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Kit Feeny: On The Move (2009)

by Michael Townsend(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0375856145 (ISBN13: 9780375856143)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Knopf Books for Young Readers

review 1: At last a book that actually seems funny! As a graphic novel, it's somewhat lacking in the quality of art category, but I think that the casual, messy, almost ugly feel to the drawings is entirely appropriate to the material and age level. The illustration feels somewhat immature with a very simplistic style and pretty crude facial expressions. However, the book makes up for the art with enthusiasm, simple jokes, and a likable hero backed by a little bit of story about moving, making friends, and bullying with a nice but not hit-you-over-the-head morals. I think that Kit Feeny has some of the appeal of Diary of a Wimpy Kid but without the extra text and appropriate to younger audiences. I also think that Kit is a lot nicer person that Greg, not that he's at all a sain... moret but the humour is not based about treating other people badly so that Kit can learn from his mistakes when necessary. While, the book is certainly a boy book, I enjoyed it a lot as a girl, although likely because I was able to get past the stereotyped sisters and mother who run around in floor-length dresses. I think the dress code is due to the artist's lack of ability to convey gender via facial structure and at least doesn't depict through body shape by giving each female little breasts. The female characters are dull, uninteresting, and are portrayed as antagonists primarily concerned with how beautiful they look and smell, in that they antagonize the main character. But Kit Feeny is certainly a fun little read if the art style and the female characters don't turn you off.
review 2: An excellent alternative for the would be Captain Underpants reader who isn't quite there in reading skills. Kit Feeny is a boy (bear I think) who is moved away from his home and best friend. The slight plot tells of him trying to find a new best friend. Some irreverent humor, the word "fart," and an easy to follow plot make this a good choice for 2nd graders ready to move on to thicker books, but who may not have the stamina for a "real" chapter book. Clean, clear black and white line art. less

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