The Brand New Kid

The Brand New Kid
by: Katie Couric
Illustrated by: Marjorie Priceman
Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: DoubleDay; 1st edition
Language: English
ISBN: 0385500300
Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
Price: (without shipping) $15.95 USD as of the date of this posting
Where to buy: Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com)

Ok, so my last post said that I would mainly be focusing on books I like and that I would only post a bad review when I found something people should run screaming from.

I lied.

This is a bad review but you should probably read the book anyway. Putting a positive spin on it, at least Katie has a good day job.

The story is one of a new kid in a class and how he is not accepted until a girl takes pitty on him and becomes his friend. Nice message.

Unfortunately, this is not a great book. The message is indeed great but the text is labored and the rhymes are not at all clever. Ms. Priceman's illustrations are wonderful but not enough to sustain the writting.

Don't buy when you can borrow.

Message:
[Parents] This is what happens when you are a celebrity, anything you spit out gets published.
[Kids] Be nice to the new kid.

Content: 2/5
Illustrations: 4/5
Concept: 5/5
Quality: 5/5
Price: 2/5