Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs!
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Summary
Draw your way through the story！
Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ is a lighthearted fantasy where the reader first draws him- or herself into the story， and then continues by following prompts and adding more illustrations and doodles。 Set in space， the book invites the reader to join Carl， a duck and member of a super-secret international group of explorers， on a journey in search of a very important grail-like object。 The book is sturdy paper over board with beautiful cream paper—perfect for defacing！ And by the end， the reader will have co-written a tale to return to again and again， and show off to family and friends。
Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ is a lighthearted fantasy where the reader first draws him- or herself into the story， and then continues by following prompts and adding more illustrations and doodles。 Set in space， the book invites the reader to join Carl， a duck and member of a super-secret international group of explorers， on a journey in search of a very important grail-like object。 The book is sturdy paper over board with beautiful cream paper—perfect for defacing！ And by the end， the reader will have co-written a tale to return to again and again， and show off to family and friends。
Reviews
Andréa
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Note: I received an ARC of this book from the publisher at an ALA conference。
Jennifer Oswald
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My 8 year old's review:"This story was so fun！ It was hilarious how the slugs stole something from 'you' so I had to draw and make up weird things in the story。 It was such a crazy story！ I loved drawing in it and making what I wanted a part of the story！" My 8 year old's review:"This story was so fun！ It was hilarious how the slugs stole something from 'you' so I had to draw and make up weird things in the story。 It was such a crazy story！ I loved drawing in it and making what I wanted a part of the story！" 。。。more
Wendy MacKnight
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Full review will be up on middle grade minded blog on June 26th
Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book*
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Lowery， Mike The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs 96 pgs。 Workman， 2016。 $12。95 Content: Language: G （0 swears）; Mature Content: G Violence: GIn this book the narrator is a duck， named Carl， who talks to the reader and invites them to draw on the pages。 The reader become an agent on a mission to help find the Slimy Space Slugs， they have stolen some jars。 Lots of silly illustrations and places for the reader to get involved。 For example， the duck needs keys to get in a door so the reader has to Lowery， Mike The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs 96 pgs。 Workman， 2016。 $12。95 Content: Language: G （0 swears）; Mature Content: G Violence: GIn this book the narrator is a duck， named Carl， who talks to the reader and invites them to draw on the pages。 The reader become an agent on a mission to help find the Slimy Space Slugs， they have stolen some jars。 Lots of silly illustrations and places for the reader to get involved。 For example， the duck needs keys to get in a door so the reader has to quick and draw some。This is a great interactive story for a child who likes to draw。 I really enjoy this author and this book would make a super fun gift。 Let me make this clear， you must draw in this book， so it will not work for a school library。 I think it would be most enjoyed by a 3rd -4th grade reader。EL（K-3）， EL –ADVISABLE GIFT Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian & Author。 。。。more
Danelle
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I read this after my 9-year-old completed the illustrations。 Fun book， excellent concept。 We look forward the the other books in this series。
Brenda
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This will be a fun， but challenging book to share in a classroom。 I'll see what the class decides to do so anyone and everyone who reads it can have a chance to complete the story with doodling。 This will be a fun， but challenging book to share in a classroom。 I'll see what the class decides to do so anyone and everyone who reads it can have a chance to complete the story with doodling。 。。。more
Morris
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It was funny because the top secret thing was peanut butter！ you should buy and create your own adventure today or tomorrow or any other day，Bah！ Its your choice！ Launch yourself to your imagination
Stephanie （Reading is Better With Cupcakes）
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The first book in this series is The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs。 In this book we learn a lot about the organization that you "the main character" is newly working for。 You also get introduced to Carl the duck。 Carl is not only your companion and guide through your adventure， but he is also the narrator。In this adventure you get sent off to space to find the slimy space slugs that stole something important from head quarters。 You， with the help of Carl， have to get it back！The SeriesNow tha The first book in this series is The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs。 In this book we learn a lot about the organization that you "the main character" is newly working for。 You also get introduced to Carl the duck。 Carl is not only your companion and guide through your adventure， but he is also the narrator。In this adventure you get sent off to space to find the slimy space slugs that stole something important from head quarters。 You， with the help of Carl， have to get it back！