A curated selection of Mario comics by the man responsible for 52 volumes-worth of children's Super Mario manga， this is a solid offering for the chapter book set。 Familiarity with the franchise is definitely recommended， since each story takes place in a different game， but the humor is perfect for the age group， with lots of butt-related jokes and at least one problem solved by someone peeing。 There is a merited trigger warning for Sawada's chapter about dealing with the loss of his father， A curated selection of Mario comics by the man responsible for 52 volumes-worth of children's Super Mario manga， this is a solid offering for the chapter book set。 Familiarity with the franchise is definitely recommended， since each story takes place in a different game， but the humor is perfect for the age group， with lots of butt-related jokes and at least one problem solved by someone peeing。 There is a merited trigger warning for Sawada's chapter about dealing with the loss of his father， but for the most part， this is a nice read for little Mario fans。 。。。more