Lucie Babbidge's House by Sylvia Cassedy

As Mibs’ birthday approaches, her father is in a terrible accident that leaves him unconscious. That’s why they now live far far from any water in Kansas. One of her brothers, Fish, has the power to control wind, and on his thirteenth birthday he created a hurricane. In her family, almost everyone gets their savvy on their thirteenth birthday, a special power that they then need to figure out how to harness and use. And Mibs is days away from turning thirteen.

In Mibs’ family, turning thirteen is the most special of birthdays. Recommended for both picky eaters and kids who will eat anything because of the great sense of humor. Adults will particularly enjoy the asides of the two parents who are not at all impressed with the boy’s display but not angry either. The text is perfect for reading aloud and the humor is thick and laugh-out-loud funny for both adults and kids. The illustrations are an intriguing and fun mix of photographs, and brown paper. There is so much to enjoy about this book.

But still, there is the horror of Wednesday night’s broccoli to despair about. All ending with a gulp and a realization that peas aren’t so bad after all. And he is expected to eat THREE! From the very touch of the pea on his tongue, his body goes into a series of rejections of the vegetable’s presence.

The young boy at the center of the episode knows that horror lurks every Tuesday night in the form of peas. Night of the Veggie Monster by George McClements.Ī classic child reaction to vegetables is looked at with great detail and humor in the book.

Lucie Babbidge's House by Sylvia Cassedy