The SeriesNow that I have given you a brief background about both of the books that are released so far in the Doodle Adventures series， I want to take a moment to tell you something about these books。 Something that takes them above and beyond other books meant for elementary grade readers。While both of these books are still filled with pictures that help keep your， maybe reluctant， reader entertained and into the story they also employ another technique to help them get engaged and use their imagination。 YOU GET TO DRAW PART OF THE STORY YOURSELF！Carl the duck actually helps you with the drawing part。 He tells you when and where and what。 But he never tells you HOW。 You get to use your imagination for that part。 And then you get to draw it， making it a part of the story！I think that this technique is excellent for a few reasons and here they are:If you have a reluctant reader， drawing part of the story may actually take their minds off the fact that they are actually reading！If you have a budding author who loves to tell stories， it is a great way to help them get started。If you have a little artist they get to read AND draw！ And it is okay！It really helps get the reader involved in the story。The one downside to this though is that， once drawn in， they don't get to draw in it again。 They could， however， add to their drawing each and every time they reread the story though！The stories in the Doodle Adventure series are fun and filled with imagination。 They are sure to pull you and/or your young reader into the story with the added bonus of participating in the creation of the adventure！All reviews and opinions are based on copies provided by the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review。 They are mine and mine alone and have not been influenced by the publisher in any way。Find more of my reviews here:http://readingwithcupcakes。blogspot。com/ 。。。more
giftedteacher
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Every student I know （and some adults， too） will LOVE this book！ Even reluctant readers will be compelled to read on and doodle more。。。。I received a free electronic copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。
Lisa
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A great book for readers， artists， and fans of graphic novels。 Readers are guided to draw in the book to help the story move along。 I would not purchase for my library because the drawing in the book is really an essential part of the story and experience。 I love the statement on the back of the book that says， "by the end， the reader will have cowritten a tale to return to again and again and show off to family and friends。" I can think of many students who would love this book。 A great book for readers， artists， and fans of graphic novels。 Readers are guided to draw in the book to help the story move along。 I would not purchase for my library because the drawing in the book is really an essential part of the story and experience。 I love the statement on the back of the book that says， "by the end， the reader will have cowritten a tale to return to again and again and show off to family and friends。" I can think of many students who would love this book。 。。。more
Laura
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Bought this for my nephew but couldn't resist reading it first。 At least I didn't fill in the doodles。 I think he will love it。 Bought this for my nephew but couldn't resist reading it first。 At least I didn't fill in the doodles。 I think he will love it。 。。。more
Robin
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A goofy interactive book perfect for fans of Captain Underpants。 Use your drawing skills to partake in this adventure against the slimy space slugs！
Donna
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My seven-year-old grandson loves this book。 The story is fun and interactive。 The drawing suggestions are inspirational and guide him to use his imagination。 The quality of the book itself is super。 I highly recommend it for grade-schoolers。
Mompop
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Great for a personal collection， not so much for a circulating library with multiple users。
Myra
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have shared this book with my Grandson， age 11，who comes to stay with me about 1 day a week or more， during the Summer months。 I had the idea that we both would read this and draw the story。 When we get finished，we will have a book that he and I shared and both of us worked on， kind of a treasure for us to keep forever！ I loosely draw the picture，then he adds what he wants to it，then I add to it again and the sillier the better！ We both end up laughing，sharing，and enjoying our time together！ I I have shared this book with my Grandson， age 11，who comes to stay with me about 1 day a week or more， during the Summer months。 I had the idea that we both would read this and draw the story。 When we get finished，we will have a book that he and I shared and both of us worked on， kind of a treasure for us to keep forever！ I loosely draw the picture，then he adds what he wants to it，then I add to it again and the sillier the better！ We both end up laughing，sharing，and enjoying our time together！ I LOVE the story， I LOVE how it gets the reader involved in the story by drawing things to help， and I LOVE the fact that its something you can share with the child in your life just like I have！ （Grandson LOVES it too！）。 So happy that I was the one who received this book！ Thank you！！！ 。。。more
Kellee Moye
