic novels for children and adults, including SOULWIND; THE BAREFOOT SERPENT; and SOUTHPAW. He's currently an animator at Pixar and has also worked for Cartoon Network, Disney, and Nickelodeon. Scott lives with his loving family in Northern California.

Editorial Reviews

Jo Jo Wigman was like every other girl except that she had a secret that no one knew about. There was a magic pickle that was living under her bedroom floor. The pickle could actually talk! Her class was going on a field trip and of course Magic Pickle accidentally fell into her backpack on the day of the trip. What an adventure the two of them had! Magic Pickle had to find a way to stop The Black Lagoon from covering the whole earth with peanut butter. This book is full of wonderful words, for example, "BWOOPBWOOPBWOOP," "schnozola," "splooarrch," and "thingamadoo." This is a chapter book and has lots of illustrations. The story will hold the attention of young readers. Even though the protagonist is a girl, boys will also like it. How can they not when descriptions like this are found throughout the story: "It was a nose, a giant nose that glowed green around the nostrils. It dripped a digital drip of yuckiest splat in front of another character." Fortunately there are other "Magic Pickle" books because when children read this one, they will want to read all the others. At the end of the story there is a book bonus that is a short story in graphic form. The author also includes pictures and short blurbs of other books about Magic Pickle. This is a must have when introducing chapter books. It is for both boys and girls and would make a terrific gift. Reviewer: Kathie M. Josephs

Children's Literature - Kathie M. Josephs