The Good Guys Agency #1: Kind Like Fred. 2022. [July] 96 pages. [Source: Library]
First sentence: It was a Saturday morning, and Lucky was on his soapbox...again. "We are no average agency, and our name can't be average either. We are role models, not rascals. Nice guys, not knuckleheads. We are exceptional, remarkable, extraordinary!" Rudy yawned. "I'm pretty sure all those words mean the same thing. What about just good?"
Premise/plot: Lucky, Rudy, and Red are the kids in the Good Guys Agency. The info dump about the agency is interrupted when the 'good guys' are alerted to an emergency to which they'll need to respond. SIBLINGS ARE DISAGREEING. I repeat, SIBLINGS ARE DISAGREEING. Two siblings--Charlie and Teddy--are fighting. Charlie was building a fort and his little brother wanted to help. But, the fort, well, is and may ever be a rubble pile. How can the good guys help???
Well, it seems Lucky, Red and Charlie are going to zoom the kid cruiser into the land of imagination. Rudy has chosen for these three to "visit" Fred Rogers throughout various moments in his life. Rudy is hoping that Fred Rogers' kindness will rub off on Charlie and he will realize the importance of kindness.
The book shares a couple of scenes from Fred Rogers' life--at various ages/stages of his life. Readers have the opportunity to "learn" the importance of kindness as well as a little information about Mr. Rogers.
My thoughts: I love, love, love, love Mr. Rogers. That was what initially interested me in this new series. The book is cheese-full. But I think it embraces the cheesiness. It is very reminiscent of shows like Paw Patrol, Team Umizoomi, Little Einsteins, etc. They even have a "kid cruiser" to help take them to the case.
The text is a blend of an early chapter book [written in prose, with illustrations] and a graphic novel. There are panels on *some* of the pages. There are speech bubbles, etc. It blends the two. Likewise, it uses a fictional text--and fictional scenario--to present facts about a real person.
© 2022 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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