Eddie Gets Ready for School by David Milgrim
Eddie can get ready for school all on his own, but his routine is not what his mother would have done! That’s for sure! His healthy breakfast is spilled around so much that it becomes a way to take care of feeding the dog too. He washes up with a diving mask on. When he’s gotten dressed he has on a cape, no shirt, and his underwear is on his head. Then comes watching cartoons and drinking root beer. That is until his mother shows up! His routine continues to be uproarious fun and he does make it onto the bus on time, even if he is carrying his clean underwear in his hand!
Milgrim taps into exactly what small children will find funny. The underwear jokes are bound to get big laughs, but so is the idea that a school snack includes a whole watermelon. Each page contains something that children would have loved to do themselves, therefore they will love to see what happens when Eddie tries it. It is a very satisfying premise for a book.
Much of the humor is visual and told in Milgrim’s bright colored illustrations. The white background on many of the pages make the colors really pop. There is a feeling of enthusiasm within the illustrations and the story itself.
Perfect for fans of the No, David! series, this book has the same zany humor and energy. Appropriate for ages 4-6.
Reviewed from copy received from Scholastic.