Billy: A Lolly Leopold Story by Kate De Goldi

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The 10 PM Question by Kate De Goldi is one of my favorite books, but it is completely different from this book.  I am actually a bit surprised that they are by the same author.  This book, and its companion, Clubs, are really graphic stories - not really picture books - they are clearly targeted for an older set than most picture books.  Yet, they are not manga or cartoons.  Maybe illustrated story would be a better description.  In some ways, they are similar to the Wimpy Kid books, in that there is a mix of story and illustration, and they contain typical school kid humor.  But the illustrations for these two books are far and away above the illustrations for the Wimpy Kid books.  The illustrations should get billing along with the author, as they are equally important.  The illustrator is Jacqui Colley. 

The story is fairly standard school kid fare, albeit with kind and understanding adults, which is typical of books from Oz and Kiwiland.  It doesn't have the depth of The 10 PM Question, but it probably has greater kid appeal, because of the pictures. 



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