Reviews
"As with all TOON books, the pure charm of the story has the added bonus of introducing and richly contextualizing word recognition for the kind of terms kids need to know...Hayes provides plenty of finely drawn visual cues to the characters’ feelings. Another outing positively radiant with child appeal, featuring a pair of close siblings with complementary personalities."
--Kirkus Reviews (starred) |
"As with all TOON books, the pure charm of the story has the added bonus of introducing and richly contextualizing word recognition for the kind of terms kids need to know...Hayes’ sense of the bouncing rhythms of children’s play, grasp of sibling social dynamics in true-to-life scenarios, and especially his adorably huggable, crayon-colored characters have made him the standard-bearer of early-reader comics."
--Booklist |
"Benny and Penny in Lights Out! is a book that parents will enjoy reading by themselves as much as they will with their children."
--Read About Comics "For the youngest of readers, these are perfect story and art objects."
--High-Low "Hayes’s illustrations are completely enchanting."
--Books 4 Your Kids |