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Review with teaching tools at: http://www。unleashingreaders。com/？p=1。。。I cannot wait to see this book completed by students。 I think so many kids of all sorts of ages will enjoy this book。 It is silly enough for young elementary students， and its plot is interesting enough for middle school students。 I love the narrator， Carl， who is a puny and out spoken duck who takes the reader on a journey to the Slug Planet （in 2nd person point of view！）。 The illustrations are also so well done for what the Review with teaching tools at: http://www。unleashingreaders。com/？p=1。。。I cannot wait to see this book completed by students。 I think so many kids of all sorts of ages will enjoy this book。 It is silly enough for young elementary students， and its plot is interesting enough for middle school students。 I love the narrator， Carl， who is a puny and out spoken duck who takes the reader on a journey to the Slug Planet （in 2nd person point of view！）。 The illustrations are also so well done for what the book is trying to do。 They are comic-esque and funny。 I truly enjoyed my journey with Carl， but I am really looking forward to watching a kid complete this book in the interactive way that it is made for。 This book promotes creativity， plot development， and humor。 There are so many different ways that a teacher could utilize this book， one for each of our recommendations below。 First， it could be a class read aloud where the teacher does the drawing based on the class’s votes or students can take turn drawing。 It could also be a lit circle/book club book where students complete the book in groups then they can jigsaw into new groups to share their newly created book。 Lastly， the book could definitely be an independent read or class read where students draw in their own books and each student will have their own unique book。 。。。more
Moon Shine Art Spot ~ Lisa
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Review by MooShine Art Spot:The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ By Mike Lowery captured my interest and tempted my love doodling immediately。 The book is for middle grade readers to actually draw themselves into the story。 The prompts were an incredible way to get kids started on what to draw to put their own special creative thinking to work to make the story a part of themselves。 This book would be great for kids that do not necessarily love to read because it literally brings them into the Review by MooShine Art Spot:The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ By Mike Lowery captured my interest and tempted my love doodling immediately。 The book is for middle grade readers to actually draw themselves into the story。 The prompts were an incredible way to get kids started on what to draw to put their own special creative thinking to work to make the story a part of themselves。 This book would be great for kids that do not necessarily love to read because it literally brings them into the story and uses their input to complete the tale。I hope to see more books like this in the future。 The book has a great plot and is a lot of fun。 I received a free Ecopy to provide an honest opinion on and my only disappointment was that I could not open it in a program that would let me actually draw on it ！ I am way older than middle school， but I wanted to draw ！ Great engaging book I would recommend for all ages。 I hope to see more like this from this author。 。。。more
Sharon Tyler
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Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ by Mike Lowery was an interactive read for middle grade readers。 It is currently scheduled for release on May 17 2016。This is the first book in a lighthearted fantasy stories where the reader first draws him- or herself into the story， and then continues by following prompts and adding more illustrations and doodles。 Set in space， the book invites the reader to join Carl， a duck and member of a super-secret international group of explorers Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ by Mike Lowery was an interactive read for middle grade readers。 It is currently scheduled for release on May 17 2016。This is the first book in a lighthearted fantasy stories where the reader first draws him- or herself into the story， and then continues by following prompts and adding more illustrations and doodles。 Set in space， the book invites the reader to join Carl， a duck and member of a super-secret international group of explorers， on a journey in search of a very important grail-like object; a jar with an artifact that's gone missing。Doodle Adventures is a fun book that I think my middle grade reader will absolutely love。 The book often prompts readers to draw something that is absolutely necessary to the story， but leaves the exact content of the artwork up to the reader。 There is some silly humor， plenty of action， and lots of fun。 The illustrations that are already in the book， of Carl the Duck and the action， are fun and well done so that they catch the eye and ad to the story。 However， they are also simple enough not to discourage the reader from adding their own ideas and artwork to the story。 Readers that enjoy illustrated chapterbooks， graphic novels， and drawing will all enjoy this book。 The only issue I can see is with readers that might not remember that library books and other books are not fill in the blank or for addition additional artwork too。 However， I have faith that most parents that have children with that inclination will already know and handle the issue appropriately。Doodle Adventures is on pre-order for my son， and I think any reader that needs to feel fully involved in the story， or really loves to doodle， will adore this book。 I think this will appeal to readers that like interaction with the story， silly humor， and fast paced stories。 I think this would be a good pick for less confident or reluctant readers， as long as they know not to write in their other books。 。。。more
Kathryn Zebrowski-Wray
