Login or Register

Recent Book Reviews

City of Bones
User rating
 
4.0
By Thea
"I first read this book when I was around 12 or 13. I was totally in love with this book—I read th..."
Googlies Funny Farm
Editor rating
 
7.0
By Mamma B
"Googlies is a series by Joanna Bicknell that includes several different titles. My daughter got t..."
Charlie the Ranch Dog
Editor rating
 
9.0
By Mamma B
"Charlie the Ranch Dog is a children's book by Ree Drummond, who is better known to most as The Pi..."
Land of Mountains
Editor rating
 
9.0
By Mamma B
"Land of Mountains by Jinx Schwartz was a fantastic book. But I have to say, that had I seen this ..."
If Babies Went To School
Editor rating
 
6.0
By Mamma B
"If Babies Went To School by Barbara Lock is a book mainly for grade school children to start dedu..."
The Hiccupotamus
User rating
 
9.3
By Susie Marcks
"Super cute! Definitely a parent to child reading book as they are all mixed up made up words that..."

Additional Information



Matilda Turnip's Endless Belly Button Hot

Matilda Turnip's Endless Belly Button

Book Info

Author Bethany James Leigh Shady
Publisher Glyphic Publishing, 2010
Genres Action / Adventure / SportsEmotions / FeelingsFamily & FriendsFantasy / Make BelieveHumorousMystery / SuspensePoetry
Age Range ToddlerPreschoolK through 2nd3rd through 5th

Available at www.lulu.com

 

Matilda Turnip is a small girl with a BIG belly button! Bored and alone, in her dreary old town, Matilda feels an itch in her belly button and discovers crazy things stuck inside. With her trusty mouse, Rourke, the two follow where the belly button treasures lead, and meet up with an unexpected ghost from the past!

Matilda Turnip's Endless Belly Button
8 out of 10 based on 2 reviews.

Mamma Bookworm review

Very imaginative, wonderful illustrations!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Matilda Turnip's Endless Belly Button by Bethany James Leigh Shady, and illustrated by Joshua Peters, is a very imaginative tale of a little girl swept into a fantasy world through the strangest of ways - her belly button itch!

Matilda is a young girl without a dad and a mean, absent mother. She befriends a spotted mouse that she names after her dead father, Rourke. Obviously left on her own often, Matilda and Rourke have no hesitation following the path of the strange items that one day she pulls out of her itchy belly button. Some of the items are as small as a yo-yo, and as big as a sailboat. Each item pulls them forward into the adventure that eventually leads her to a father she thought was dead.

The story is creative and cute, and provides the perfect base for the wonderful illustrations by Peters. They are colorful and bright - much more like a comic book style then the pastel tone, watercolor pictures that you find in a large number of books geared towards small kids. Not that those are bad, but it's nice to find someone with a different style.

My only complaint with the book is that the poetry style writing is occasionally choppy in places. I think that if the text was static throughout the book and printed in tempo and spacing as it is meant to be read, (instead of wrapping around pictures or on different parts of the page) it would probably have a better flow.

All in all, with an original illustration style and truly zany storytelling, I will keep an eye out for new stories by these two in the future.
Overall rating: 
 
8.3
Story:
 
8.0
Illustration:
 
9.0
Overall Opinion:
 
8.0
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes No
Reviewed by Mamma B
June 18, 2010
#1 Reviewer
View all my reviews
Report this review
 
Last updated: June 18, 2010
 
 

User reviews

Average user rating from: 1 user(s)

To write a review please register or login.
Overall rating: 
 
8.0
Story:
 
7.0   (1)
Illustration:
 
9.0   (1)
Overall Opinion:
 
8.0   (1)
 
 

Fun Offbeat Book

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful
Definitely liked the illustrations, my daughter (3) really found them interesting and liked pointing out the little things that made her laugh. The story was very different, not at all what I expected and took some completely surprising turns, especially at the end. Kind of reminded me of a Shel Silverstein plot. I almost felt like it ended in a cliff hanger of sorts, and I wonder if there were plans for a followup or series. All in all, my little girl kept wanting to read it over again and I stay amused, so definitely a worthwhile addition to your kid's library.
Overall rating: 
 
8.0
Story:
 
7.0
Illustration:
 
9.0
Overall Opinion:
 
8.0
Was this review helpful to you?
Yes No
Reviewed by Terry
June 22, 2010
Top 10 Reviewer
View all my reviews
Report this review