Stewie BOOM! and Princess Penelope: The Case of the Eweey, Gooey, Gross and Very Stinky Experiment

by Christine Bronstein, Karen L. Young (Illustrator)

Overview

After Stewie and Princess Penelope make a gooey mess, the BOOM! family realizes it's time to get rid of yucky chemicals and gross toxins throughout their home. But Stewie is worried that if they go green, he won't be able to do his beloved experiments anymore! Then he learns that there's even more fun to be had once the BOOM! family cleans up their act. Includes a glossary, tips for greening your home, and fun recipes and "experiments" for the whole family.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780996307482
Publisher:	Nothing But the Truth Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	04/22/2016
Series:	Stewie BOOM!
Pages:	58
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	AD660L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Christine Bronstein is the founder of Nothing But The Truth Publishing an independent publishing imprint specializing in works diverse female authors. She is the author of the Stewie Boom! series of children’s books and founder of A Band of Women, a social network and information website for women. She is a graduate of the Columbia/UC-Berkeley executive MBA program. Her writing has been published on Forbes.com, in The San Francisco Chronicle, and on Maria Shriver's website. Christine has been featured in Elle.com, 7x7 Magazine, and the San Francisco Chronicle. Christine is married to Center For Investigative Reporting Executive Chair Phil Bronstein and is mother to three children.

While attending the Rhode Island School of Design, Karen Young discovered the joy that the arts can bring children who suffer from illness. She earned a Masters degree in Art Psychotherapy with a focus of Pediatric Medical Art Therapy, and she had the honor of working at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington DC. She was able to utilize her Art Therapy with children afflicted with serious illnesses to decrease the emotional trauma they experience when diagnosed with cancer, AIDS, cardiac problems, motor vehicle accident injuries, and physical abuse. Her current chapter of life is dedicated to her family, storytelling, creating art, and fundraising in Marin County, CA.

Editorial Reviews

2016-05-26
The third installment in Bronstein's (Stewie BOOM! Starts School, 2015, etc.) engaging children's book series focuses on the precocious titular protagonist and his family "going green." Stewie and his sister, Princess Penelope, like to do experiments with food, household products, and whatever else they can get their hands on. When they mix up a "big batch of goop" that stinks really bad, they toss it out the window and forget about it. The next morning, though, they get in trouble when their parents find that the yard has turned brown and the dogs green. After Stewie tells his parents about the goop, which they made from things from the kitchen, such as fake-cheese chips, window cleaner, and dog shampoo, he and his sister learn how many products in their home contain potentially dangerous chemicals. Stewie comes up with a great idea: to "hunt down all the yucky things in the house" and replace them with ecologically friendly alternatives. Thus begins a revelatory experience as the kids examine the many products in their home. The narrative doesn't offer up anything new or innovative in its ideas to help children go green; instead, it includes relatively simplistic notions, such as turning off lights when leaving a room, taking shorter showers, and composting. Still, the book will undoubtedly kick-start conversations with children about environmental stewardship and, at the very least, compel them to look at the world around them in a different light. It's obviously lovingly produced, and its full-color illustrations are exceptional. Overall, this latest installment in Bronstein's Stewie BOOM! saga proves to be an "eweey, gooey" beginner's guide to going green. A well-illustrated book for youngsters that will reinforce ecologically friendly household habits and hopefully inspire new ones.

Kirkus Reviews