Story by Dav Pilkey; Art by Dan Santat
New York, NY : Scholastic Inc., 2014, Grades 3-5
Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. The Mecha-Monkeys From Mars is about Ricky and his robot getting in trouble with his parents. After being grounded for wrecking their parents' car, a mouse in a spaceship says he needs help on Mars. Ricky's robot goes off to help but gets trapped by Mr. Monkey's evil monkey minions! Mr. Monkey takes off to Earth to enslave all of Mousekind!
Dav Pilkey's writing style tells you exactly what is happening in the story with no elements. The writing is not as important in this book because of the picture-driven story. Pilkey develops the character of the villain and brings the story full circle at the end of the book.
The illustrations are the most important part of the story. It would be possible to follow the storyline by just looking at the pictures on the pages, and not actually reading the words on the page. The medium of these illustrations are colored pencil drawings.
I recommend this story to anyone who is looking for a fun story. There is not much meaning in the book, however it is just a fun story for school aged children to read, or for a parent to read for their child.
Review by Benjamin Swartz
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