* The Heroes of Googley Woogley
Author: Dalton James
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 24 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (March 11, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1432727826
ISBN-13: 978-1432727826

Book description: Space Boy Pete saves the day. A tale of a young boy Space Boy Pete, and his dad, Space Man James, rocketing off into deep space to save the day. This small boy’s active imagination are again taking him and his dad into a cartoonish adventure that is funny and a must read for little readers.

Book review: A second book by Dalton James, The Heroes of Googley Woogley continues the imaginative adventures of a young boy and his dad, this time using their fame and fortune as rock stars to fund space exploration. Wonderful illustrations by the author himself. I would like to see a collection of Dalton’s stories such has been done with the Little Bear stories and Amelia Bedelia so that my son and I can read one adventure after another. I think that format would sell best and make purchasing these little gems even more worthwhile. As in my other review of Dalton James’ first book, The Sneakiest Pirates, Dalton’s stories are cohesive, coherent and fun and encourage young readers to express themselves with their own stories. I look forward to more from this young author.

* The Sneakiest Pirates
Author: Dalton James
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 20 pages
Publisher: Outskirts Press (May 17, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1432724770
ISBN-13: 978-1432724771

Book description: Watch out for those sneaky pirates. A tale of a young boy, Pirate Pete, and his dad, Scurvy James, setting sail on a mischievous adventure on the high seas to find the King’s loot, stolen by Peg Leg Chuck. This small boy and his Dad are clearly having the time of their lives. This book is cartoonish, funny and a must-read for little readers.

Book Review: Dalton James makes reading fun. How better to get inside the imagination of a child than through the imagination of a child? Written by a seven-year old, my six-year old son and I found The Sneakiest Pirates engaging, fluent and fun. This is not just a cute book that somebody’s kid wrote, but rather a coherent, enjoyable read that has inspired my kiddo to think up his own stories, too. Thank you, Dalton. We love pirates and we really enjoyed your book.