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I received an advance copy of this book to provide an honest review。Obsessed with this book！ I love the illustrations， the narrative is just right for not only the age group of my students， （third grade）， but this book would also be great for grades 2-6。 I love the prompts that are given for what to draw。 My reluctant readers are going to want to get their hands on this also， and I'm thrilled to come across a title that will get everyone excited！ I can't wait for it to come out， because I know i I received an advance copy of this book to provide an honest review。Obsessed with this book！ I love the illustrations， the narrative is just right for not only the age group of my students， （third grade）， but this book would also be great for grades 2-6。 I love the prompts that are given for what to draw。 My reluctant readers are going to want to get their hands on this also， and I'm thrilled to come across a title that will get everyone excited！ I can't wait for it to come out， because I know it's going to be a home run in my classroom。 。。。more
Gigi
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A fun book to engage readers as they add their own artwork to the story！
Bruce Gargoyle
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I received a digital copy of this title from the publisher via Netgalley。Top Book of 2016 Pick！Ten Second Synopsis:You are the hero of the story and must save the day by drawing in the events！ his book is pure， unadulterated FUN from the first page to the last。 If you were a child who was always being roused at for doodling in books， then this tome will be a balm for your very soul。 The idea behind this series of books - yes， a whole series！ - is for the reader to co-create the story by adding t I received a digital copy of this title from the publisher via Netgalley。Top Book of 2016 Pick！Ten Second Synopsis:You are the hero of the story and must save the day by drawing in the events！ his book is pure， unadulterated FUN from the first page to the last。 If you were a child who was always being roused at for doodling in books， then this tome will be a balm for your very soul。 The idea behind this series of books - yes， a whole series！ - is for the reader to co-create the story by adding to the illustrations at strategic points。 From adding quirky characters to creating strategic escape hatches， the book guides the reader to draw their way out of danger and save the day！I was itching， just itching， to grab a pencil in my stony claw and start scribbling away to create my own unique narrative， but - alas！ - I only received a digital review copy。 What a tease！Your guide on this tour of doodle-y duty is a rather bossy duck， whose heart is nevertheless in the right place。 Apart from all the fun of a book that requires you to be an integral part of the tale， the book is packed with hilarious， sometimes slapstick， sometimes dry humour （mostly instigated by the duck） just perfect for reluctant readers and subversive adults。 I urge you to check out this series and leave copies of it lying in obvious places around your home or classroom。 Then come back later and see if any of the copies are still where you left them！ 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC from Netgalley。comCarl the Duck enlists YOU （the reader） to help him find a precious artifact that was stolen， and gets embroiled in an altercation with the eponymous Space Slug。I didn't quite realize that this book instructs children to draw in it in order to complete the story。 This makes it a poor choice for a school or public library， although it would be quite fun for a present for a 2nd or 3rd grader who likes to draw。 The art is fun， and the story is silly。 It's a great notebook nov E ARC from Netgalley。comCarl the Duck enlists YOU （the reader） to help him find a precious artifact that was stolen， and gets embroiled in an altercation with the eponymous Space Slug。I didn't quite realize that this book instructs children to draw in it in order to complete the story。 This makes it a poor choice for a school or public library， although it would be quite fun for a present for a 2nd or 3rd grader who likes to draw。 The art is fun， and the story is silly。 It's a great notebook novel， but not goin gto work for my collection。 。。。more
Bethany
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Readers costar and save the day with Carl the Duck， drawing extensively in the book to provide the heroic solutions to recapture a top secret jar that was stolen from a top secret society。 Carl is as goofy as can be， and the action is suitably ridiculous。 Most pages offer the reader a place to doodle solutions or scenery， making this a one-time-use novelty。 The good news: there's so much drawing to be done that it might take invested readers quite a while to complete the mission to their satisfa Readers costar and save the day with Carl the Duck， drawing extensively in the book to provide the heroic solutions to recapture a top secret jar that was stolen from a top secret society。 Carl is as goofy as can be， and the action is suitably ridiculous。 Most pages offer the reader a place to doodle solutions or scenery， making this a one-time-use novelty。 The good news: there's so much drawing to be done that it might take invested readers quite a while to complete the mission to their satisfaction。 Apart from the obvious entertainment， this could be a sneaky way for admiring parents to capture a snapshot of their artistic child for posterity。 。。。more
Sara Grochowski
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I am so excited about this book and series！ Highly， highly recommend。
Estelle
