Eat, Read, and Be Mommy

Because we’ve liked several different kinds of titles by Charise Mericle Harper, I checked The Amazing Crafty Cat out last week and read it yesterday evening (it’s quite short).  It’s slightly odd–“Crafty Cat” is the girl’s imaginary superhero alter-ego and she invokes her anytime she runs into trouble, thereby saving the day with crafts and crafting skills–but fun, if on the young side for my older girls.  I’m guessing my 9-year-old will still like it because GRAPHIC NOVEL (AND because Birdie’s dilemma will appeal to her emotionally intuitive personality); normally I’d say that my 12-year-old would pass, since it’s way too young for her, but it has crafts.  As in, crafts that come with directions at the back of the book, so that you can make them yourself.  This being the case, it’s impossible to predict how it’s going to go over, so what can I say but–I’ll keep you posted!