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Charming， and so much fun。 As a kid， I would have loved this。 Reading & drawing in one place？ It's an Estelle dream。 Charming， and so much fun。 As a kid， I would have loved this。 Reading & drawing in one place？ It's an Estelle dream。 。。。more
Arra Abella
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One of my favorite reads this 2016 so far is the Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ by Mike Lowery。 It was more than just a children's book。 It's one's own handiwork。 As soon as I opened it and turned to page 1， I knew I will be completely hooked。 And I was。 I love how it was super interactive that I am excited to see more， find more and draw some more。 It was adorable enough that I would buy one myself as soon as it's published and even give some of my friends a copy。Perso One of my favorite reads this 2016 so far is the Doodle Adventures: The Search for the Slimy Space Slugs！ by Mike Lowery。 It was more than just a children's book。 It's one's own handiwork。 As soon as I opened it and turned to page 1， I knew I will be completely hooked。 And I was。 I love how it was super interactive that I am excited to see more， find more and draw some more。 It was adorable enough that I would buy one myself as soon as it's published and even give some of my friends a copy。Personally， I think it's an amazing idea to entice children to read more books especially in the digital age we are living in right now。 Like me， kids will definitely feel connected with the book and they are a part of something important: a mission。 It will also help with the kids' creativity and imagination。 Plus， they could even share it with their friends and they can enjoy a friendly comparison on how they created their story。It's a must-buy and I highly recommend it to all the moms， children， and kid-at-heart out there。 。。。more
Donna Maguire
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This was a really fun book。 Its an excellent way to get children involved， for me this is more aimed towards boys， but I think some girls will like it too。 The only downside for me would be that once its drawn on， you really wouldn't be using it that many more times as you have completed the story。 Its very entertaining though， good to learn and for younger children 6-8 years to get involved。 The story is fun and entertaining too。 This was a really fun book。 Its an excellent way to get children involved， for me this is more aimed towards boys， but I think some girls will like it too。 The only downside for me would be that once its drawn on， you really wouldn't be using it that many more times as you have completed the story。 Its very entertaining though， good to learn and for younger children 6-8 years to get involved。 The story is fun and entertaining too。 。。。more
Niki
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Cute， light， entertaining book for young readers。 The reader（and illustrator！） joins the mission to retrieve stolen goods from a nearby planet and deal with all the slugs and slime along the way。 As you move along in the book， you are asked to fill in various missing doodles from the story， making this a fun book for youngsters to own， but less suited to a library。 Not high-brow entertainment， but a terrific hook for reluctant and/or beginning readers who need a bit more （or less？） than a straig Cute， light， entertaining book for young readers。 The reader（and illustrator！） joins the mission to retrieve stolen goods from a nearby planet and deal with all the slugs and slime along the way。 As you move along in the book， you are asked to fill in various missing doodles from the story， making this a fun book for youngsters to own， but less suited to a library。 Not high-brow entertainment， but a terrific hook for reluctant and/or beginning readers who need a bit more （or less？） than a straight-forward novel to get through。 。。。more
Jossie Solheim
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I was given a copy of this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This is a brilliant idea for a kids book and a great way for kids to not only get involved with the story but to show their own creativity and make it their own。The book has a great plot， that is funny and engaging， proving plenty of opportunities for kids to make choices and draw those choices into the book。 My eight-year-old son would absolutely love this book and it is definitely one I will be purchasing I was given a copy of this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 This is a brilliant idea for a kids book and a great way for kids to not only get involved with the story but to show their own creativity and make it their own。The book has a great plot， that is funny and engaging， proving plenty of opportunities for kids to make choices and draw those choices into the book。 My eight-year-old son would absolutely love this book and it is definitely one I will be purchasing for him in the future。 Your child gets to play the part of a secret agent， coming up with solutions and drawing them into the book in order to complete their mission。 Not only can kids have fun reading and interacting with this book， but they can show it off to their friends and compare。 （Assuming， of course， their friend has the book， which I think if they didn't they soon would。） The illustrations already done in the book are great， not overly complex， so as to give your kid a complex， but ice simple yet brilliant illustrations that will amuse along with the story。 I don't think there are many kids that wouldn't enjoy this book， unless I guess they absolutely loath drawing but I have yet to meet a child like that。 I really can't recommend this book enough it's such a clever idea and a great way to get reluctant readers， to put down there computer controller and dive into a great book。 A must buy， for every parent。 。。。more
Sandra
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